This is an exciting opportunity to help set the news agenda for four market-leading healthcare brands.

The right candidate will be experienced in setting a daily news agenda, be confident in delivering exclusive investigations and have top-quality writing and editing skills.

Working under the editor, they will manage a team of reporters to deliver news stories, news analysis and blogs for the publications’ websites and daily newsletters.

There will be plenty of scope to work on new projects, such as roundtables, podcasts and social media campaigns for the various audiences which include nurses and managers working within general practice, senior NHS managers and community pharmacists.

The news editor will work on Nursing in Practice, which is a print and digital publication, and the digital-only publications The Pharmacist, Management in Practice and Healthcare Leader as well as work within our wider editorial team which includes the company’s other healthcare publications; Pulse, Pulse Intelligence and Pulse PCN.

The right candidate will have at least five years’ experience in journalism and be looking to extend their news editor experience. Trade journalism and/or health journalism is preferred, but not essential.

To Apply

To apply, please send your CV to Gemma Collins gemmacollins@cogora.com and Carolyn Scott carolynscott@cogora.com or apply below. Please mention Journo Resources when you apply, it really helps us out.

Experience

Essential

• At least five years’ experience in journalism;
  
• Experience in editing news articles
  
• A track record of delivering exclusives
  
• A track record of delivering investigations and/or campaigns
  
• Experience in managing a reporter/reporters

Desirable

• At least one years’ experience in a news editor role;
  
• A background in trade journalism;
  
• A background in health journalism;

About Cogora

Cogora sits at the heart of a highly-engaged community of 220,000 healthcare professionals. For over 25 years we have produced incisive and inspirational content through our market-leading portfolio of media brands. These, in turn, provide the data and insight that give us a deep understanding of what our audiences think, what they do and what they really need. Our in-house agencies combine these resources to create innovative and flexible solutions, educational programmes and marketing campaigns that deliver measurable, impactful outcomes.

• Flexible working hours
• Working from home option
• Office centrally located in-between Bank, St Paul’s and Barbican
• Pension scheme
• Local company discounts
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Monthly office drinks
• Summer and Christmas party
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Option to purchase additional holiday