Reporter (Maternity Cover)

Perks: Flexibility of working in office / remotely, 7-hour working day (35 hours per week), 25 days annual leave per year (increasing annually with tenure, plus day off for birthday), Private pension scheme, Two days paid leave per year for volunteering, Training and personal development budget per year, Referral scheme for new employees, Social & team gatherings and outings

A rapidly expanding and successful financial membership company is seeking a highly motivated and creative reporter to lead the valuable and exclusive content created for its member and industry publications. The reporter will play a key role in creating the association's content, predominately as written articles and podcasts, as well as occasional videos.

Key Responsibilities
Lead virtual and in-person roundtables to create market-leading thought leadership content, which results in a minimum of 1 member-exclusive actionable article for Payments Intelligence and 1 feature or cover story for Payments Review.
Produce regular articles, podcasts, videos as assigned for Payments Intelligence and Payments Review.
Work with the Editor to develop the themes for both publications.
Produce regular social media posts to grow awareness and engagement of all company content.
Support members on using their content benefits by producing thought leadership interviews in written, audio and visual formats.
Work collaboratively with all departments to ensure we create member value and grow our industry voice through our exclusive reporting.
Support Policy and Project teams by producing compelling content.
Attend events and undertake event reporting the helps our members as required.
Undertake research and use data journalism skills to create quarterly exclusive pieces.
Comply with media law and ethical reporting guidelines.
Opportunity to grow editing and proofreading skills by supporting the Editor.

Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes
Exceptional research and writing abilities, with impeccable attention to detail.
Excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills.
Proven working experience as a B2B reporter.
NQTJ or equivalent qualification in journalism.
An excellent portfolio of writing, video and audio content.
Excellent written and spoken skills in English.
Hands on experience with MS Office, WordPress and other publishing tools.
Proven familiarity with SEO and social media best practices.
An eye for detail along with critical thinking.
An interest in policy, finance, fintech and payments.