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Do you want to be a Mumsnet Local Editor?

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EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2013 16:15

If you saw the last recruitment thread, we did well in getting people started& All over the country, Local Editors are beavering away at making your local site a useful hub for parents.

We are still looking for new Local Editors in some locations (see the helpful list at the bottom of the thread!). Read a little about the role below and if you're interested in finding out more please email [email protected] with 'interested in becoming a Local Editor' in the subject field. It helps if you tell us a bit about yourself in the email.

What's in the Local Editor role? Our current team of brilliant and dedicated Local Editors make sure their site is full of relevant listings, encouraging local Mumsnetters and businesses to post listings and reviews on the site and filling the gaps.

They also oversee Local Ambassadors, who are busy organising meet-ups, as well as encouraging community links locally. What Local Editors can't do is see anyone's private Mumsnet membership details or posting history (sorry, only the Community team are allowed in there).

We don't expect Local Editors to do all this for free; Local Editors get revenue from local advertising and offers.

We know we're not quite there with Local yet, but phase II is coming soon.

Some of the sites are still a bit empty, so take a look around our Manchester & Trafford Haringey or Surrey sites to see what they look like when they are populated with meet-ups, listings, local talk, offers, etc:

Ideally you would have had some experience in a media, advertising sales or organisational role and be able to spell, but bags of enthusiasm and strong community links can go a long way to making a local site a success.

List of sites still needing Local Editors:

Anglesey
Argyll & Bute
Bath
Blackburn
Blackpool
Bradford
Caerphilly & Merthyr Tydfil
Calderdale
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Channel Islands
Conwy & Denbighshire
County Londonderry/Derry
County Antrim
County Armargh
County Down
County Fermanagh
County Tyrone
Coventry
Derby
Dudley
Dumfries & Galloway
Durham
East Ayrshire
Gwynedd
Herefordshire
Highlands & Islands
Ipswich
Isle Of Man
Isle of Wight
Kingston Upon Hull
Lincolnshire
Luton
London: Barnet
London: Barking & Dagenham
London: Brent
London: Bromley
London: Camden
London: Ealing
London: Enfield
London: Harrow
London: Havering
London: Hillingdon
London: Merton
London: Redbridge
London: Sutton
Moray
Munster
Neath Port Talbot & Bridgend
Norfolk
North Ayrshire & Inverclyde
Northampton
Northamptonshire
Nottingham
Oldham & Rochdale
Perth & Kinross
Plymouth
Rhondda Cynon Taff & Vale of Glamorgan
Rotherham
Rutland
Scottish Borders
Slough
South and North Lanarkshire
South Ayrshire
South Yorkshire
Stirling & Clackmannanshire
Stoke On Trent
Sunderland
Swansea
Swindon
Tyneside
Warrington
Wakefield

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ScoutJemAndBoooooooooooo · 25/10/2013 17:55

Question for exisitng local eds please? What has been the uptake feom advertisers, is it an easy sell or a damn hard slog?

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moldingsunbeams · 25/10/2013 19:44

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ScoutJemAndBoooooooooooo · 25/10/2013 19:54

Thanks Molding.

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Delilahlilah · 26/10/2013 09:21

Do you get the handbook etc via email or by post? I haven't heard anything since I sent my agreement back Sad I'm excited to get reading!

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cakelover75 · 29/10/2013 10:21

Hello!
I have applied to be a LE for my area and was accepted!
A question for those who are already LE's, do you ever link in with other nearby LE's? I am close to a very large city who would naturally get more interest from big companies for advertising. However, as we are close by, a lot of people in my area would use the same services too...

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lottiegarbanzo · 05/11/2013 15:07

Two very obvious questions - approximately how much time is required to do the task well and, what's the likely remuneration?

I realise the second will be harder to answer and depend a great deal on local circumstances but some answers to the first would be extremely helpful.

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southernbelle79 · 22/02/2014 07:08

hello

waves
is Bradford still available?

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southernbelle79 · 22/02/2014 07:08

hello

waves
is Bradford still available?

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