Dealreporter has a vacancy for a financial journalist in its London office to cover the Telecom sector. This is a great opportunity for a reporter keen to develop their reporting in the exciting TMT space.

The role is with a fast-paced news service publishing real-time scoops on high-profile telecoms companies. The right candidate will enjoy intellectual challenges and be looking to advance in a career in breaking news on mergers and acquisitions and IPOs.

Dealreporter’s team of multi-lingual and sector specific journalists focuses on high profile M&A deals, IPOs and company events. Our reporters have broken news on Vodafone’s bid for Kabel Deutschland, Liberty Global’s bid for Ziggo and Altice’s IPO.

The role is based at our London office on the Strand. It is solely focused on off-diary reporting. The right candidate will be as happy working independently as working with a team to stack up an analysis. Dealreporter offers excellent career growth prospects.

Candidates should have a keen interest in financial journalism and should find making new sources and picking up technical information easy.  Fluency in a European language is a plus and a contact book of M&A sources or telecoms sector knowledge would be a huge advantage.

Key skills

• Strong news writing skills
• Excellent interviewing technique appropriate for dealmakers
• Inquisitive personality
• Excellent networking and source development ability
• Keen interest in breaking financial news
• Telecoms sector knowledge would be an advantage

How to apply

Please send your CV and covering letter citing salary expectations toAlessandra.Castelli@Dealreporter.combyFriday 21 February 2014.

Dealreporter is a part of the Mergermarket group.

The Mergermarket Group is fully committed to a policy of non-discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunity in employment on grounds of merit, experience, skills and aptitude in order to maximise the full potential of both existing and prospective employees.

from journalism.co.uk

British Baker, the nation's biggest trade bakery title, has a new and exciting opportunity for a forward thinking journalist in the digital age as an associate editor.

The role demands an outstanding news sense and writing skills coupled with top class feature ideas and writing style. You will run the BB Features desk to ensure planned features and off plan features are lively, balanced and relevant to our readership. You will also manage the commissioning and briefing of freelance contributors with regard to features, ensuring copy is of a high standard, factually accurate and legally safe.

You will liaise with the art desk and sub on the magazine’s features schedule, ensuring good copy-flow and associated imagery is sourced where appropriate.  The associate editor will also help in managing the news desk, helping to ensure high standards of copy as well as promoting lively, exclusive, strong news stories are brought in.

The candidate must possess an understanding of the digital environment and have the ability to edit video, audio and think creatively on the web.

The role asks that you will represent British Baker, and its affiliated brands, both here and abroad.

As a leading B2B title this role is more about your journalistic skills than the ability to make a cupcake, so food bloggers that do not have a recognised journalist qualification will not be suitable for the role.

British Baker is known for its high editorial standards and accuracy of reporting is key. If you fancy the next challenge and want to help shape a product this is the role for you.

Company benefits include:

• A contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Discounted gym membership
• Free car parking
• Season ticket loan (on successful completion of probation period)
• Free shuttle service from Three Bridges station if you travel in by train.

William Reed is accredited with the Investors in People status.

How to apply

Please apply using the "apply online" button below

from journalism.co.uk

Humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International is looking for a dynamic and pro-active Senior Communications Officer to join its vibrant and fast-growing Fundraising & Communications team in the UK.

This is an amazing opportunity for a communications professional looking to work for a leading international humanitarian organisation that makes a difference to malnourished children and their families every year, and who enjoys the challenge of telling complex stories simply.

Driven and self-motivated, and with a substantial track record in communications, media relations and content development, the job holder will independently develop and deliver Action Against Hunger communications and media relations output for designated projects; deliver on our public response to hidden crises and breaking news stories; develop and deliver Action Against Hunger’s social media strategy; and be responsible for maximising PR and media exposure for pre-assigned fundraising initiatives.

Working in close collaboration with other Action Against Hunger communication teams and programmes worldwide, the job holder will drive a wide range of innovative communication projects aimed at increasing Action Against Hunger’s brand recognition and media exposure.

If you are ambitious and looking for a friendly work place, then please apply with your CV and Cover Letter.

We can only accept candidates who have the right to work and live in the UK.  Please note that candidates who do not attach a cover letter will not be considered. 

Closes midnight 17 February

Interviews on  20 and 21 February.

How to apply

Please click the "apply online" button below

from journalism.co.uk

Description

Are you a Deputy Art Editor or Art Editor looking for a new challenge in magazine design? Do you want the rare opportunity to design the smartest, sharpest film magazine in the world? Total Film are looking for a talented Art Editor to lead its brand identity across all platforms, including print, tablet and online.

As Art Editor you'll be the creative lead on each edition, ensuring the design, quality, look and feel of every magazine edition, special and the wider editorial branding. Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, and managing a small team of designers, you'll ensure the magazine is designed to deadline and within budget. You'll deliver inspirational designs and ideas and be responsible for, or delegate, typography, photography, illustration, videography and graphic design decisions over the print and tablet editions.

You should be passionate about magazines both print and digital, and be able to demonstrate an appreciation of contemporary magazine design. Experience as a Deputy Art Editor or Art Editor on a multi-platform national news stand brand is essential. Experience of designing creative layouts, inspirational covers and treatments in print and in tablet, you'll have excellent design skills and an eye for detail. You'll be a proficient user of Adobe CS5 and have experience of directing photo shoots and commissioning. Excellent communication skills are needed alongside proven people management skills and a proactive approach. You'll have the ability to deliver inspirational designs and ideas as well as have some experience of redesigning magazines. An interest in film is needed.

If you want the opportunity to be the design lead on Total Film at an exciting time in its evolution, we would love to hear from you. To apply you'll need to submit your CV, your portfolio and a covering letter telling us why you would be the perfect candidate for Total Film.

How to apply

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from journalism.co.uk

Dealreporter has a vacancy for a financial journalist in its London office. This is a great opportunity for a reporter keen to enter the exciting world of investigative business journalism.

The role is with a fast-paced news service publishing real-time scoops on high-profile companies. The right candidate will enjoy intellectual challenges and be looking to advance in a career in breaking news.

Dealreporter’s team of multi-lingual and sector specific journalists focus on high profile M&A deals, IPOs and company events. In recent years, our reporters have broken news on Kraft’s takeover of Cadbury, Vodafone’s mergers and acquisitions, and RBS’ Citizens spin off.

Our team also scooped that Royal Mail’s IPO should be priced far higher than the government’s announced price range.

The role is based at our London office on the Strand. It is solely focused on off-diary reporting. The right candidate will be as happy working independently as working with a team to stack up an analysis. Dealreporter offers excellent career growth prospects.

Candidates should have a keen interest in financial journalism and should find making new sources and picking up technical information easy.  Fluency in a European language is a plus and a contact book of M&A sources would be a huge advantage.

Key skills

• Strong news writing skills
• Excellent interviewing technique appropriate for dealmakers
• Inquisitive personality
• Excellent networking and source development ability
• Keen interest in breaking financial news
• European languages would be an advantage

How to apply

Please send your CV and covering letter citing salary expectations toAlessandra.Castelli@Dealreporter.combyFriday 21 February 2014.

Dealreporter is a part of the Mergermarket group.

The Mergermarket Group is fully committed to a policy of non-discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunity in employment on grounds of merit, experience, skills and aptitude in order to maximise the full potential of both existing and prospective employees.

from journalism.co.uk

Al Fanar Media, a publication for those who work in Arab higher education, is seeking an experienced journalist to write about research. The writer will need to live in the Arab region and be fluent in both English and Arabic. The writer’s job will be to seek out and write about the best Arab scholarship in the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities in the Arab region. The position will have a modest travel budget.

How to apply

Please send a C.V. and writing samples to alfanarmedia@alfanarmedia.org

from journalism.co.uk

Inside Housing, one of the UK’s top business magazines, is searching for a talented deputy features editor to join its award-winning team on maternity cover.

The ideal applicant would be a creative journalist with a proven track record in delivering in-depth, off-diary stories to ensure we continue to provide in-depth analysis and top-quality writing in a fast-moving sector. With welfare reform, fuel poverty and the cost of living dominating the national news agenda this is a great opportunity for a reporter with an existing track-record to develop their career.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for devising, writing, commissioning and editing regular features for Inside Housing’s main edition. They will also be responsible for editing sustainable development website Sustain and Inside Housing’s quarterly sister magazine Sustainable Housing.

The journalist will be a highly-motivated, driven individual with a real flair for the longer form. They will be comfortable writing everything from major investigations and interviews with leading sector figures to individual stories about people affected by policy on the ground. Data journalism skills would also be beneficial.

This is an excellent opportunity for a journalist who is hungry to win industry awards and build their career writing about one of the most interesting areas of journalism right now at a leading business title.

How to apply

Please send your c.v and covering letter to Gene.Robertson@insidehousing.co.uk

from journalism.co.uk

Warners Group Publications Plc is a rapidly growing multi-million pound publisher and publishing services company offering real opportunities to individuals with the right attitude, skills and ambition. Due to our continued success and expansion we need to fill the following position:
We’re hunting for an experienced journalist and editor to join our team at Britain’s best-selling motorhome magazine, its sister title and website.

The ideal candidate will have experience as an editor and sub, as well as being proficient at writing sparkling copy suitable for the web and for print, and be able to turn his or her hand to writing in-depth reviews. He or she will preferably be experienced in both filming and editing videos and be a competent stills photographer.

The role is primarily office-based at our Lincolnshire offices, although there will be time away covering launches and reviewing motorhomes.

A full, clean driving licence with category B and C entitlements is essential.

A knowledge of motorhomes and the industry is preferable, but not essential.

Working for a family-run business has many benefits and will provide you with an attractive salary, a company pension and life assurance scheme, 26 days holiday a year, ongoing training and development, a 35-hour week, free car parking and a real career path.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for the above rewarding and challenging career opportunity at a time in Warners that has never been so exciting, please send in your CV with a cover letter (stating your current salary) to: -

Sharna Tomlinson, HR Manager, Warners Group Publications Plc, West Street, Bourne. Lincs, PE10 9PH or jobs@warnersgroup.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 28 February 2014.

Warners Group Publications are an equal opportunities employer. If you would like to find out more about our organisation, please visit our website www.warnersgroup.co.uk

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from journalism.co.uk

Description

Bloomberg News is seeking a Reporter/Editor for its First Word FX service, as it expands coverage of FX and rates markets across the EMEA region. This position will be based in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating and shaping concise, on-the-spot stories on developments in global foreign-exchange markets, capturing the elements of both "what's happening" and "what it means," particularly in the context of macroeconomic and political developments and monetary and fiscal policy.

Knowledge of Bloomberg's currency functions is a plus as is an understanding of the options market and futures, forwards, currency swaps and other derivatives that price off of FX. All candidates must have the ability and market-specific knowledge to immediately discern actionable information from breaking news and have strong writing skills and proven ability to make new contacts and develop sources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in FX reporting and writing and/or in a comparable industry role (strategist/analyst/trader)
• Deep and broad contacts among the FX trader and investor community
• Strong work ethic & team player

from journalism.co.uk

Every Investor is a personal finance website which launched in 2003, Every Investor provides news and insight into the UK’s financial markets to private investors.

Responding to changes in the finance industry brought about by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which means investors now have to pay upfront for professional advice, Every Investor was relaunched in 2013 to help individuals take control of their finances themselves.

The website combines a range of practical financial planning and investment tools with in-depth news and analysis on a wide range of investment topics. Editorial content is provided by a panel of expert commentators from across the industry, and the site allows a high degree of interactivity between them and our readers via integration with social media platforms.

The Candidate:

The Ideal Candidate will possess a strong background in financial copy writing, encompassing the below skill set:

• Excellent financial services and investment relevant knowledge that istimely and underpins all written content
• Copywriting skills that can encompass a variety of  sector relevant voices  
• Writing of annual reports and announcement of results
• Copy writing marketing collateral such as mailers and targeted email correspondence
• Understanding  SEO copywriting skills would be preferable
• Understanding of writing for social media platforms
• Monitor and report on industry shifts and subsequent reactionary statements
  

Daily Tasks

• Daily updates across the personal finance – retail industries
• Commissioning / editing copy from industry experts
• Writing a strategic editorial schedule
• Feature writing , interviewing industry thought leaders
• Acting as an ambassador at events covering property, investment, pensions,financial planning, savings
• Ability to write engaging authoritative commentary
• Hosting and chairing events

• Experience in the consumer print / digital sector and/or financial journalism industries is highly preferable
• Ability to work independently
• Well versed in a wide range of financial products and accustomed to describing financial markets, products and economic activity in clear, direct language
• Effective collaborator

How to apply 

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from journalism.co.uk