Newsletters Editor
Spotlight Sports Group is looking for a Newsletters Editor to oversee the Racing Post's portfolio of email newsletters, including The Front Runner, The Edge, the Ultimate Daily and On The Nose, across racing and sport. The role involves commissioning content from desk editors across the newsroom, editing, producing and writing emails, and ensuring the newsletters engage a broad and growing audience of racing enthusiasts and sports bettors.
The Newsletters Editor will report into the Head of Content and work closely with the Premium Editor, ensuring that the newsletters engage subscribers and complement the wider premium proposition. The position will also have responsibility for shaping the future direction of the newsletters portfolio, proposing and helping launch new emails, and working closely with CRM and marketing teams to convert anonymous users into newsletter readers and newsletter readers into subscribers.
- Own the quality, consistency and tone of voice of all editorial newsletters.
- Own the newsletter portfolio, determining what to launch, retire and evolve, based on reader data, evidence of subscriber value and target audience.
- Commission newsletter content from editorial teams, working with desk editors to secure the right contributors and quality.
- Write and edit newsletters, bringing a strong voice and energy to the product.
- Build newsletter capability across the department, coaching writers and desk editors in how to create lively, distinctive emails.
- Partner with CRM on newsletter timing, layout, segmentation and testing, bringing editorial judgement to experiments designed to optimise engagement and conversion.
- Drive the technical ambition of newsletters, introducing features such as live odds and personalisation.
- Define what good looks like and work with colleagues in data and CRM to track it.
- Turn newsletter data into actionable insights for the wider newsroom to inform email content and strategy.
- Drive newsletter sign-up growth alongside Audience and Marketing teams, collaborating on the placement and language of sign-up widgets, registration journeys and on-boarding.
- Provide cover and editorial support for the Premium Editor as required.
- A track record of creating journalism that people want to read, with sharp writing and a lively voice (required).
- A confident, quick and decisive editor with an eye for detail and the angles which readers care about (required).
- Experience of writing, editing and commissioning newsletters (required).
- Understanding of newsletters as editorial products with their own distinct audience dynamics and best practices (required).
- Confidence using performance data to inform editorial decisions and turning audience trends into concise, impactful reports (required).
- The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across editorial and the rest of the business, building trust and credibility (required).
- Able to set and hold editorial standards across desks without formal authority, and to make the case with evidence when challenged (required).
- Genuine interest in what data, personalisation and product development can add to email (required).
- Familiarity with Braze or equivalent email platforms – and with using them to conduct A/B and segmentation tests – is desirable (nice-to-have).
- Knowledge of racing and betting is highly desirable (nice-to-have).
- Private medical insurance
- Excellent parental leave
- Working globally policy
- Mental health support
- Assistance programs
- Social gatherings
- Pension scheme
- Various other benefit schemes
- Birthdays off work
- 25 days of holiday per year
- Life assurance
- Star card and Step Further Awards (employee recognition program)
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Complimentary access to Racing Post Members Club, complete with an Ultimate Membership
- Volunteer two days per year with a charity partner
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company operating across horse racing and sports betting. It combines more than 40 years of Racing Post heritage with consumer brands such as Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips, alongside B2B products that power major operators, affiliates and media groups. Its technology includes the Superfeed content engine, Halo live streaming, Spotlight iQ AI-driven insights and digital and print betting-shop displays, plus the ICS-digital and ICS-translate marketing and localisation agencies covering more than 80 languages. Headquartered in London, the company employs over 400 people and serves leading names in betting, racing and sports media.