About the Role
As Senior Reporter, you will produce daily news, interviews, features, and analysis across digital channels for the C&IT brand. You will also contribute to original research reports, grow audience engagement, and support the editorial strategy by breaking exclusive stories and identifying content opportunities. This role involves building industry relationships and supporting C&IT Live events.
Responsibilities
- Research, write, and publish accurate, engaging, and high-quality news stories, features, interviews, and analysis across C&IT's digital platforms.
- Grow C&IT’s social presence and following.
- Identify and develop exclusive stories and original content that supports audience engagement and strengthens the brand's reputation.
- Generate innovative editorial ideas that contribute to the delivery of the agreed content strategy.
- Commission, edit, and manage contributions from freelance journalists and external contributors.
- Ensure all content is produced in line with editorial standards, brand guidelines, and legal requirements.
- Produce and manage the daily editorial newsletters using the Company's content management systems.
- Support the delivery of C&IT's social media activity, ensuring content is promoted effectively across relevant channels.
- Use audience insights and performance data to help inform editorial decisions and maximise audience engagement.
- Contribute to the achievement of audience growth and engagement targets.
- Attend and report from C&IT events, including forums, awards, conferences, and attend certain external industry events.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key contacts across the meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) industry.
- Support the development of event content and moderate or chair sessions where appropriate.
- Represent the C&IT brand professionally at industry events and networking opportunities.
- Monitor and manage the editorial inbox, responding to or directing enquiries as appropriate.
- Support the smooth day-to-day operation of the editorial function, including administrative tasks where required.
- Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing editorial culture.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role.
Requirements
- Good understanding of digital journalism and multi-platform content production.
- Knowledge of editorial best practice, media law, and publishing standards.
- Understanding of audience engagement, analytics, and digital performance metrics.
- Good knowledge of social media platforms and their use within a B2B publishing environment.
- Knowledge of the meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) sector, or the ability to develop this quickly.
- Understanding of the relationship between editorial, commercial, marketing, and live events functions.
- Excellent writing, interviewing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Strong news sense and editorial judgement.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to research, analyse, and communicate complex information clearly and accurately.
- High level of computer literacy, including content management systems, publishing software, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong social media and digital content creation skills.
- Experience producing high-quality editorial content within a magazine, digital, or B2B publishing environment.
- Experience writing news, features, and interviews to tight deadlines.
- Experience commissioning or editing external contributors is desirable.
- Experience using content management systems, newsletter platforms, and social media channels.
- Experience attending and reporting from industry events or conferences.
- Experience building professional relationships with industry stakeholders and contacts.
- Passionate about journalism and committed to producing accurate, high-quality content.
- Curious and proactive, with a strong eye for stories and opportunities.
- Audience-focused, using insight and feedback to shape content.
- Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced publishing environment.
- Collaborative, working effectively across editorial, commercial, marketing, and events teams.
- Professional and accountable, with strong judgement and integrity.
- Confident building relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Resilient and calm under pressure, with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
Skills
- Digital journalism
- Multi-platform content production
- Editorial best practice
- Media law
- Publishing standards
- Audience engagement
- Analytics
- Digital performance metrics
- Social media platforms
- B2B publishing
- MICE sector knowledge
- Content management systems
- Newsletter platforms
- Writing
- Interviewing
- Editing
- Proofreading
- News sense
- Editorial judgement
- Communication
- Relationship-building
- Organisational skills
- Time management
- Research
- Analysis
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office applications
- Social media content creation
- Digital content creation
Location
- Field
- Travel
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Part-office
- Part-field
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
- Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ days
- Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3)
- Generous contributory pension scheme
- Health Cash Plans (medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more)
- Professional development
- Internal training
- Mentorship
- Coaching
- Volunteering day
About the Company
- Haymarket Media Group values its people and strives to shape a better future with remarkable content.
- We deliver market-leading branded experiences that inspire great decisions.
- We are a proudly Certified B Corp™, part of a global movement of businesses acting as a force for good.
- Haymarket Impact is focused on making a positive difference globally, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and intertwined with an unwavering commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Our commitment to balancing profit with purpose is deeply embedded in our culture, reflected in our values of Integrity, Respect, Creativity, Innovation, and Expertise.
- We invest heavily in our people.
- Our certified Disability Confident status has fostered an environment where all employees feel supported, valued, and can ask for workplace adjustments without fear of judgment.
- Our valuable partnerships for good globally mean colleagues are always up for taking on a new charitable challenge, utilise their volunteering day and go out of their way to support their local communities.
- Our flexible hours and hybrid working model means employees are expected to be in the office at least three days a week and can work remotely for the remaining two.
- Join us and be part of award-winning teams and a culture that is truly unique - a place to grow, feel inspired, build a brilliant career and make a difference.
Equal Opportunity
- We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria.
- As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring all candidates have the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, or disability.
- In line with our dedication to fairness and transparency, we are also proud to be a We Show the Salary employer, pledging to always include pay details on our job adverts.
