Content Editor - Manchester Evening News

Do you want to work in one of the country's most vibrant newsrooms covering our brilliant cities and towns? The Manchester Evening News is the largest regional website in the country with a huge and engaged audience. We pride ourselves on setting the agenda and making a difference. As a content editor you will be part of the desk which manages, edits and publishes news and other content. This could include written word and video-based storytelling. This is a senior role on the newsdesk responsible - as part of a team - for managing reporters and photographers as well as publishing and distributing content for the Manchester Evening News website, app and social media channels. We have recently launched a subscription business providing Premium content and this is a key part of our strategy. The role is suitable for an experienced news editor or a senior journalist with newsdesk experience. Our aim is to produce the very highest standard of content that informs, interests and engages our audience. This role is hybrid, linked to our hub in Oldham, we are therefore looking for candidates based in and around Greater Manchester. There will be an expectation of a flexible approach to shifts.