The Independent, Political Correspondent (maternity cover)

About you:
The successful candidate should have extensive political reporting and editing experience and a wealth of ideas for stories The Independent should be covering. A deep knowledge of and interest in current affairs is expected.

The successful candidate will be a team player with a deep understanding of online journalism.

The Role:
The Independent is looking for an experienced political correspondent to take on maternity cover from the summer. 

The applicant needs to have experience of working in the lobby, a wide network of political contacts and be able to write fast, accurate copy as well produce regular exclusive content. 

Skills and experience: 

• Experience in getting scoops and exclusive interviews
• Experience in news reporting in a busy newspaper section under time pressure 
• Extremely good organisational skills

To apply, please send an up to date CV along with a full covering letter with salary expectations. 

Due to the high volume of applications we will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted and progressed through to the next stage. 

Start date: The role will start from the beginning of July.

Location: You will be based at our Head office in Kensington, London, W8.

ESI Media is an equal opportunities employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.

All of our employees are entitled to benefits including great pension, private healthcare and life insurance schemes. We also offer cycle to work and season ticket loan initiatives to make our employees’ journeys to work easier. We want our employees to enjoy working for us and we invest in training and development to support and develop rewarding careers.