News Editor

Lloyd Recruitment Services are working with a leading B2B Publisher who are looking for a confident and accurate News Editor to join their busy editorial team, based in Shoreditch.

As the News Editor, you will oversee all the portfolio's digital-first news, chair the daily news meeting and assess which stories to pursue, co-ordinating reporting across the whole of the portfolio team. You will also decide which stories lead our output online, in print news pages, and in the daily newsletters.

You will make a key contribution to the portfolio's long-term tone and priorities, and alongside your own news reporting will also be keen to contribute long-form journalism as opportunities arise, across campaigns, investigations, features, interviews, and events.

You will be expected to drive coverage that enhances portfolio reputation for insightful, award-winning reporting, including stories that may be uncomfortable for industry leaders to read.

At heart, this role offers a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious journalist to create brilliant content and inspire a wider editorial team. You will lead by example and set a high standard of quality journalism, serving the interests of an engaged audience of subscribers. Initially you will line manage 2 other journalists, and there may be scope to manage others following future expansion of the team.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £35K DOE plus excellent company benefits
• 25 days of holiday per year (with the option to buy or sell)
• Health plan and life insurance cover
• Cycle 2 Work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Retail discount vouchers and much more!

Key responsibilities:

• Chairing daily news meetings, allocating stories, and tackling the first edit of news material
• Choosing and ordering stories for daily newsletters in the morning and afternoon
• Selecting and editing news and analysis content for print
• Maintaining a calendar of foreseeable news events and monitoring the output of rival media
• Researching and writing your own news stories, analysis and opinion pieces, plus regular long-form contributions such as investigations and features
• Supporting the Editor and Deputy Editor in delivering editorial output that is legal, of high quality, and meets the needs of the audience across print, digital and social media
• Managing your direct reports and guiding their development
• Collaborating with the Production Editor to ensure material is speedily readied for publication, and that the stories achieve their full potential using analytics and social media
• Contributing to the portfolio's live events and webinars

Skills / experience:

• Experienced journalist, ready to manage others as well as your own work
• Relevant experience writing news material for a business audience
• Skilled at building and maintaining the contacts needed to deliver exclusive stories
• Copy-editing skills to ensure stories have a sharp headline, strong angle and a clear flow of facts
• Familiar with journalism law and how to write effectively about a litigious industry
• Ready to offer guidance to other writers on angles and news gathering approach
• Experience of working with fast-paced, digital-first formats is preferable, as is familiarity with using analytics to help raise the performance of editorial output
• The ability to tackle multiple tasks simultaneously

Core competencies:

• Demonstrable B2B journalism skills with a strong portfolio of published news stories
• Comfortable with the demands of digital-first publications
• Good at spotting stories in financial reports and government data
• Skilled at developing stories with follow-up reports, including those broken by other publications
• Organised, able to plan ahead and to prioritise competing tasks
• Comfortable managing others, delegating work, and providing guidance in a constructive way

Personal Attributes:

• Organised and able to plan, including managing the work of other people
• A good communicator, able to think on your feet
• Able to speedily assimilate information, make quick decisions, and react to rapid developments
• Confident, self-motivated, and determined to produce work of high quality
• A team player who enjoys contributing to long-term shared goals
• Competitive and keen to outdo rival publications
• Motivated to share insights and help the development of less experienced colleagues

Salary of £35K DOE plus excellent company benefits

Due to the high volume of applications, Lloyd Recruitment Services can only contact shortlisted candidates