Job Description

Role purpose and overview
This role is accountable for Comment publishing across digital platforms. You will set creative direction for publishing, work with the Comment Editor on content strategy, and execute that vision through smart production and promotion. Working in a fast newsroom, you will be capable of publishing numerous articles a day with accuracy and flair. You will report into the Head of Publishing.
The Head of Comment Publishing (HOCP) will collaborate with and challenge commissioners to ensure every article has a clear purpose, audience and platform. The HOCP will also have responsibility for quality and subbing of comment articles, allowing for copy to be published with confidence and transferred to Print without needing to be re-subbed. The Comment desk shares subbing resource with News and the HOCP should work closely with News publishers to ensure this is deployed appropriately.
The HOCP should think creatively about how to present the Telegraph's comment articles across digital platforms, making creative use of visual assets and promoting our writers, to maximise subscriber engagement and seek out new audiences.
Key responsibilities

• Ensure Comment articles are produced to the highest standard and at optimal times across our digital platforms.
• Responsible for the subbing and building of priority articles or the appropriate delegation of this responsibility, liaising with Chief Subs to manage workflow.
• Collaborate with and challenge commissioners to ensure articles have a clear audience and purpose, presenting creative ideas on how to enhance our journalism for digital platforms.
• Work with the Comment Editor to develop digital publishing plans that reach and engage audiences, as well as satisfying subscribers.
• Liaise with desks across the newsroom to plan the digital content package around key stories and major events.
• Analyse performance data to understand the Telegraph's audience and, using the data, learn from what publishing and promotion techniques work well and why, feeding back to commissioners.
• Oversee digital publishers to ensure articles are presented creatively across all platforms with intelligent copy and compelling headlines, standfirsts, and visuals.
• Work closely with visual editors where appropriate, paying attention to how graphics and other visual assets can enhance our comment journalism.
• Work with promotion and community teams to ensure Comment articles and writers reach the right audiences, with the particular aim of boosting their presence off-platform.
• Manage the Senior Comment Publisher, setting their priorities and supporting their development, and give direction to pool publishers.

Key skills

• Significant experience of sub-editing and publishing on digital platforms.
• Quick, accurate writing of headlines.
• Experience of managing a team in a busy newsroom.
• Excellent news sense.
• Clear understanding of the Telegraph's audience.
• Broad awareness of Telegraph Comment content and the ability to generate ideas to identify and break into new audiences.
• Understanding of data analytics and how it can be used to aid commissioning.
• Ability to respond well under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.

Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you'll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.
To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.

Skills Required