Head of Gardens (Section Editor)

If you are a passionate journalist and digital native with an obsession for inspiring an intelligent gardening audience and driving best-in-class results through rich, original content, we want to hear from you.

As Head of Gardens, you will be responsible for all the garden and outdoor living content on the Homes & Gardens website, leading a team of content creators, writing and commissioning new content and managing existing content to ensure traffic is optimised. Joining a successful and dynamic team at the top of its game, your role is to deliver organic and Discover-friendly traffic growth for your section and to create industry-leading content that talks to gardeners of all kinds, from beginners with balconies to experienced green-thumbed gardeners with large yards.

Experience That Will Put You Ahead Of The Curve…

Editorial experience with proven background in digital and the worlds of homes/gardens preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong visual sensibilities; commercial-first mindset combined with editorial nous. You need to be able to deliver top-flight content on a consistent basis.
First-rate SEO expertise and a keen interest in and understanding of analytical tools, which you’ll use to inform your content.
A strategic thinker with an eye for detail
Management experience and leadership skills, so you can motivate your team to success.

What's In It For You…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year.

Internal job family level E5

Please note, the salary for this position is up to £40,000