Job Title: Content Editor / In-house Journalist / Podcaster
Location: Reading
Salary: £34,000 per annum
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Reporting to: Managing Director
Who we are:
Media First was founded over 40 years ago, initially, we specialised in media training before evolving to help our clients with their wider communications challenges. Today, although still called Media First, we are ultimately known as specialists in communications training.
About the role:
We are looking for a brilliant Content Editor to join our small but perfectly formed team that constantly punches above its weight.
If you like plenty of variety and creativity in your work, this is the role for you.
We need someone who can use their media prowess and communication skills on podcasts, blogs, media interviews, social media, content marketing and basic SEO.
You’ll carry out telephone interviews on our media training courses, contribute to The Media Landscape podcast and write articles for our family of companies.
It’s your opportunity to make your mark with a team that works with some of the country’s biggest brands – including 40 of the FTSE 100 – helping them communicate with clarity and confidence and develop their people.
About you:
- You’ll need a journalistic background, preferably across broadcast and print.
- You’ll need an eye for a story and be able to juggle different tasks and deadlines.
- And you’ll also combine creativity and compelling copy with attention to detail.
- Oh, you’ll also need to be a team player.
Sound like you? Here’s a closer look at the role and the person we are looking for:
- Write blogs for Media First, Thirty Seven, and The BCF Group.
- Host or contribute to the production of The Media Landscape podcast.
- Carry out mock media interviews with a broad range of Media First clients in various sectors for training and development purposes.
- Social media management and content creation.
- Work alongside our existing content editor, SEO and web developers to generate incoming leads and customer enquiries.
- Support in the content and execution of marketing campaigns.
- Assist the sales team by generating incoming business enquires.
- Help implement our SEO strategy by ensuring that every piece of digital content is optimised for SEO and make adjustments based on the feedback and reporting from our SEO agency.
- Excellent proofreading skills.
Experience
- A journalistic background.
- Evidence of your skills and ability as a writer and broadcaster.
- Experience of Spotler (previously called CommuniGator) would be an advantage.
- Experience of working in a marketing role or supporting the marketing team with content.
- Must be a news junkie.
What can we offer you?
Well, first off is a salary of up to £34,000 a year plus a pension.
You’ll also get 23 days annual leave a year (and it increases by a day for each of the first three years you are with us).
A central Reading location that is 10 minutes from the train station (if you get a wiggle on) and has free parking (if you can still afford petrol). It is also 5 minutes from the nearest cocktail bar.
Flexible working – you won’t always need to be in the office.
Laptop, mobile phone, access to oodles of free training and lots of support from an ambitious and fun team that works hard and has been known to play harder (when babysitters allow).
If this sounds like you and you want to join a business where you can thrive and be creative then please hit APPLY.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of, Digital Content Creator, Content Management, Campaign Executive, Social Media Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Website Editor, Website Administrator, Marketing Campaign, Journalist, Broadcaster, Content Editor, Content Creator, Blogger, Marketing Manager may also be considered for this role.
