News Reporter (maternity cover) Brand: Drapers Salary: £27,000+ Benefits in London

Drapers helps those working in fashion retail make better business decisions through exclusive news, analysis, commentary, and in-depth research. Now in its 139th year, it is the UK’s market leading B2B publication for the fashion industry, with unparalleled authority in the sector.

As news reporter you will have experience of daily business reporting, including generating exclusive news stories through your network of contacts. You will have strong news judgement and the ability to work accurately at speed. You will also feel comfortable delving through company financials, interviewing CEOs, and writing in-depth analysis.

As well as writing exclusive news stories, you will have the opportunity to contribute creative ideas to the wider Drapers brand, including writing features and comment pieces. Drapers offers a growing portfolio of conferences, awards, and smaller bespoke networking events, and you will be required to contribute, when required, by suggesting speakers and judges, and covering conference sessions. You will also be expected to act as a brand ambassador at external events.

• Breaking exclusive news stories ahead of our competitors, ensuring they are well researched and written, follow the Drapers house style and are legally sound.
• Building wide knowledge of the fashion retail industry and key contacts.
• Following up important breaking news stories quickly with an analysis of what it means for the Drapers audience.
• Pitching and writing longer-term, in-depth investigations.
• Ensure news is shared on all social media channels and work with news editor and digital editor to drive traffic to Drapers website.
• Contribute creative ideas to the wider Drapers brand, including writing features and comment pieces.
• Contribute content to the digital schedule on a weekly basis.
• When required, work with the conference and events team to put together agenda-setting programmes, suggesting speakers for events.
• Attend fashion trade shows both in the UK and internationally on a seasonal basis.
• Attend industry networking events both in and outside of working hours when applicable.
• Contribute to the Drapers daily newsletter, which requires an early start and finish at least once a week.

• NCTJ qualification, or equivalent journalism training or experience.
• Minimum of one year’s news reporting experience preferred.
• Experience of breaking exclusive off-diary news stories preferred.

• Strategic planning.
• Exceptional written English.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative and creative approach to working.
• Ability to work efficiently across different functions of the business.
• A curious nature with a strong attention to detail.

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 specialised programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy.

• 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.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Retail discount vouchers.
• Rail season ticket loans.
• Pension scheme.
• One paid volunteer day per year.
• Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations.
• Work from home during August.
• Income protection and more.

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.

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.

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.