The Restaurant, Pub and Hotel sectors in the UK are worth £61.2bn and represent over 171,000 outlets nationwide. It is a fast paced, exciting and growing industry that is constantly evolving to deliver new trends, push boundaries and ensure amazing customer experiences.
Since its launch in 2008 BigHospitality has rapidly become a daily must-visit for members of the UK’s hospitality industry. Our website and daily newsletters are read by restaurant owners, hoteliers and publicans eager to catch up on the latest news from the industry and gain business advice and inspiration to improve their businesses.
Due to a team re-structure we are now looking for a multimedia editor who can manage our award-winning multi-media content and push it to the next level. The role will also entail management of our social media platforms as well as some news writing and contribution to written features.
The successful candidate will have experience working online and have a passion for providing innovative content for a growing audience of highly-engaged users. You’ll be confident both in-front of and behind the camera and be able to produce and edit videos, compile photo galleries, create infographics and write news for the website while building contacts within the hospitality industry.
Experience working in B2B and knowledge of the issues affecting those working in the hospitality industry, is preferable but not essential.
Key skills needed:
Journalism qualification (Ideally NCTJ or BJTC trained).
Video production and editing (Use of Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere preferable) .
Experience of using social networks and managing and developing communities.
An understanding of SEO.
Confidence to build contacts within the industry.
Good organisation.
Part of William Reed Business Media, BigHospitality sits in the same division as Restaurant magazine, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, M&C Report and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, giving us access to the some of the greatest knowledge and biggest events within the sector.
The multimedia editor is a busy role, but will give the right candidate the chance to make their mark and in return for your enthusiasm and hard work we can promise you great development opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits within a friendly and creative working environment at our offices in Crawley, West Sussex.
Benefits include:
A contributory pension scheme
Life Assurance
25 days’ holiday
Discounted gym membership
Free car parking
Free shuttle service from Three Bridges station
How to apply
To apply please send your CV and covering letter to Samantha.Cloke@wrbm.com