Money Reporter – The Times and The Sunday Times (London)

The Times and The Sunday Times are looking for a reporter specialising in investment to join the personal finance desk.

The successful candidate will deliver news and analysis for the Money pages and for all sections of the papers across print and digital. You will have extensive experience in writing about all aspects of investing and be full of ideas as to how to make investing interesting and colourful to a mainstream audience.

You must have brilliant ideas, a passion for data and be able to write hard news, colourful features and in-depth analysis. You should have worked on a personal finance or business desk in a newsroom or at a trade publication.

Apply with a covering letter and your CV by June 9.

Responsibilities

Consistently deliver accurate, engaging copy to strict deadlines
Cover major personal finance stories across a broad range of areas, and specifically covering the investment beat
Pitch agenda-setting exclusive story ideas to the Money editor
Work with the Money team on big projects, campaigns and interviews
Build and maintain excellent contacts in personal finance and investments
Use social networking and other digital platforms for content generation and to promote Times and Sunday Times content
Write across all sections and platforms seamlessly
Work collaboratively with other sections across the paper, particularly digital and graphics, to ensure the best presentation of stories on our digital platforms

Skills and experience

Experience writing for a national newspaper, news website or trade publication
Demonstrable expertise in personal finance and investment
Keen attention to detail and meticulous fact-checking
Good understanding of audience data and SEO techniques to maximise search results
Able to use social media platforms to engage current and new audiences for
The Times and The Sunday Times
Able to work autonomously and to strict deadlines
Excellent presentation skills and able to communicate succinctly and effectively
Unflappable and reliable under pressure
A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.