Dewberry Redpoint, Junior Reporter

Catering & Hospitality Industry

We are looking to strengthen our editorial team with a junior reporter to help publishing and events company Dewberry Redpoint produce its portfolio of magazines, websites and newsletters.

Ideally, you are already a reporter with experience, but we will happily consider exceptional new graduates with internship/work experience.

You will be joining a small team with the opportunity to get experience across a range of journalistic work. The most important requirements are bucket-loads of enthusiasm, sharp writing skills, a nose for a good story and a sense of initiative.

Key responsibilities:

• Source and write daily news stories for our catering and hospitality industry websites to tight turnaround times
• Use multi-media skills to promote news stories through Twitter and Instagram
• Attend press conferences, cover industry events
• Interview leading industry figures and build relationships with key business partners
• Generate ideas for web and magazine content
• Record podcasts and videos

Experience / education:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally journalism training with shorthand
• English and Maths to a minimum of GCSE level.

This is a full time, contracted position carrying an annual salary of £18,000.

Dewberry Redpoint is a dedicated catering and hospitality publishing company with a stable of B2B and contract magazines and websites. For a flavour of what we do visit costsectorcatering.co.uk.

Please send your CV and covering letter to David Foad, Group Editor, by completing the application form below.