The Grocer – the multi-award-winning media brand for the UK’s £180bn food and drink industry – is looking for a deputy news editor who can scoop the competition (including the nationals) and write compellingly and authoritatively about all aspects of the hugely important, political and high-profile food and drink market.
Working on the main news desk, you’ll be covering business and trade news from the leading supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, wholesalers, as well as online retailers, delis, food to go, butchers, bakers, off licences, chocolatiers, food markets etc.
And the role offers enormous variety, with topics covered including consumer trends, pricing and promotions, online shopping, the economy, property & planning, supply chain, health and obesity, food safety, innovation, branding/advertising/marketing, financial performance, key people moves, sustainability, and more.
You’ll also get to sample plenty of tasty (and not so tasty) food and drink.
But the emphasis really is on landing great stories, and providing comment, blogs, analysis, features and reports on the market, as well as profiles of important industry figures.
In this role, you’ll have responsibility for managing and mentoring reporters and for editing copy. So a strong track record in trade/business news journalism is essential. You’ll also need to be ambitious, hard working and fast. And must have the personality, curiosity and intelligence to develop and work senior-level contacts. Finally, we’re looking for a journalist with multi-media skills, as you’ll be expected to file stories for the web, and be able to use social media and other tools to maintain our award-winning and growing multi-media presence.
The Grocer is the UK’s biggest, most interesting and most high-profile business media publication, the bible of the fmcg market, and the flagship title of the highly successful William Reed group, a family-owned publishing, events and market research business, whose interests include operations in the UK, France and the US. We’re based in newly refurbished offices near Gatwick, with its fast connections to London, Brighton and the world (recent trips have included Italy, Thailand, Ireland, Singapore).
A multi-award winning brand, The Grocer sets incredibly high standards, and is a fantastic breeding ground for talent and great journalism. It’s a high pressure environment, with daily and weekly deadlines, but for the right candidate, it offers huge job satisfaction, a strong career path, a competitive salary, as well as company benefits comprising:
A contributory pension scheme
Life Assurance
25 days’ holiday
Discounted gym membership
Free car parking
Season ticket loan (on successful completion of probationary period)
We can also offer the right candidate flexible remote-working options.
How to apply
To apply please email Samantha.Cloke@wrbm.com