Staff Reporter / Journalist with experience writing and producing news, features, interviews and analysis pieces for a well-established Media / Publishing Company based in London.
** Excellent Career Development Opportunities **
** Join a Successful Media / Publishing Company **
KEY REQUIREMENTS: As an ideal candidate, it is essential you can work under pressure and to tight deadlines, as is the confidence to interview senior industry and government figures with minimal direction. A strong social media profile is also an advantage.
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Staff Reporter / Journalist that has experience writing and producing news, features, interviews and analysis pieces.
For more than 35 years, the Company has been providing high-quality business intelligence to the Aerospace and defence markets, through a combination of magazines, handbooks, and online news and subscription services.
Working as the Staff Reporter / Journalist you will be expected to produce news, features, interviews and analysis pieces for the magazines and online web portals.
As the Staff Reporter / Journalist you will also be required to cover relevant trade shows and events; and help produce video content.
As a successful candidate, you will have a great chance to join this well-established Media / Publishing Company that can offer excellent career development opportunities.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties and responsibilities as the Staff Reporter / Journalist:
• Writing copy for hard copy and online, working with the editors to ensure online news content is as strong as possible.
• Helping the editor with the production of the magazine – finding images, writing captions and editing contributor articles, ensuring copy is accurate, Libel-free, and conforms to house style, set lengths and formats.
• Developing a network of contacts and knowledge of the Aerospace and defence sectors.
• Helping to develop digital offerings, including blogs, video interviews, podcasts and social media channels.
• The creation of an individual Company social media presence to engage with the readership and promote the Company’s digital products.
• Development of video production skills, both behind and in-front of the camera.
• Representing the Company at various press events and exhibitions as required.
IDEAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
• University degree (or equivalent) and/or relevant journalism training preferred but not essential.
• experience in reporting/editing in a B2B newsfeed or magazine environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work to daily and weekly deadlines, filing copy on time for both the website and magazine.
• experience writing B2B news stories and features, and a demonstrated ability to interview senior industry executives.
• Ability to travel overseas to cover key trade shows and events.
• Knowledge of the Aerospace/defence sector is an advantage but not essential.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
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