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A Little About Us
Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900 million people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love — from news and entertainment to sports and finance — with trusted content, products and technology that fuel their day.
At Yahoo News, we are focused on making discovery delightful and becoming the world’s best curator for our daily users, meeting millions more where they are. Building the world’s best guide to the internet starts with building the best team.
A Lot About You
Yahoo is a unique platform that requires distinct leaders. That’s where you come in.
We are seeking a results-driven, audience-focused Editorial Director to lead Yahoo News UK. In this role, you will define the editorial vision and lead a talented team that curates stories from scores of UK and global partners, while producing memorable and relevant original content for British audiences — including unique editorial franchises such as Unapologetically, Is It Worth Watching? and Styled by Nicky.
This editor will be hands-on — managing and mentoring a small team of editors and writers, as well as a large network of contributors and freelancers — to deliver high-quality, high-interest stories that resonate with UK audiences across News, Lifestyle and Entertainment.
Top candidates combine sharp editorial judgement with a data-informed mindset. You absorb audience insights and translate them into vision. You are analytical, decisive and clear in how you lead, communicate and prioritise. Commercially minded, you understand what drives growth and engagement in the UK media and search landscapes, as well as how to deploy limited resources for maximum impact. You consistently evaluate priorities, reinvesting energy and resources where Yahoo News can achieve the greatest audience and business outcomes.
The ideal candidate will be deeply experienced in the UK media landscape, having held senior leadership roles in editorial or audience development at prominent UK-based news or lifestyle outlets. This role requires an experienced manager with a proven record of driving audience growth in the UK and a nuanced understanding of its competitive dynamics, audience behaviour and evolving media environment. Your perspective, built through firsthand UK experience, will help shape how Yahoo News shows up as an aggregator and trusted guide to the internet for audiences across the UK.
Stand-out candidates will be adaptable and fluent in digital publishing, audience analytics and SEO. Experience overseeing editorial operations, managing people and budgets, and turning insights into action is essential.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and articulate the editorial vision for Yahoo News UK, ensuring the brand is a trusted, engaging and essential destination for UK audiences.
* Champion an audience-first approach, ensuring all editorial decisions are informed by insights and analytics to maximise reach, engagement and value for users.
* Lead and inspire the editorial team to execute content strategies that drive audience growth, engagement and loyalty across Yahoo’s digital products, including web, mobile and social.
* Develop and refine curation strategies that position Yahoo News as the trusted guide to the internet, with diverse, relevant and memorable content for British audiences.
* Maintain the highest standards for accuracy, neutrality, inclusivity and balance across all products and content.
* Evaluate performance and ROI across initiatives, making data-informed decisions about where to reinvest for maximum editorial and business impact.
* Collaborate with sales, business development and global editorial teams to identify growth and revenue opportunities, sharing best practices and strategy.
* Foster a culture of responsiveness, flexibility and ownership, supporting the professional development of managers, editors and writers.
Key Qualifications
* Extensive experience working in UK media, including senior editorial leadership roles at respected UK-based publishers, broadcasters or digital platforms.
* Deep and proven track record within the UK media market, with a nuanced understanding of its audiences, competitors and content dynamics.
* A strategic perspective grounded in UK media experience on how Yahoo can win as an aggregator and guide to the internet for UK users.
* Proven leadership in a digital newsroom with large-scale audiences, and a record of setting and executing editorial strategy that drives measurable audience growth and revenue.
* Strong editorial judgement and grounding in journalistic ethics and standards.
* Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, freelancers and editorial teams efficiently while maintaining high standards.
* Expertise in audience analytics, SEO best practice and data-informed editorial decision-making.
* Experience with the UK search ecosystem and understanding of how editorial and SEO strategies intersect.
* Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
* A collaborative, creative problem-solver who balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Details
This is a UK-based position reporting to the Head of International and Strategic Projects. The portfolio includes the Yahoo homepage, original content across Yahoo News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and shared oversight of Yahoo News’s third-party media partners.
While we are a remote-first workplace, this role requires someone willing and able to work regularly alongside staff in our central London office.
Why Yahoo
If you’re a growth-minded editor with deep experience in UK audience development who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join Yahoo News UK and help shape how millions of readers discover and understand the world.
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.
If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.
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