Security Correspondent

The i Paper; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday

Pension plan

Discounts on shopping

Onsite gym

Job summary

A leading national newspaper is seeking a Security Correspondent to lead coverage on security threats facing the UK. This role involves producing exclusive, insightful journalism and collaborating with a team on impactful reporting. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in security reporting and a strong network within the intelligence community. This position offers a variety of benefits, including a comprehensive holiday package and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Significant experience reporting on security, defence, and intelligence issues.
• Proven track record of breaking exclusives and delivering high-quality analysis.
• Active contacts book in relevant sectors.
• Deep understanding of the UK and global security landscapes, and how they are evolving.
• Ability to use open-source reporting techniques effectively.
• Clear, authoritative writing style with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and with flair.

Responsibilities

• Lead coverage of the security threats facing the UK.
• Set the agenda through exclusives and high-impact reporting.
• Collaborate with colleagues on high-impact reporting.
• Use open-source intelligence (OSINT) and commercially available data to support reporting.
• Work with visual, data and multi-platform storytelling teams to explore new formats.
• Act as an expert voice on audio and visual channels, including broadcast media.
• Work closely with commissioning editors to shape coverage priorities.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom on high-impact reporting.
• Respond quickly and authoritatively to breaking news when required.
• Enjoy contributing across formats, including digital, video, newsletters and social platforms.

Skills

Security reporting

Intelligence analysis

Investigative journalism

Clear writing style

Open-source reporting

Job description

The i Paper is appointing an authoritative Security Correspondent to lead and expand our coverage on security and the world of intelligence.

This is an outstanding opportunity to take up a pivotal role at a title with momentum, ambition and a clear subscriber strategy.

You will set the agenda with intelligent, insightful and exclusive journalism about the security threats facing the UK, and their wider policy and geopolitical implications.

You will combine a sharp contacts book with open-source reporting and deep subject expertise to produce journalism that is a must-read for our audience.

We are looking for a correspondent who can develop investigations, break significant stories, and be a leading voice on UK and global security.

The position is central to our publishing, and highly valued by our audience and editors in the newsroom.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead coverage of the security and defence threats facing the UK and its allies
• Set the agenda through exclusives, investigations and high-impact reporting
• Analyse the policy, intelligence and geopolitical implications of these threats
• Use open-source intelligence (OSINT) and commercially available data to support reporting
• Work with visual, data and multi-platform storytelling teams to explore new formats
• Act as an expert voice on audio and visual channels, including broadcast media
• Work closely with commissioning editors to shape coverage priorities
• Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom on high-impact reporting
• Respond quickly and authoritatively to breaking news when required
• Enjoy contributing across formats, including digital, video, newsletters and social platforms

About you:

• Significant experience reporting on security, defence, and intelligence issues
• Proven track record of breaking exclusives and delivering high-quality analysis
• Strong and active contacts book in relevant sectors, with the drive to build it further
• Deep understanding of the UK and global security landscapes, and how they are evolving
• Ability to use open-source reporting techniques effectively
• Clear, authoritative writing style with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and with flair
• Creative, curious and keen to develop new ways of storytelling
• Strong editorial judgement and news instinct
• Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced newsroom
• Ambitious, rigorous and committed to editorial excellence

Package Description

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)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

THE I PAPER

The i Paper is the only national newspaper that's never supported a political party and it reaches more than [9.2] million readers each month in print and online.

It is committed to delivering accurate, impartial news and intelligent debate, trusting readers to make up their own minds. It is the winner of 2024 UK Newspaper of the Year and is rapidly growing its digital subscriptions base, recently hitting [70k] total subscriptions.

www.theipaper.com

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.

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