Job Description

Company DescriptionAre you an experienced journalist and editor with expert knowledge of all things showbiz? Can you move seamlessly between digital, print and magazine content? Then you may be our new Deputy Head of Showbiz.This is a fantastic opportunity to define the editorial strategy for showbiz content, including celebrity and entertainment and TV for The Mirror and all Reach magazine titles including OK!, New, S magazine, Notebook and Love Sunday.We're looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives from people from a wide range of backgrounds so we can continue to diversify our content.This is a maternity cover fixed term contract role, initially for 12 months.This role is home and hub based linked to our Canary Wharf hub (minimum 3 days per week in the hub). Therefore we are looking for candidates based in and around London.What will the role involve?You will work closely with the Head of Showbiz to oversee and curate content across Mirror and Magazines platforms, stepping up when needed to lead conferences. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our content by steering weekly and monthly forward planning sessions, and you'll take the lead during live shifts on Showbiz as part a rota.You will plan and oversee the day-to-day delivery of showbiz content across all shifts, collaborating with our Content Hub when necessary.You will inspire your team's growth while expertly managing staffing needs, conducting monthly one-to-ones with your team, guiding their career journeys. Your creativity will help shape captivating showbiz content that boosts audience engagement, tracking audience trends to inform savvy coverage decisions. Building strong relationships with PR agencies and entertainment insiders will be key as you secure exclusive interviews and access to red carpet events, keeping our content fresh and exciting. This role involves shift working, including unsociable hours for events, evenings and weekends on a rota basis, so a flexible approach is requiredQualificationsWho are we looking for?You are an experienced journalist and editor with your NCTJ or equivalent qualification, media law knowledge and a proven track record of curating and overseeing showbiz content in a fast paced newsroom or magazine environment. You have proven experience working across both print and digital, with the keen eye for detail to make quick content decisions.You can assess and rewrite copy quickly, accurately, and effectively, ensuring that your team's work meets our high standards. Whether it is celebrity feuds, pregnancy announcements or break ups, you're always in the know. You're clued up on showbiz news from around the globe, with a particular interest in the UK and the US. You are a supportive leader who can inspire and guide our showbiz reporters and editors to exceed expectations.Additional InformationWhat 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

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.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.

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