Chief Business Correspondent
The Telegraph's business team covers everything from FTSE 100 companies to the best of the UK's small businesses, from house price data to macro-economic statistics and everything in between.
The role of chief business correspondent is senior and wide-ranging, but focused on the world of finance and its interactions with broader business and politics. It includes coverage of the big banks, big deals and the big controversies in business.
The chief business correspondent will be expected to lead reporting on breaking stories and originate exclusives via a n excellent range of contacts across the City, business and Westminster.
Key responsibilities
Responsible for producing engaging content for the business team's digital and print products
Reporting on big corporate and economics stories of the day.
Having the versatility to write for a general news audience as well as specialised business literate readers.
Fostering relationships with bankers and deal-makers, as well as being able to explain why major takeovers and acquisitions are relevant in a wider context.
Ensuring fast and accurate filing of stories
Responsible to helping to maximise digital traffic through concise and interesting storytelling
Key skills
Experience covering business news in a newspaper, newswire or digital environment
Highly numerically literate - able to turn raw data into a concise news story
Team player
Digitally savvy - understanding of digital storytelling and optimisation of content through social media and SEO
Demonstrable proof of the ability to tell stories in a concise but interesting way
Experience of the M&A market is desirable but not essential
Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities.
From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.