Reporter

emap; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and driven reporter to join their dynamic news team. This exciting role offers the chance to cover the UK's architectural community, tackling significant issues such as climate change and housing. You'll be at the forefront of journalism, producing high-quality stories that set the news agenda while collaborating with talented colleagues. Enjoy a hybrid working model, continuous learning opportunities, and a supportive environment that values your professional growth. If you're eager to make a difference in the media landscape, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health plan

Life assurance

Private virtual GP access

Discounted gym memberships

Rail season ticket loans

Continuous learning & development opportunities

In-house Excellence Awards

Work from home during August

Celebration Day

Qualifications

• Proven track record in journalism with a focus on news reporting.
• Strong ability to write concise and accurate news stories.
• Experience in the built environment or construction sectors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cover a wide range of topics including architecture and housing.
• Attend events to gather news and build industry contacts.
• Write news features, profiles, and analysis pieces for print and online.

Skills

NCTJ qualification or equivalent experience

News writing

Media law knowledge

Social media promotion

Team collaboration

Education

Journalism degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

emap City Of London, England, United Kingdom

emap City Of London, England, United Kingdom

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• Brand: The Architects’ Journal
• Base Location: Fleet Street/Hybrid ( 3 days from home, 2 days in the office)
• Employment Type: Full time, Permanent

The Architects’ Journal (AJ) is the leading professional publication for the UK’s architectural community – and has been uncovering the most important industry stories for 130 years.

Our award-winning, campaigning title is leading industry change through both its print and digital platforms.

We now have an opportunity for a self-motivated, story-hungry, tech-savvy reporter to join our news team. We can offer the opportunity to make a real difference – covering one of the UK’s most inspiring and creative professions.

The AJ sets the agenda in architecture: looking at new ways of practising, how architects can help tackle the climate crisis and their important role in delivering better housing. We source exclusive news and political opinion through to competitions and tender opportunities, detailed technical information and in-depth building studies.

The ideal candidate will be an ambitious journalist with an emerging track record as a reporter. Ideally, you will have knowledge of the architecture or housing sectors. What’s essential, however, is that you are a proven story-getter.

The role will also include news feature writing – such as analysis pieces, profiles and interviews – for both print and online.

The role involves being a team player and covering a wide range of topics in-depth – from procurement scandals, to business, climate change and political news, to who will design the next generation of new towns.

Working closely with the news editor and chief reporter, the full-time role will require a willingness to attend and report on events and a desire to swiftly understand what architects need to do their job better and how they win work.

The job will be based at emap’s central London office just off Fleet Street (usually x2 days in the office and x3 days from home.)

Experience of architecture and the built environment is not essential, though an interest in the subject is.

Requirements

• A driven, pro-active, news-hungry NCTJ-qualified journalist [or have equivalent experience]
• The desire to uncover the biggest stories and set the news agenda
• A stickler for accuracy, and the ability to write concise, accurate news stories on tight deadlines
• A solid understanding of media law
• A personable and confident individual eager to get out of the office and make good senior-level contacts at industry events and parties
• Willingness to learn, be flexible and work across different platforms
• Ability to gather news and promote stories on social media
• Team player and good communicator, with a passion for original journalism and campaigns that make a difference
• An interest in architecture and the built environment and its social, political and economic drivers

Skills and experience

Required

• A track record of producing high quality copy and delivering exclusive stories
• Interest in construction and the built environment and/or UK business news
• Ability to multitask and work independently and as part of a team
• At least two years’ newsroom experience
• Knowledge of construction / the built environment / the UK business sector
• Ability to use Excel or similar to analyse data for news stories
• Ability to edit colleagues’ copy as required

What we offer

Learning & Development:

At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees.

Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organizational objectives.

To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy.

Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days. Pro-rata for part-time employees.
• One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day
• Health plan
• Life assurance
• Private virtual GP access
• Seasonal flu jabs available at the office
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects
• Discounted gym memberships
• Rail season ticket loans
• Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations
• Work from home during August
• Income protection and more

Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at www.metropolis.co.uk/privacy.

Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Writing/Editing, and Public Relations

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, Architecture and Planning, and Construction

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