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Archant, Head of Content Marketing

Employer
Archant
Location
Norwich, homeworking and nationwide travel required.
Salary
£35,000 + benefits
Closing date
24 Mar 2021

Job Details

An opportunity has arisen to head up Archant’s content marketing suite serving our portfolio of newspapers, magazines and digital platforms across the UK. A solid understanding of SEO, social media and digital analytics are a must as is having an acute understanding of the needs of our audiences. 


We are looking for a journalist with demonstrable leadership skills, a digital publishing background and a strong understanding of commercial and paid for content.  You will have great problem-solving skills and aptitude and experience of working in a pressurised deadline driven environment with great examples of finding solutions through change and sometimes difficult circumstances.   


This role sits at the heart of Archant’s Content Marketing strategy and as such you will be required to establish close working partnerships with commercial colleagues across the business and develop and nurture relationships with key business customers.

 
The majority of this team are based in our head office so the need to have a regular presence in Norwich is vital.  There are expectations to visit our other offices throughout the country so the flexibility to travel and work from home is also key to the success of this role. 
 
The ideal candidate will have: 

  • Journalism background / experience  
  • People / team management experience 
  • Digital publishing experience 
  • Content marketing product knowledge 
  • Great communication and organisational skills 
  • Strong SEO and analytical knowledge 
  • Working knowledge of audience engagement 
  • Knowledge of social media and its capabilities for advertisers 

 
Salary & Benefits  

  • Basic salary of up to £35,000 
  • Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays 
  • Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm 
  • Cycle to Work scheme 
  • Archant Gold – matched charity fundraising 
  • Give As You Earn – tax-free charity giving scheme 
  • Ongoing training and personal performance reviews 

 
WHAT NEXT? 
 
If you are interested in applying for this position, please click APPLY NOW  send your CV to us ASAP.


Please note that if you have not been invited in for an interview within two weeks of your application, then you can assume on this occasion that you have been unsuccessful. 
We reserve the right to change the closing date at any time during the recruitment process, so please apply asap as we will be dealing with applications as soon as they arrive. 
 

Company

Archant is a privately owned media company serving geographical and specialist interest communities with over 140 brands and associated websites.

We have a large portfolio of UK-based regional newspapers with titles in East Anglia, London, Kent and the South West, and publish 1.35 million copies a week in print. Online, websites for our newsbrands reach over 4.8 million readers per month.

Our collection of more than 60 news brands includes the Eastern Daily Press in Norfolk, the East Anglian Daily Times in Suffolk and the Ham & High in London.

Archant is the largest publisher of regional and local lifestyle magazines and associated digital media in the UK, and also owns a range of specialist magazine titles circulating predominantly in the UK and USA.

Our portfolio of 75 magazine titles includes county, specialist interest and wedding magazines as well as client contract magazines through Archant Dialogue. In recent years it has extended its activities into exhibitions, events and digital media focussed on the Weddings and French property markets.

Archant has a broad portfolio of digital media assets and marketing services supporting our more traditional media, and is a prolific publisher of mobile Apps on the Apple and Android platforms in the UK.

Archant was founded in 1845 in Norwich and now employs around 1,500 staff. Most of the back office functions are still located in Norwich and we have frontline staff based in the communities that we serve across the UK.

Company info
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Location
Prospect House
Rouen Road
Norwich
NR1 1RE
GB

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