Newsquest Media Group

Solutions Engineer

• Identify and win new business by proactively reaching out to potential clients across your region using cold calling and outbound sales techniques.
• Work to clear financial targets and KPIs, consistently striving to exceed monthly revenue goals and performance benchmarks
• Manage and grow existing client accounts, providing ongoing support, identifying upsell opportunities, and increasing client spend through strategic recommendations
• Develop and manage a robust sales pipeline, using a consultative approach to move prospects through the sales cycle
• Build long-term relationships with clients by providing expert advice, excellent service, and ongoing support
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and campaign delivery for new clients
• Stay informed on industry trends, competitor activity, and LOCALiQ’s evolving product suite to maintain a competitive edge
• Represent LOCALiQ with professionalism and credibility, acting as a trusted ambassador for our regional news brands

Marketing Solutions Account Manager

General

• Developing campaign ideas from scratch, working alongside the client’s SEO Analyst
• Conducting research using multiple data sources
• Speaking to clients to gather thoughts and quotes for inclusion in potential stories
• Writing press releases and stories in flawless English
• Pitching stories to journalists
• Tracking news, events and wider media for relevant trends and opportunities
• Following up with journalists and ensuring clients are accredited with backlinks
• Tracking campaign progress and ensuring deadlines are met
• Leading the ongoing development of outreach processes and strategies
• Staying up to date with the latest developments in digital PR and outreach
• Proactively identifying opportunities across all clients

Digital P.R Specialist

Sales

• Take ownership of advertising revenue generation across Forestry Journal and essentialARB.
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
• Build, manage and grow relationships with existing advertisers, agencies and commercial partners.
• Identify, prospect and convert new business opportunities across relevant industry sectors.
• Create tailored multi-platform advertising solutions incorporating print, digital, social media, content marketing, video, podcast and event opportunities.
• Develop annual partnerships and strategic commercial agreements with key clients.
• Prepare compelling proposals, presentations and commercial packages that deliver value for customers.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and negotiation through to campaign delivery and renewal.
• Work closely with editorial, marketing and production teams to ensure successful campaign execution.
• Represent the brands at industry exhibitions, conferences, networking events and client meetings.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and emerging commercial opportunities.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline management and revenue reporting.
• Support the continued growth and commercial development of both brands.

Media Sales Lead

Data Engineer

• Lead the modernisation and transformation of Newsquest's data platform and supporting architecture, creating a scalable, secure and sustainable foundation for future growth.
• Define and deliver a roadmap for data migration, integration, governance, reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Lead the implementation of a modern data platform, including the development of a data warehouse, data lake, lakehouse or equivalent cloud-based solution.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements and translate them into practical data solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Collaborate closely with IT teams, data engineers, system owners and third-party suppliers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage programme plans, budgets, risks, dependencies and resources across multiple workstreams.
• Establish and embed robust data governance, ownership and quality standards across the organisation, increasing confidence and trust in business data.
• Lead and support internal data engineering resources, ensuring successful delivery of platform objectives.
• Drive platform adoption across the business, improving accessibility to trusted data and reducing reliance on manual processes.
• Oversee post-implementation stabilisation, optimisation and continuous improvement activities, ensuring the platform continues to evolve alongside business requirements.
• Identify future opportunities to enhance reporting, analytics, automation and data-driven decision-making.

Data Platform Lead

Account Executive

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of advertising business across agriculture, forestry and arboriculture sectors, with a balance of existing accounts and new business development.
• Represent and sell the full portfolio of print, digital and multi-media advertising solutions, with a strong emphasis on digital revenue growth.
• Support the development and delivery of integrated, cross-platform campaigns, including print, digital display, sponsorships and bespoke solutions.
• Use a consultative, data-led approach to understand client objectives, create tailored proposals and demonstrate campaign performance and ROI.
• Work collaboratively with the wider sales team, editorial and marketing colleagues to ensure successful campaign delivery and strong client relationships.
• Contribute ideas and insight to identify new digital products, commercial opportunities and ways to innovate within the portfolio.
• Track, analyse and report on sales performance, market trends and pipeline activity to support revenue targets and business planning.
• Ensure all activity aligns with company policies, processes and performance expectations.

Media Sales Consultant

Journalist

• Cover breaking news and produce engaging stories for digital audiences
• Build strong relationships on patch to source stories and reflect community interests
• Use social media to identify trends, engage audiences and promote content
• Produce a wide range of content, including live blogs, features and human-interest stories
• Cover key topics such as crime, local politics and community issues
• Work collaboratively with the wider digital reporting team
• Be open to using AI tools to support your work
• Attend events and report from across the patch where required

News Reporter

• Cover breaking news and produce engaging stories for digital audiences
• Build strong relationships on patch to source stories and reflect community interests
• Use social media to identify trends, engage audiences and promote content
• Produce a wide range of content including live blogs, features and human-interest stories
• Cover key topics such as crime, local politics and community issues
• Work collaboratively with the wider digital reporting team
• Be open to using AI tools to support your work
• Attend events and report from across the patch where required

Trainee Reporter

• - Grow and engage our digital audience across platforms
• - Use search data and SEO to identify and maximise story opportunities
• - Cover breaking news, community stories and in-depth features
• - Build strong relationships both online and in the community
• - Use analytics to understand audience behaviour and inform coverage