We're hiring! PCGamesN is looking for a Deputy News Editor

PCGamesN serves up all of the latest videogame news to millions of readers across the globe every month. If you know your League of Legends from your Dota, or you prefer whiling away the hours in World of Warcraft or Civilization, then we want to hear from you.

Working alongside our News Editor, Lauren Bergin, you'll coordinate PCGamesN's vibrant news desk. You'll write brilliantly and passionately, and have a keen understanding of SEO and how to seamlessly integrate it into short-form news. You'll be adaptable and able to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure our coverage doesn't skip a beat. Finally, you'll have embedded yourself in online PC gaming communities and have an extensive contact book full of developers, publishers, and PRs. You're not afraid to use them to chase down leads and create unique, exciting stories that you won't find anywhere else.

When the News Editor is sweating it out at Gamescom or spending her annual leave failing to hit platinum in League of Legends, you'll be responsible for the smooth operation of the news team. You'll manage the internal news desk, as well as a pool of trusted freelancers, helping to identify unique angles and new beats. You'll need a keen eye for detail and the ability to multitask, and if you know every strategy game ever made, that's a huge plus.

About the job

Role: Deputy News Editor, PCGamesN
Location: Fully remote (within the UK only) or hybrid in Bath, UK
Closing Date: July 18 (we reserve the right to close this advert early if we've received a sufficient number of applications)
Type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £35,000
28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
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Responsibilities

Work with the News Editor and the team to help organise daily workloads.
Support the team by ideating strong, original angles and headlines while actively pursuing avenues for unique content (interviews, community stories, and so on).
Write around three PC gaming news stories per day while managing other responsibilities, such as ensuring news documentation is updated, providing detailed feedback, and developing external relationships. This number can decrease depending on your other responsibilities and the required time investment for each post. It can also increase around major events like Gamescom or Summer Game Fest.
You'll be able to adapt to the shifting environment of a news desk, jumping on breaking stories when required, or other requests from the News Editor or Editor.
Keeping our news assets up to date, including our key games tracker, flawless tracker, and freelance documentation.
You will proactively seek and pitch original news opportunities, and conduct interviews and transcription to support this.
You'll ensure key games are covered regularly and pursue new coverage beats.
Ensure that content is optimised for audience growth and discovery while adhering to Network N Media processes and SEO best practices.
Develop relationships with sources within key PC gaming communities, as well as nurturing PR, developer, and publisher relationships, in order to generate new leads and opportunities.
Provide constructive feedback to team members, taking into account learning styles, to maintain consistently high-quality news output.
You'll oversee the news team and news freelance output when the News Editor is absent.
You'll plan ahead to ensure the cell hits upcoming embargoes and remains well-organized through the use of Slack, Gmail, and Asana.
You'll occasionally attend and report from industry events, such as Summer Game Fest and Gamescom.
You'll occasionally contribute to our preview and review output.
Other as requested by the News Editor, Editor, or senior management team.

You will ideally have

The ability to create engaging content that reflects your personality and our brand, even when working to a short deadline.
A strong interest in PC games and an exceptional knowledge of gaming culture, with specific reference to PC.
The ability to maintain an inclusive, respectful team environment.
Established industry contacts, including PRs, developers, and publishers.
Experience in planning and writing news content.
Experience of attending trade shows (Gamescom, Summer Game Fest), and the ability to demonstrate a proactive and commercial approach to these events to secure timely, unique news coverage.
Proficiency with basic working tools: docs, sheets, task management, etc.
Proactivity, attention to detail, and excellent organisation.
Previous Content Management System experience.
A thorough understanding of online publishing best practices and SEO.
You meet the criteria of Individual Contributor level 2 on our progression framework
Must be able to produce proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.