Reporter, Accountancy Age

Informa TechTarget is seeking an ambitious journalist to work as part of the Accountancy Age team in the UK reporting to the editor of Accountancy Age. The role involves producing news analysis feature and multimedia content for an audience of UK and European accounting and finance professionals.

Candidates should have experience covering a business-oriented beat writing and editing content and executing on strategic editorial plans. The ideal candidate has knowledge of the issues facing business finance and/or accounting professionals in their daily work. All candidates must be comfortable learning about new concepts and writing for a business audience.

The role would suit a journalist with a year or two of reporting experience or a recent graduate journalist with evidence of completing internships / work experience at business titles.

Essential job functions:

• Writing articles conducting interviews reporting on accountancy and finance issues across UK and Europe;
• Reporting/writing trend stories features news analysis photo stories and other content;
• Developing and maintaining industry professionals and experts as sources contributors or partners;
• Writing content working with external contributors and occasionally editing copy;
• Collaborating effectively with other editorial and operations teams;
• Leveraging social media and online communities for content ideas and site visibility;
• Covering relevant UK and international conferences and events;
• Working with UK and US editorial teams to develop and execute on content strategies;
• Using content management systems online reporting tools and other production systems;
• Learning and leveraging search engine and AI optimisation techniques in all content produced.

Knowledge skills and abilities desired:

• Experience of reporting and editing preferably covering the accounting/finance profession or general business issues;
• A recognised journalism qualification such as NCTJ or university journalism graduate or postgraduate degree;
• Strong organisational and management skills able to manage multiple projects prioritise workload and hit deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills able to work effectively with an extended editorial team based in the UK and US;
• Experience with online production systems and reporting systems experience with multimedia (video audio photo) and experience with social media platforms;
• Knowledge of the basic fundamentals and ethics of news writing and editing; able to produce clear concise copy.

About Accountancy Age

Published since 1969 Accountancy Age is one of the best-known media brands among finance and accounting professionals in the UK. Recently acquired by Informa TechTarget we are looking for a reporter to help build the brand engage its target audience and develop its position as a multimedia digital publication. You will contribute to the editorial strategy and priorities ensure that Accountancy Age has its finger on the pulse of the latest news affecting finance and accounting leaders and provide the essential analysis that those influential readers require.

Qualifications :

Candidates should have experience covering a business-oriented beat writing and editing content and executing on strategic editorial plans. The ideal candidate has knowledge of the issues facing business finance and/or accounting professionals in their daily work. All candidates must be comfortable learning about new concepts and writing for a business audience.

The role would suit a journalist with a year or two of reporting experience or a recent graduate journalist with evidence of completing internships / work experience at business titles.

Additional Information :

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at an Informa event you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

TechTarget Inc. doing business as Informa TechTarget including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race colour sex (including pregnancy) age national origin or ancestry ethnicity religion creed sexual orientation gender identity or expression status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring training promotion discipline compensation benefits and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and or in the advertised position please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended by the ADA Amendments Act and all applicable federal state or local law.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days after two years plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time