What will the role involve
Producing/subbing quality, engaging magazine pages across a 7-day week and ensuring magazine gets off stone to deadline
Drawing up weekly content plans including Irish celebrity, showbiz, TV, and lifestyle features, plus feature writing
Ensuring editorial standards are high, pages match house style, and off-stone deadlines are met
Reporting directly to the Group Production Editor, you may also be required to write features and to produce and sub edit the pages of other Reach magazine titles on occasion
Working collaboratively with stakeholders from across the company, in particular the editor, backbench, news editors, picture editors and magazine colleagues to share and collate feature and TV listing content
Completing page production in line with established KPIs, benchmarks, and legal/IPSO/PCI requirement
Ensuring all work consistently conforms to Reach PLC policies and procedures
This is a home based role, so we are looking for candidates based anywhere in Ireland. You will be working 5 days over a 7 day rota including weekends and lates.
Who are we looking for?
- An extremely creative journalist full of ideas, with an open approach and willingness to try new ways of working
- Excellent InDesign, ContentWatch, and InCopy skills to design and produce engaging magazine pages with flair and impact
- Proven ability in designing, sub-editing, proofing pages, and best-in-class headline writing for a large audience
- History of page production in a fast-paced daily newspaper or national magazine environment, ideally NCTJ qualified
- Experience of working under pressure, meeting tight deadlines, and operating within legal requirements with attention to detail
- Familiarity with house style, sound brand positioning, and experience aligning pages with strong national news brands
- A natural leader and great planner who works independently, makes decisions, and demonstrates excellent organisational skills
- First-class communication skills, with a strong news sense and the ability to cascade consistent messages for maximum impact
How we'll look after you
We take good care of our people - and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role, you'll get a range of benefits, including:
- 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as an extra day after you've been with us for three, five and 10 years. We also have a scheme to help you buy extra holiday if you want to.
- An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer for a cause close to your community or your heart.
- Big moment day - an extra day’s paid leave for a moment that matters to you - like getting married, moving house or welcoming a new addition to the family (human or furry!)
- Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.
- Supportive and progressive people policies - we’re proud to have a range of policies to support people in their lives in and outside work, including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility, inclusion and progression. We believe you shouldn’t have to wait to join us to know what to expect from us, which is why we share this overview of the policies we have in place to support families and carers. If there's something you want to understand more about, just ask - it won’t make a difference to your application.
- A healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments.
- Car lease scheme - you can buy a brand new electric or hybrid car through our leasing partner, and pay for it through salary sacrifice.
- Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
- Access to lots of discounts - including 15% off with Reach's very own online marketplace, Yimbly, where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products.
- Interest-free loans - including for season tickets and technology.
If you’re excited about this role but don’t tick every single box, please don’t let that stop you from applying.
We know that everyone has their own story to tell, and we value potential, passion and the perspectives that different backgrounds bring to our work.
Diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and help us better serve our audiences, which is why we’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and supported. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair and welcoming to all, without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.