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Are you an experienced journalist, with previous experience in a fast paced digital newsroom environment? Do you want the opportunity to interview your favourite celebrities, break big news stories daily and drive traffic to one of the biggest magazine brands in the UK? Then it’s time to join the Magazines team at Reach Plc as our Senior News Reporter!

The Senior News Reporter will drive traffic through brilliantly written breaking news, exclusive interviews and thought-provoking features for Reach Magazine titles including OK!, New Magazine and the magazine supplements for the Mirror, Express and Daily Star.

You will also have the opportunity to travel and cover big celebrity events and red carpets.

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.

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

What will the role involve?

• Driving traffic through exciting fresh and exclusive lines and breaking news
• Leading shifts and managing news lists, delegating stories to reporters and editing the homepage
• Looking after celebrity columnists, bringing in exclusive ideas and interviews, will cover celebrity events and red carpets
• Conducting exciting interviews and attending events on behalf of OK! and other magazines
• Pitching timely news ideas
• Getting to film video content for magazines social media pages and being trained to edit videos
• Working in our Magazines Hub you will get bylines in both print and digital publications
• This position will have some weekend working so a flexible approach is required

Who are we looking for?

• NCTJ or equivalent journalism degree and knowledge of media law
• Excellent experience interviewing celebrities, with an enviable contact book
• Background at a national or fast paced regional news title
• Knowledge of how to drive traffic via strong exclusive headlines
• A passion for all things celebrity, TV and a nose for an exclusive scoop
• Excellent understand of social media and analytics
• A great problem solver with the people skills needed to guide a team

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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please apply early to avoid disappointment.