Senior SEO Editor – Reach (New York)

Salary: $100,000 – $120,000

We’re looking for a Senior SEO Editor to join Reach’s editorial team in New York. Working across all of our US sites, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dynamic, diverse and growing newsroom with ambitious plans for the future.

Reach Plc is the UK’s largest commercial news publisher. We’re home to more than 130 trusted brands, from national titles like the Mirror, Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, to local brands like MyLondon, BelfastLive and the Manchester Evening News.

Since the start of 2023, we have been building out our US operation, headquartered at 200 Liberty St, New York. We’ve launched four standalone brands in the Mirror US, Express US, the Irish Star and Liverpool.com covering news, sport, entertainment, politics and lifestyle – all targeted at US audiences.

We’re now entering a period of rapid growth, and are looking to add ambitious and dynamic talent to our teams.

So if you enjoy a rapid pace, a lively newsroom, a flat structure and the opportunity to work in a scale-up environment backed by the resources of a large organization, Reach Plc could be perfect for you!

You will help drive audience growth across all search platforms including Google organic and Discover, as well as identify traffic driving opportunities. You will create and maintain entity, tag and topic pages. You will make recommendations to the news team on SEO best practices and keep them up to date on trends and algorithm changes that may affect their content.

You will create SEO guides and training material, updating when needed. You will assist with forward planning content for upcoming high traffic and seasonal topics or events. You will create evergreen content ideas, optimised for search.

Shift Patterns

This is an office based role working from our New York office, we are therefore open to candidates based in or commutable to New York. Please note in order to be suitable for this role you must be eligible to work in the US.

Shifts are done on a rolling rota basis, and rotas should be updated approximately 1 month in advance.

The working hours for this position will be 8 hours a day, 5 days a week between the hours of 8:00am – 7:00pm ET and will include either a Saturday or Sunday shift each week. However, this is subject to change as a result of current news affairs and major events, and so we therefore require a level of flexibility in this role.

You are an experienced SEO editor with a proven track record of working in a fast paced newsroom environment. More importantly you are someone with in-depth knowledge of SEO & best practices gained from a dedicated SEO position.

You understand how to create content that drives engagement and have the skills to guide the rest of your team to do so too. You are passionate about digital storytelling and can meet deadlines with ease.

You have in-depth knowledge of a variety of SEO tools including Google Analytics, SEMRush and Google Search Console, understanding how to draw content insights and how to share these with our editorial team. You are organised with excellent time management skills to allow you to forward plan content efficiently. You stay up to date with the latest trending topics and are bursting with ideas about how to create engaging, traffic driving content.

What can we offer you?

As well as offering a competitive salary and benefits you can also expect;

• 15 days of paid time off on an accrual basis per year, plus statutory holidays and 5 sick days – If you work on a statutory holiday you will receive a day in lieu.
• 401k – Up to 3.5% employer contribution depending on your contribution
• Personal Medical Insurance
• Paid Leave for Maternity/Paternity/Adoption/ Caregiver/ Medical Leave
• Employee Discounts – Save on hotels, concerts, sport events and more!
• Access to FinFit via Paychex our HR system: Reduce financial stress with access to instant credit upon approval, tools to manage your money, and free financial counselling.
• As an Inclusive Employer 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), dedicated Personal Assistants and Wellness programs
• 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

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.