Prolific North is the leading media platform dedicated to championing and connecting the creative, digital, marketing and tech sectors across the North of England and Scotland.
Since its launch in 2013, Prolific North has grown to become a trusted source of news, insight and industry analysis, with an audience of over 130,000 unique monthly visitors and a combined social following of over 40,000.
We also host a series of industry-leading events, awards, and seminars, bringing together professionals from across the region to share ideas, celebrate success, and foster collaboration. We're an ambitious, collaborative and supportive team that values work-life balance and professional growth.
Job Overview
Prolific North is seeking an experienced and dynamic Editor to lead its editorial team and drive the platform into its next exciting chapter of growth and innovation. You’ll be responsible for shaping our editorial vision, implementing strategic goals to increase readership, and ensuring our content aligns with Prolific North's mission to inform, inspire and engage its audience.
This role offers the chance to shape the conversation around the creative, digital and tech industries in the North. If that’s something you’re passionate about, please read on.
Key Responsibilities
Set Editorial Vision & Strategy: Define and lead the editorial direction and long-term strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals and market trends.
Content Development: Oversee the creation of high-quality, engaging content (breaking news, investigative reports, industry profiles, thought leadership pieces, events) ensuring the content resonates with our core audience whilst also attracting new readers by developing and growing existing content and new channels, particularly tech focused content.
Contribute to our commercial strategy: Work with MD and Commercial Director to identify, develop and maximise new opportunities, identify potential for sponsored content, develop new revenue streams related to editorial content, collaborate on marketing campaigns, or produce topical content-led events.
Team Leadership: Manage, mentor and inspire a small editorial team, fostering a collaborative, creative and high-performance environment.
Board Representation: Represent and report on the company’s editorial department at monthly board meetings.
Increase Website Traffic: Utilise SEO best practices, data analytics and audience engagement strategies to grow website traffic and improve search engine rankings.
Diversify Content Channels: Innovate new content formats and delivery channels, including newsletters, podcasts, video content and social media, to reach and engage a broader audience.
Audience Growth & Engagement: Build on Prolific North’s core readership while identifying new audiences.
Partnership & Collaboration: Work with external contributors, partners and other departments (sales and marketing) to create compelling editorial content and maximise opportunities for cross-platform promotion.
Editorial Calendar & Workflow Management: Oversee editorial planning, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, content scheduling and timely delivery.
Quality Control: Ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency across all editorial content, maintaining high journalistic standards and adhering to ethical guidelines.
Stay Industry Informed: Keep up with trends in digital media, marketing, technology and journalism, ensuring Prolific North remains ahead of industry developments.
Key Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
The usual working hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (36 hours per week) but may vary based on event delivery. We get together regularly on Mondays and Thursdays at our Manchester city centre office space and you’re free to work from wherever you like (including the office) the remaining three days of the week. However, during busy event periods, more days working within the office may be required.
In this role you will report to the managing director and oversee a team of three journalists. The role comes with 20 holidays, plus bank holidays and early end of year shutdown (approximately 2 weeks).
Our hiring process
How to apply
If this role and our culture resonate with you, please get in touch with me, Alexandra: alexandra@prolificnorth.co.uk, with your CV, a link to your LinkedIn profile and tell me what makes you the right person for this role.
We welcome applications from everyone and are keen to build a diverse and truly inclusive team.
Deadline to apply: Friday, 29 November. Applications may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found ahead of the deadline.
To apply for this job email your details to alexandra@prolificnorth.co.uk.
To apply for this job email your details to alexandra@prolificnorth.co.uk.