Senior Reporter

Travel Gossip Group; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing travel media brand in the UK is looking for two news journalists: a full-time Reporter and a Senior Reporter. The role involves sourcing and writing news stories, attending travel industry events, and publishing content online. Candidates should have news reporting experience, excellent writing skills, and an interest in the travel sector but not necessarily experience. This is primarily a remote role with occasional in-person events primarily in London. Competitive benefits include private health insurance and 25 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Private health insurance

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience for Reporter, three for Senior Reporter.
• Ability to write quickly under tight deadlines.
• Interest in the travel industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Write Travel Gossip’s daily editorial content.
• Identify and publish breaking news stories.
• Attend and report from travel industry events.

Skills

News reporting experience

Excellent news judgement

Superb writing skills

Social media savvy

Confident interviewing

Proactivity

Education

NCTJ-qualified (or similar)

Job description

Travel Gossip, the UK’s fastest-growing travel trade media brand, is looking for two news journalists – a full-time Reporter and a full-time Senior Reporter – to join its team.

Travel Gossip’s news service launched in 2021 and quickly made an impact in the industry with its travel news site and daily news email service.

The overall company has grown significantly, including sales & partnerships, marketing and training divisions, and our editorial division is also growing, with exciting expansion plans.

The roles:

Working with the editors, the Reporter and Senior Reporter will source and write topical news stories for the Travel Gossip website and daily email.

Knowledge of the travel industry is not essential, but candidates need to have a solid background in news reporting and be able to identify a trade story.

Attending regular travel industry events in the UK and overseas is a key requirement.

The job is mostly a work-from-home role, so you must be happy and motivated to work remotely, keeping in touch with the team regularly throughout the day.

As many travel industry events take place in London, we are looking for someone based in, or close to, London (within the M25).

We expect the successful Senior Reporter candidate to be able and willing to step in to news edit on occasions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be part of the team that writes Travel Gossip’s daily editorial output
• Write accurate copy at speed, meeting tight deadlines
• Identify and publish breaking news stories
• Generate on- and off-diary stories
• Publish content via WordPress
• Attend, network at, and report from regular travel industry events in the UK and overseas
• Promote stories and events across social media channels
• Maintain and develop relationships with PRs, travel brands and suppliers
• Represent Travel Gossip at UK and overseas industry events, conferences and on press trips
• Host tables, such as at our Travel Gossip Awards

What We’re Looking For:

• At least two years’ news reporting experience for the Reporter role and three years’ experience for the Senior Reporter role.
• NCTJ-qualified (or similar), including shorthand
• Excellent news judgement and eye for a travel trade story
• Superb writing and headline-crafting skills
• Able to work at speed and meet tight deadlines
• Organised, proactive, with good ideas
• Confident interviewer
• Social media savvy
• Not afraid to ask questions and not be content with simply regurgitating press releases
• Someone who doesn’t just attend industry events, but who wants to network, dig out stories and find out what’s really going on in the travel trade
• Must be comfortable self-editing and self-publishing news content, including sourcing and editing images
• Willing and able to attend events such as press conferences, launches and other media events in the UK – mainly, but not exclusively, in London
• Knowledge of the travel industry is not essential, but an interest in the industry – and willingness to get involved and learn about it – is.

What We Offer

• Private health insurance
• 25 days annual leave

Interested?

To apply, please send a CV plus a covering letter, including links to three of your best news stories to [e-mail]. Tell us why you’ve selected them and explain how you got them. We’re not expecting them to be travel-related, but we want to see examples of your news writing and proof that you have an eye for a story.

In the email subject line and at the top of your covering letter, please clearly mark which role you are applying for.

Only applicants who fit the criteria in the job spec will be considered. We are unable to respond to those that don’t.