Jobs at Reach plc

Lead a video team producing original breaking-news content for websites, YouTube, and social platforms. Develop and pitch video ideas, shoot and edit content, present on camera, commission original work, and optimize videos for engagement and audience growth. Use analytics, competitor analysis, and platform trends to guide editorial decisions while ensuring compliance with media law, copyright standards, and editorial guidelines. The role is office-based in Liverpool, includes team leadership, hands-on production, weekend work, and flexible hours.

Reports on Walsall Council, local government decisions, and political and social issues affecting Birmingham and the West Midlands. Attends council meetings, develops community contacts, identifies important stories, writes features, and breaks exclusive news for local audiences and potentially the BBC. The role requires strong journalism skills, local government knowledge, political interest, and effective use of social media to build audience engagement.

The Brand Manager will develop and deliver high-impact marketing campaigns for the Daily Express across print, digital, social, video, audio, and events. Responsibilities include translating editorial ideas into consumer campaigns, collaborating with editors, journalists, creatives, and stakeholders, maintaining brand identity and quality, and managing campaign timelines and budgets. The role requires strong communication, relationship-building, project management, and understanding of UK and Ireland regional audiences.

Manage a high-volume, complex employee relations caseload, including appeals and tribunal preparation. Advise managers through restructures, organisational change, disciplinary and grievance processes, and collective consultations. Maintain compliant UK&I employment policies, coach managers, represent the company in formal meetings, and collaborate with the wider People team on HR improvement projects.

Lead Reach Studio’s original and branded video strategy across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Develop platform-native franchises, oversee creative quality and commissioning, direct commercial video projects, and use performance data to improve audience retention and growth. Manage and mentor multidisciplinary production teams while partnering with sales, clients, and operations to deliver ambitious content efficiently and within budget.

The Brand Manager will develop and deliver high-impact marketing campaigns for The Mirror across print, digital, social, video, audio, and events. The role partners closely with editorial teams, journalists, creatives, and senior stakeholders to translate newsroom priorities into engaging brand activity. Responsibilities include campaign planning and execution, maintaining brand identity and visual quality, managing projects, budgets, timelines, and building strong relationships across the organization. The role requires regular presence at the Canary Wharf newsroom.

Produces and oversees overnight video coverage for Reach’s UK network, managing planning, filming, sourcing, scripting, editing, uploading, and platform distribution. Leads breaking-news video output, collaborates with Australian newsroom teams, manages production workflows, and makes senior publishing decisions. Ensures legal, copyright, quality, and audience-performance standards while using approved AI tools and coaching colleagues.

Manage multiple 360° branded content and experiential projects from pre-sale through delivery. Balance budgets and timelines, identify and mitigate risks, coordinate internal and external teams, nurture client and partner relationships, and ensure campaigns meet agreed KPIs.