News Reporter

Reports to: News Editor

Who We Are

The Standard is a media owner that provides Culture & News for Londoners everywhere.

Through our story-first digital centric publishing we deliver content across Digital, Audio, Video, Social platforms and are launching a new weekly print product.

We are based in Finsbury Square, London.

About you

You are an experienced, collaborative and results-driven News Reporter capable of working across multiple platforms. You have a successful track record of producing exclusive stories, pictures and video and cover breaking news across digital and print products.

Skills and experience

You will have:

• Considerable experience as a News Reporter working across digital and print platforms.

• Strong contacts to inform exclusive and impactful coverage.

• Ability to work collaboratively and constructively as part of a team through a period of

transformation.

• You have expertise in SEO best practices and their use in digital content.

The team and role purpose

The Newsdesk is at the heart of the Standard with a long-standing reputation for breaking exclusive, agenda[1]setting stories that are followed by national news brands, broadcasters and media around the world.

A Newsdesk Reporter’s role is to help the Standard’s news team produce exclusive, digital first content across all platforms and be first with breaking news.

To build a collaborative team everyone will be expected to be in the office a minimum of four days a week when working week-day daytime shifts. This will apply on a pro-rated basis for those who are part-time.

Successful candidates will be expected to take a flexible approach to working patterns and to be available to work evenings and weekends if required by their departmental rota.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Helping to produce digital first stories, pictures, video and audio content for the Standard across all platforms.

• Ensuring the Evening Standard continues to be first with breaking news.

• Making sure content is delivered in a timely manner, legally safe and compliant form.

• A good understanding of media law and the Editors’ Code of Practice to ensure all content is legally safe and compliant with expected standards.

• Fluent in Flow, Atex and all other relevant systems

• Helping to make sure that all digital content is optimised for search engines, driving organic traffic and improving our visibility in search results.

• Responsibility as part of the team to help ensure that newsroom targets are hit under the guidance of senior executives.

• Working with the standard’s commercial department to ensure editorial is able to support

commercial endeavours.

Expected behaviours

• Continuous improvement – works in a smart, flexible, and focussed way, is curious, open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done.

• Building capability – keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives.

• Quality service – delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse client

needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality.

The Standard Values

Trust

Fair. Honest. Accurate. From our reporting to how we conduct our relationships, trust is in our DNA.

Diversity

We are London – the most diverse city in the world. Our commitment is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our readers.

Innovation

Ideas are our currency. In a city that is always evolving we embrace and drive change across all our

platforms, within our team and as a business.

Collaboration

We’re in this together – as colleagues, stakeholders, and citizens of our great capital. Teamwork is key to our success – inside and outside of the building.

Resilience

Through every one of history’s landmark moments The Standard has responded and delivered. We’re proud to be a news brand with a powerful legacy – and a focus on the future.

Diversity Statement: our commitment to diversity and inclusion

At The Standard our ambition is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our audience. We want to attract those voices previously underrepresented in media, offering a rewarding career and opportunities for all.

Teamwork is key to our success. We want all our people to feel like they belong and that their voices matter.

If you need any assistance or adjustments during the process, please contact us.