Senior Entertainment Reporter

PA Media Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK news agency seeks a dynamic individual for its Entertainment team to create high-quality, multi-media content. The role involves shaping entertainment coverage, monitoring trends, and producing diverse outputs, from news stories to live blogs. Ideal candidates have strong self-management, editorial judgement, and experience with WordPress. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to a leading content production team while enjoying various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Holiday purchase scheme

Annual wellbeing day

Annual volunteering day

Annual eye care vouchers

BUPA Health cash plan

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Onsite gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong self-management and proactive content improvement.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Experience in producing error-free content under pressure.
• Excellent editorial judgement and keen news spotting.
• Understanding of journalism law for accuracy.
• SEO knowledge for engaging audiences.
• Experience working with WordPress for content management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, multi-media content across platforms.
• Shape entertainment coverage and create original content.
• Monitor breaking news and lead news lists.
• Track content performance and audience habits.
• Produce news stories, opinion pieces, and live blogs.

Skills

Self-management skills

Relationship building

Fast content production

Editorial judgement

Journalism law understanding

SEO knowledge

WordPress experience

Education

NCTJ standard qualification

Tools

WordPress

Job description

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About us

PA is the UK's national news agency, supplying 24/7 journalism to every newsroom in the country. With more than 150 years' experience in newsgathering and content creation, we have an unrivaled reputation for being fast, fair, and accurate.

This commitment to excellence was recently recognised at the Media Freedom Awards, where PA Media was crowned National News Media Organisation of the Year, celebrating our dedication to upholding the highest standards of journalism and defending open justice.

PA sits at the heart of the PA Media Group, a diversified portfolio of news and information companies, including a large data division, the picture agency Alamy, and the streaming service StreamAMG. With a focus on transparency and the public's right to know, we are proud to play a vital role in the UK media industry.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where your unique skills, experiences, and perspectives are valued. We understand the importance of work-life balance and actively support agile working where possible. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to our recruitment team, we are here to support you every step of the way.

About the role

We're looking for a dynamic and creative individual to join PA's Entertainment team, working across our Entertainment services to deliver high-quality, multi-media content to our wire and digital subscribers. In this role, you'll play a key part in shaping our entertainment coverage, creating original content, attending events, conducting interviews, and ensuring that we remain at the forefront of breaking news and trends.

You’ll work closely with the team to contribute to our diverse output across digital, wire, video, and social media platforms. You'll monitor breaking news, lead news lists when needed, and track the performance of content to better understand audience habits. Your contributions will range from news stories and opinion pieces to photo galleries and live blogs-all designed to deliver fresh and engaging content for PA's customers.

Your contributions will range from news stories to shorter, breaking news snippets that need to be turned around accurately and with speed.

If you're passionate about entertainment journalism, ready to work in a fast-paced environment, and have a keen eye for news and trends, this is the perfect opportunity to make your mark in a leading content production team.

What you'll need

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• Strong self-management skills with a proactive approach to improving content output
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key individuals and organisations
• Experience in producing fast, clean, and error-free content, even under pressure
• Excellent editorial judgement and a keen eye for spotting stories and opportunities
• A good understanding of journalism law to ensure accuracy and compliance
• A solid understanding of SEO and effective use of social media to engage audiences
• Experience working with WordPress to publish and manage content

Technical Qualifications

• Shorthand proficiency
• NCTJ standard qualification

Desirable Skills

• Experience in breaking news coverage

What we offer

• 25 days holiday
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Annual wellbeing day
• Annual volunteering day
• Annual eye care vouchers
• BUPA Health cash plan
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme