Environment News Reporter

New Scientist Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

New Scientist is looking for an experienced Environment News Reporter to cover significant developments in climate change and environmental science. This hybrid position, offering a 10-month fixed-term contract, requires a candidate who excels in creating engaging news stories and insights for a diverse audience.

Benefits

24 days holiday over the 10-month contract

Access to private healthcare scheme

Company pension scheme

Death in service cover

Mental health and legal advice assistance

Subsidised canteen

Onsite gym

Onsite nurse and GP clinics

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in relevant reporting.
• Passionate interest in science and climate change.
• Ability to explain scientific detail to a general audience.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and write high-quality news stories and analysis.
• Stay up to date on developments in climate and environmental science.
• Find exclusive news stories and report on conferences.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Storytelling

Collaboration

Communication

Creativity

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Job description

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Environment News Reporter, New Scientist

Workplace type: Hybrid 3 days per week in office

Contract: 10-month FTC (Maternity Cover)

Job Introduction

New Scientist is seeking an experienced newsreporter to cover the latest developments in climate change and environmental science as part of the London news team. We are particularly looking for journalists that equally comfortable writing about an academic paper as they are covering climate policy announcements – and helping readers to understand the gaps between policy and science.

You will pitch and write high-quality news stories and analysis pieces for the magazine, website, Earth Edition newsletter, and podcast, as well as writing in-depth features and working with other areas of the business, such as events, when required.

The winning candidate will be a reporter with experience in writing must-read stories. The position will begin in November 2025 as a 10-month maternity cover, and is a hybrid working role, with three days a week in our London office. We are happy to consider applications for part-time working.

Main Responsibilities

• Stay on top of the latest developments in your field
• Find exclusive, world-beating news stories
• Develop contacts and report on conferences
• Pitch stories to the news editors
• Consistently produce high-quality stories for the magazine, website, podcast and other platforms, such as newsletters
• Contribute to other areas of the magazine such as features, comment and culture

Person Specification

We are looking for an experienced science journalist who has previously worked on a news desk at a national or international publication. This is not an entry level role but would suit someone who already knows how to break stories and is looking for a position that allows them to do expert, in-depth journalism.

Essential knowledge and experience

• At least three years' experience in relevant reporting on life and/or environmental science
• A passionate interest in science and climate change
• The ability to write clearly for a general interest audience while delving into relevant scientific detail with rigour

Desirable knowledge and experience

• A degree in a STEM subject
• The ability to write clearly for a general interest audience while delving into relevant scientific detail with rigour
• A good understanding of media law

Key skills and behaviours

• Excellent writing skills
• Enjoys coming up with new ideas
• Appreciates the art of storytelling and crafting a narrative
• Holds themselves and their work to high standards
• Collaborative and communicative, enjoys working with a team
• Willingness to learn, and the ability to learn by doing

To apply, please send us a one-page CV and three examples of your reporting. Please put all articles in the same file as your CV or provide links to them online.

CLOSING DATE: 4th August 2025

Package Description

• 24 days holiday over the 10-month contract
• Access to private healthcare scheme (Bupa) with the option to add your dependents through a monthly salary deduction.
• Automatic enrolled onto our New Scientist Pension scheme at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution and 4% Company contribution.
• Immediate death in service cover of 4x your basic salary
• Free mental health, legal and financial advice and assistance at any time for you and your family with our Employee Assistance Programme withCIC.
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite gym
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics

New Scientist is a magazine brand for the insatiably curious, asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. From artificial intelligence to climate change, the latest innovations in health to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist covers the ideas and discoveries that matter.

Since our publication was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”, it has expanded to include newsletters, videos, podcasts, courses and live events. Our headquarters are in London, UK, and we also have staff in the US and Australia.

New Scientist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications to New Scientist will receive due consideration regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category

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