Reach Plc, Deputy Features & Lifestyle Editor - Magazines

Deputy Features & Lifestyle Editor - Magazines
Employees can work remotely
Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Remote - UK
Division: Editorial
Salary Currency: GBP Sterling
Department: Magazines

Company Description

We are looking for an experienced Deputy Features & Lifestyle Editor to join our dynamic Magazines hub. This is a key role within our newly structured team and a fantastic opportunity to plan, create and edit features and lifestyle content across our various print and digital magazine brands including OK!, New Magazine, OK.co.uk and the magazine supplements for the Mirror, Express and Daily Star.

You will develop and execute both print and digital ideas for content from cutting edge health and agenda setting real life, to trend driven interiors, celebrity, royals, weddings, food, gardening and more.

We’re looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives from people from a wide range of backgrounds, and we want you to tell us the stories you believe are important from our many communities so we can continue to diversify our content.

So, who are we?

We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

We are happy to consider applications on a flexible working basis, and will always aim to accommodate requests where possible.

This role is home based and we are therefore open to candidates based across the UK.

Job Description

What will the role involve?

You will oversee the Features departmental, supporting the Editor to manage a team of dynamic writers and curating content that resonates with our audiences. You will help generate, forward plan, write and edit lifestyle and features content, ensuring it meets Reach’s high standards and matches the house style of each brand perfectly.

You will work collaboratively with the Commercial Content Director to drive affiliate revenue on all appropriate content in line with monthly targets. You will come up with innovative ideas and creative concepts for interviews and features for print on a weekly basis. You will play a key role in ensuring your team works seamlessly across print and online, content sharing among titles. This role will involve working on a shift/rota basis including weekends and evenings so a flexible approach is required.

Qualifications

Who are we looking for?

You are an exceptional NCTJ qualified journalist and Editor with a proven track record of writing and editing top quality features and lifestyle content in a fast paced magazine or newsroom environment. You have experience working across both print and digital content, and the nuanced editing skills that both require. You have an excellent understanding of what our various magazine audiences want and can edit in the different styles and tones with ease. 

You have an eye for visuals and can approve print layouts, imagery and copy working closely with senior editors and Art teams to ensure our brands continue to stand out. You are a supportive people manager who has the skills to foster a high performance culture through clear communication and goal setting. You are passionate about all things celebrity and lifestyle news, staying up to date with the latest news and trends, with a bursting contacts book to match.

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.