News Editor - Archant London

One of London’s best weekly newspapers, the Romford Recorder, needs a News Editor to lead its talented news team.

The successful candidate will be a fully trained senior journalist with plenty of experience in a busy weekly or regional daily news room. He or she will need to be organised, resourceful, motivational and able to lead by example.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with the right skills to help reinforce the reputation of the Romford Recorder and associated web sites as the unrivalled source of local news and information.

In return we will reward your hard work and commitment through a competitive salary, five weeks’ holiday per annum, free life insurance, a contributory pension scheme which includes permanent health insurance (subject to eligibility, qualifying periods and availability). In addition we run a wide voluntary benefits scheme, incorporating cycle scheme and childcare vouchers, lift share scheme and Archant Gold (charity match funding).

For an application pack, please email Suzanne Hodson at suzanne.hodson@archant.co.uk quoting job reference no. RLE/EDT802/July10.

Closing date for applications is 30 July 2010.