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We are looking for a Sports Content Editor to build and maintain an engaged audience via newsletters and other registered platforms across one of Reach’s biggest sport brands, the Liverpool Echo.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring continued growth and development of our registered audiences and deliver top quality content to that loyal user base.

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.

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

This role is home and hub based linked to our Liverpool Hub. We are therefore open to candidates based in and around Liverpool.

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.

What will the role involve?

You will be responsible for making the most of every email dispatch, survey and writer Q&A, using fresh ideas for content that will retain our loyal audience and grow our customer base even more through high quality content at all times. You will manage sport email newsletters for the Liverpool Echo, from concept to successful delivery and analysis.You will aim to grow our registered customers who comment and interact with our content.

You will work with the sports desk to increase newsletter subscribers, engagement and page views. You will convert registered users and develop projects to increase readership providing an analytical approach to data to inform your decisions. You will sub edit copy for existing subscribers and help formulate strategies to attract readers both short and long term.

Who are we looking for?

You have first class content editing experience and have a passion for sport and digital storytelling. You understand how to build relationships with digital sports audiences and can use your digital publishing skills to build brand loyalty. You are social media savvy and have a deep understanding of how to utilise these platforms to build readership.

You are a supportive people manager who can guide your team to meet their goals whilst simultaneously meeting and exceeding targets. You are a team player with a proven track record of producing high performing content in a digital newsroom environment.

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.