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Newsquest, Head of Digital Audience – Oxford Mail

Employer
Newsquest Media Group Ltd
Location
Oxford
Salary
Competitive, dependant on experience
Closing date
13 Aug 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Nationals, Regional, News
Discipline
Digital Editor, Deputy Editor

Job Details

We’re looking for a digital dynamo for this key position at oxfordmail.co.uk - one of Newsquest’s flagship titles - to the next level online.

You will lead the newsroom and be placed as a number two in the business, motivating, mentoring and developing the reporting team of 10 to help them get the very best out of their stories online and help us grow our audience.

The role includes helping with all aspects of digital, from story ideas and social to desking completed stories ahead of publication online.

The Oxford titles already have a strong online audience and you’ll help us keep it growing.

This is a key senior position and involves standing in for the editor in his absence.

It is envisaged you will have a minimum of 3 years plus experience within a newsroom environment.

This position is mainly office based with the possibility of 1 day working remotely.

There is parking available on-site, situated on the edge of Oxford City Centre

You will be:

  • A digital native, who knows what readers want and when
  • Full of digital ideas and confident on how to make them sing online
  • Happy mentoring and developing reporters
  • Confident with analytics and how to use them to maximise digital traffic
  • An SEO supremo
  • A master of social and how best to use it
  • A qualified senior reporter with experience in leading teams

What we offer:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team on a competitive salary and with excellent benefits. Oxford is a brilliant place to live and work. And it’s surrounded by some of the most beautiful countrysides in England.

Please send your CV using the apply now button. The closing date is August 13.

Company

We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 165 news brands plus more than 40 magazines (including 32 Living Magazines) online and in print.

With an online audience of almost 30 million users a month and six million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.

In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. You can see our Publishing page for more details.

Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Company info
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Location
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Queens House
55/56 Lincolns Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LJ
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