Application Deadline: 8 April 2025
Department: Editorial
Location: Southampton
Description
We're looking for a dynamic Digital News Editor who can build on The Southern Daily Echo's huge growth online while also ensuring our thousands of print readers get the rich storytelling they deserve in their daily paper.
You'll work with a team of journalists in our newsroom in Ocean Village, Southampton, to get the most out of their stories.
Key Responsibilities
1. You will grow the audience on dailyecho.co.uk, drive digital subscriptions, help reporters cater to our loyal audience, and ensure our newsletters are of a high standard.
2. You will work alongside the Digital Editor, motivating, mentoring and developing the reporting team.
3. You will take a leading role in running the day-to-day news agenda, planning, investigations, and campaigns. You will also lead on the content mix for the printed newspaper.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We are looking for a creative, digitally savvy operator who understands the needs of a modern newsroom and wants to help deliver the best stories to our audience.
The ideal candidates would already be working on a newsdesk or could be an experienced senior reporter looking for the next step up.
You will have an excellent knowledge of media law and will be comfortable dealing with members of the public.
You will:
* Be able to inspire and enthuse a team
* Embrace the chance to have fun in your job and with your team
* Drive our news agenda
* Thrive working under pressure – including reacting to breaking news
* Be creative and full of ideas
* Understand the how and why of search and social
* Know who is reading our stories, where and why
* Create the right mix of content, for the right time of day and platform – online and in print
* Know exactly what makes a story
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