News manager

Location: Hybrid – London

Salary: Up to £36,000 (DoE)

Benefits: Home Working, Performance-Related Bonus, Pension, Life Assurance, Additional Holiday Purchase, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources.

Why do we want you?

Health Service Journal (HSJ), the news-driven, award-winning specialist title, is looking to fill this pivotal role at the heart of our highly motivated team.

It may suit a news editor/experienced news journalist who wants to shape the output of a large and successful newsdesk, or a sub-editor who wants a broader role and a step up.

About us

HSJ Information Ltd, is a market leading provider of healthcare data, education, news and information resources with outstanding analytics capabilities.

We built on trust and knowledge, to provide our clients with market leading insight into local health economies, complemented by increased access to senior health stakeholders and the wider NHS enabling improved outcomes for patients.

Our leading insight and news service, the Health Service Journal, provides the most influential people in health with vital intelligence, analysis and advice.

The news manager oversees and co-ordinates the news and analysis work and output of HSJ’s 15-strong team of journalists. It involves managing and co-ordinating this output – along with copy editing – to ensure we continue to make a high impact in our sector and beyond.

You will work closely with HSJ editors to decide the news agenda and coordinate the team, and with our team of production staff based in Mumbai to get the work out to readers.

As our news manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing our output on HSJ.co.uk and multiple subscriber email newsletters each day, with input from senior HSJ journalists.
• Ensuring our output continues to engage and make a high impact with our subscribers and beyond, including social media.
• Managing daily and weekly news/content lists and copy flow.
• Editing news stories and analysis pieces, along with other senior HSJ journalists.
• Managing newsdesk social media activity and some newsdesk admin.
• Monitoring engagement.
• Ensuring, with sub-editors, that news and analysis is presented accurately and cleanly, and in the most engaging way.
• Assisting and advising journalists on developing presentation of content, such as use of video, audio, charts and graphics.

To be successful in this role, you must have / be:

•   Very strong news writing and/or news editing skills and experience.

•   Strong people skills, showing an ability to work closely in a team and coordinate the work of a large team.

•   Substantial experience on a news-led publication, ideally in a senior role.

•   Knowledge and skills in digital presentation of news, such as headline writing for online.

•   Understanding online engagement.

•   Aptitude with content management systems.

•   Experience in health or a similar sector is a plus.

Help us turn breaking news into healthcare intelligence across editorials and events, so that our clients can work more effectively with the NHS.

Join HSJ Information Ltd to contribute to accelerating progress in the NHS and to make a difference to those in need of care.

Additionally, you will immerse yourself in a business built on trust and knowledge and make a tangible impact in our sector.

Find what you are looking for at HSJ Information Ltd. Apply now.