Senior Community Content Curator – In Your Area (Remote, UK)

We are looking for a Senior Community Content Curator to join our dynamic InYourArea team. InYourArea is a hyperlocal news site, we aggregate news from other sites as well as produce our own native content.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support ongoing editorial projects across all publishing platforms by researching, curating, sourcing, writing, organising, formatting and uploading content. You will actively engage with members of the InYourArea community, readers and our newsrooms to generate stories and other content. You will create high quality engaging content and help to grow other InYourArea spaces such as InYourPocket, reader revenue strands and more.

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 for 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?

You will source User Generated Content (UGC) which could mean researching material for publication, contacting organisations such as charities, schools, clubs, event organisers and managing emails and feeds. You will deliver right-first-time UGC and unique content for multiple platforms within deadlines.

You will use social media, customer and analytics tools to research, curate and create content for specific projects as directed. You will provide editorial support in the form of photo sourcing, assisting with editorial promotions like competition entries and cost of living/money saving opportunities. You will establish, maintain and develop excellent relationships with content suppliers within the IYA communities and become a voice for your team. This role involves some weekend/evening shifts on a rota basis, so a flexible approach is required. 

Who are we looking for?

You are passionate about local journalism and have proven experience writing and sourcing engaging news driven content. You have completed an NCTJ qualification and a Digital Certificate of Journalism (or equivalent) and have excellent media law and digital publishing skills. You have a good understanding of SEO best practices and a keen eye for what makes an engaging story.

You are a team player who can find, write and publish content at pace. You are keen to engage with our communities directly on the platform and ensure they adhere to our community standards. You are social media savvy and know how to share content on a variety of platforms to make sure our stories reach a wide audience.

What can we offer you?

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.