Global Editor-In-Chief, TechRadar

Job Description

Future is a global platform for specialist media with scalable, diversified brands. We strive to create fans of our brands by giving them a place where they want to spend their time, where they go to meet their needs; continuing to create loyal communities. We are expanding our global reach through organic growth, acquisitions and strategic partnerships while diversifying our monetisation models to create significant revenue streams.

Our focus is in the core areas of consumer technology, games & entertainment, music, knowledge & science, field sports, home interests and photography & design. At Future, we're constantly innovating and we are passionate about what we do!

Behind our titles is a team of world-class editorial, creative and tech talent working together to connect, inspire and entertain our global audience. Sitting alongside are a team of business specialists, commercial and enabling functions who support every aspect of Future's operations.

With superbrands such as PC Gamer, TechRadar, GamesRadar+, MusicRadar & TeamRock, Future's digital properties complement its print portfolio, reaching millions of unique visitors globally each month. We have successful and growing revenue streams in international licensing, contract publishing, eCommerce and a rich portfolio of events.

Department Summary

TechRadar is the one of the world's leading consumer technology websites. It is the market leader in the UK where it serves a unique audience in excess of 4 million UK users each month. In the United States it is a top-10 player with an audience of more than 10 million each month. Globally it is a significant player in Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, the Middle East and India

Our goal is to help find people find the tech they'll love - something that we have done consistently since launch at 2008. TechRadar has also become an e-commerce tour-de-force without compromising on our journalistic principles.

Job Summary & Purpose:

This is a unique opportunity to lead a site with a global audience in excess of 27 million people. As the leading technology website in Britain and a top 10 consumer tech website in the US, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to manage a group of world class journalists across multiple continents and embed yourself in producing news, reviews, features and video across the gamut of the consumer and B2B technology world. Can you help people find the tech they'll love?

Key role responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the content & brand strategy on TechRadar.com
• Manage and balance the business needs across ecommerce and advertising within the Brand
• Directly run a team of journalists across New York, San Francisco, London and Bath while advising a team in Australia and licensed partners in India and the Middle East and therefore travel should be expected.
• Budgetary cost management for the creation of content
• Expand TechRadar's brand within the industry with both commercial and industry clients
• Grow global audience and improve engagement metrics for the site, improve market leadership position

Essential skills and experience:

• Considerable experience of leading journalists in a busy news and reviews environment
• World class SEO knowledge, with ability to use data at the heart of decision-making
• Experience at managing a sizeable budget
• A champion of ethical and accurate journalism
• Good at thinking creatively, generating ideas for articles or subjects to cover.
• Excellent at organisation and forward planning.
• Adept at managing others and securing the best performance from them. Delegation is key. Time management skills need to be honed as well as the ability to resolve conflict and handle issues
• The ability to work alongside and within passionate, vibrant editorial teams
• A deep understanding of the consumer tech market and relationships with the key players in this sector

Company Description We are Future, a global multi-platform media company with big ambitions and the talent to bring them to life. Together, we connect people to their passions through the high-quality content we create and the innovative technology we pioneer.

We're the name behind award-winning brands in specialist sectors like technology, gaming & entertainment, music, creative & photography, field sports, knowledge and home interest. Specialists in our field and passionate about what we do, every year we attract millions of consumers to our websites, magazines, events and social spaces.

We're dedicated to creating loyal fans of our brands, and the number is growing all the time. But that's not enough - we're continually adding to our portfolio, building on our technology and investing in our people. Everything we do is born from our desire to innovate and influence and we restlessly look to improve. We hire people we can learn from and we work together to push the boundaries of what can be done.

Together, we're exceeding the expectations of everyone we exist for - our audiences, clients and shareholders. Our shareholders have watched Future transition into an innovative global platform for specialist media, our share price has performed well in parallel with both the transition and our growing ability in making our content pay. Shares Magazine have issued their 10 stocks for 2018 which includes Future as one of their top picks.

We reap the rewards too, of course, with a fun and creative place to work and the kind of personal development that makes every day even more enjoyable and challenging. We believe it to be a really exciting time to join Future.

Every kind of talent is celebrated and nurtured here. We believe in teamwork that transcends location, which means we don't have a single headquarters. Across our offices in London, Bath, New York, Sydney, Bournemouth, Bromsgrove and San Francisco, each and every one of us is playing a part in driving our business forward.