Reporter – TV & Film (Under 35s) – Content Hub (Remote)

Company Description

Are you keen to write about the latest blockbuster releases? Do you stay up to date with the newest viral Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV shows? Are you an experienced journalist with a keen interest in TV & film? We are looking for a Reporter to join our Screen Time team in our newly created Content Hub, to curate and publish engaging TV & Film content, with a particular focus on our under 35s audiences.

This is a fantastic opportunity to create content about all things TV & film for more than 50 major news sites including some of the biggest publishers in the UK including the Daily Mirror, Express, Star, Manchester Evening News, Daily Record, Liverpool Echo and Birmingham Live. 

The Content Hub is home to around 300 journalists from across our business and powered by our amazing brands, delivering brilliant content that drives engagement, impact and results. You’ll be part of our Screen Time team, publishing original content across our network based on audience data.

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.

This is a full time role that involves working Wednesday to Sunday in varying shift patterns.

You will create, source and write engaging TV & film content for our various news brands, with the aim of reaching an under 35 audience. You will identify key interests of this demographic and keep up to date with the latest trending TV & film news to engage with them. You will cover a variety of topics from movie releases and streaming show reviews to behind the scenes news and reality TV events, ensuring all your content is thoroughly researched and in accordance with IPSO code.

You will tell stories in many different ways including but not limited to real-time live blogs, features and first person articles. You will utilise AI tools, in line with Company policies, to optimise content creation, improve accuracy and efficiency, and deliver engaging articles that resonate with our audience.

You are an experienced NCTJ or equivalent qualified journalist (or have relevant time served experience) with demonstrable experience writing and publishing news content in a digital newsroom environment. You have excellent media law knowledge and ideally have 100 wpm shorthand (or be working towards this).

You have a fantastic eye for detail and clear passion for all things TV & Film. You can optimise stories in accordance with the digital SEO/Social strategies, write and edit in line with digital house style and identify unique headlines and angles for stories to make content more searchable. You have a real understanding of what an under 35s audience is interested in and the social media skills to promote your work off platform.

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• Help saving for your retirement – join our pension scheme and well match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years service with Reach, youll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day – an additional days leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave – including maternity, paternity and adoption – and youll 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 UKs top 50 Inclusive Employers everyones 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 – youll 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.