Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the daily operation of the newsroom, ensuring that all editorial content is accurate, balanced, and in compliance with the newspaper's ethical standards and editorial policies.
- Drive the team to deliver strong print circulation performance, as well as digital audience and subscription growth.
- Work with reporters to generate story ideas and assignments, and edit news articles for content, style, and grammar.
- Manage and mentor journalists, providing feedback, guidance, and training as needed.
- Write editorials and opinion pieces as needed, providing a clear and compelling perspective on important issues.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant experience in local journalism, with a track record of producing high-quality, impactful reporting.
- Strong writing, editing, and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Experience and skills in print production of newspapers, as well as familiarity with digital publishing platforms, social media and the use of AI in journalism.
- An understanding of ethical journalism practices and standards.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse team of journalists.
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve their best work.
- A willingness to experiment with new technologies and strategies to engage readers.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
- Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
- Structured career progression & ongoing training
- Pension plan
- Employee Helpline counselling and advice
- Perks & discounts including:
- Gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care
- Retail discounts
- Team building days & annual volunteer charity day
About
A name you can trust - we’ve been a part of your community for generations.LOCALiQ is the name for all that Newsquest Media Group does today, from trusted local newspapers and websites to digital marketing services that can help you reach new customers as you’ve never been able to before.LOCALiQ is the name that combines your trusted local news brand with digital marketing.It hasn’t replaced the name of your local Newsquest newspaper and its website, but it encompasses everything we can offer.Those services include online advertising and best-in-class digital marketing, backed by data gathered from our 1.5 million local campaigns and 45 million monthly users.Put our experts to work for you, and we believe you’re hiring the best marketing partner a business can have.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in local journalism with a track record of impactful reporting.
- Strong writing, editing, and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Experience in print production of newspapers.
- Familiarity with digital publishing platforms.
- Experience with social media for news distribution and engagement.
- Experience using AI in journalism.
- Understanding of ethical journalism practices and editorial standards.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and management skills, including mentoring journalists.
- Willingness to experiment with new technologies and audience engagement strategies.
What We Do
We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions. We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population. In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs. Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
