Omer Akram

Newsquest

Newsquest is the leading local media group. We invest in a passionate team of journalists, who proudly serve their communities with authoritative news that our readers trust. We are one of the largest regional media companies in the UK. We employ over 1,000 experienced media sales people that help local businesses promote their products and services to local audiences. Our parent company is Gannett, a next generation media company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We have a portfolio of more than 165 news brands and over 40 magazines, published in print and online. With an audience of almost 30 million users a month online and six million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population. We also own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as S1, exchangeandmart.co.uk, and Newsquest Specialist Media. Our news brand portfolio comprises 19 daily newspapers, 150 weekly newspapers, and wide range of regional magazines – published online and in print. This powerful network taps into the expertise of highly skilled journalists who produce content that empowers and engages local communities. Newsquest not only provides news all day, every day to millions of readers in their newspapers, PCs, tablet and smartphones, it also makes the news. In May 2016 we were named most innovative publisher of the year in the Drum's Digital Trading Awards. With huge local audiences, consuming our content like never before, our portfolio offers businesses and brands, small and large, a unique opportunity to reach and communicate to local people in one of the most trusted and responsive advertising environments there is. We encourage everyone to be brave, try something new, and have fun while they're doing it. We're a collaborative, performance-based culture, that continually fosters ongoing education and development to keep you inspired and excel in what we can accomplish together.