Content Editor - NottinghamshireLive, DerbyshireLive and LincolnshireLive

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Requirements:

• Experienced NCTJ/NQJ qualified (or equivalent time served) journalist with extensive UK media law knowledge.
• Proven track record of writing and editing digital news content in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• First class writer and storyteller with a thorough understanding of our news brands and audience engagement strategies.
• Good understanding of SEO, search, social and digital audience behaviour.
• Social media savvy and have experience utilising various social platforms including but not limited to Facebook, X and Instagram.
• Ideally have prior people management experience, or you are keen to step up into a management role, utilising your communication, motivation and people skills to do so.
• Good working knowledge of the East Midlands and can use this to inform your content decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Support your team of reporters to deliver great content, including words, pictures and video ensuring we get the highest possible levels of audience engagement.
• Organise and manage the publishing of fresh, engaging, accurate and legally-sound news content.
• Use your excellent news sense to know when to launch live blogs for big stories and how to maintain momentum as readers flock to our sites.
• Be a hands-on people manager, supporting and inspiring your team to pitch and write engagement stories.
• Oversee our websites and social media channels, helping to develop our social strategy.
• Play a crucial role in developing our Customer Value Strategy and looking for opportunities to maximise our audience loyalty.