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i, Money Reporter

Employer
dmg::media
Location
London
Salary
Competitive with great benefits
Closing date
21 Aug 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Nationals, Online, Finance, News
Discipline
Financial Journalist, Reporter

Job Details

Location: inewspaper - London
Position: Permanent 

Package Description

In return for their energy and ideas we ensure our people are well rewarded. Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

  • 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
  • Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution. 
  • Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
  • DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
  • Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
  • Our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted dining cards
  • Plus many other benefits….

Job Introduction

i is looking for a full-time money reporter to write engaging news stories, features and personal guides. Working closely with the money editor and a newly appointed deputy money editor, you will be an ambitious and creative reporter with a drive to break exclusive news and campaign on issues close to our readers’ hearts.

You will be part of the five-strong business and money desks team, and will have responsibility for writing personal finance news, explainers, features and interviews with daily filing deadlines.

While some personal finance reporting is preferred, if you have an interest and a thirst to pitch creative ideas and a willingness to get involved in new types of content including podcasts, video and social media packages, then we are happy to train you in the world of money.

This is a great opportunity for a junior reporter to make a move up the ladder and join a thriving publishing operation at an exciting time in its development.  

About us 

At 10 years old, i is Britain's youngest national newspaper and website. We publish reporting, opinion and in-depth features for an intelligent audience. Growing in influence and profitable, in 2020 i was named Britain’s most trusted national news brand (PAMCo), Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). i now has an opportunity to grow again with investment in our original journalism under new owners - so we are looking to recruit to our ambitious editorial team. 

Main Responsibilities

Pitch and write news stories daily. 
Think of innovative ways to go beyond straight news reports, while still filing stories to strict deadlines.
Ability to cover news events effectively for digital and print formats. Write quickly and accurately. 
Write across personal finance beats; broad experience preferred but there will also be opportunities to learn new patches.
Good knowledge of media law and the Editors’ Code of Practice.
Commitment to i's editorial standards of impartial and incisive coverage. Appreciation for i’s audience and tone, and how to write stories that will appeal to our readers. 
Work with the audience team (including analysts, SEO, social, newsletter and app editors) to ensure that your stories are optimised to reach the widest readership. 
Package your stories with pictures, inline links and video where necessary to create compelling digital storytelling. 
 

Person Specification

Experience working in a digital breaking news environment.
A hunger to report on the world of personal finance, bringing it to life for our readers.
An enquiring and creative mind to go beyond the headlines. 
Able to file clean, accurate copy working to demanding deadlines.
Experience of working in a cross-platform environment desirable.
Confident with CMS and digital production.
Strong team player who is happy work collaboratively with others.
Excellent standards of written English. 
NCTJ (or similar) standard qualification.
Effective and calm under pressure. 
 

Task

With your application, please include three story pitches you would want to cover in this role.

About dmg::media

dmg media’s brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 11m people daily in the UK.* Globally, our brands reach 180m unique browsers every month.** In March 2021, the business acquired the world’s leading science title, New Scientist.  

dmg media’s newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to their readers.

*PAMCo 1 2020  ** Omniture April 2021

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Company

dmg media’s brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Together, the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 24million people daily. In March 2021, the business acquired the world’s leading science title, New Scientist.

Our newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to our readers. 

Company info
Location
Northcliffe House
2 Derry Street
London
W8 5TT
United Kingdom

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