Writer / Reporter

Title: Writer/ Reporter

Location: Chipping Campden

Contract: Permanent Position

Salary: £26,000 – £33,600per year

Duties and Responsibilities:

To maximise the use of our content in communicating and promoting our activities to members and to other businesses and organisations in the food and drink supply chain. More specifically, to provide exemplary written copy – appropriate for our target audiences and reflective of our brand values – for a wide range of electronic, print and audio-visual based communications channels.

Qualifications and Competencies:

A degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant science or technology with 3-5 years experience in delivering written copy based on scientific or technical topics and issues. Alternatively a degree (or equivalent) in journalism or communications with subsequent experience in and demonstrable understanding of relevant science / technology. In either case, a broad appreciation of the issues facing the food and drink sector would be an advantage.
High level English writing skills with evidence of a proactive and highly creative, analytical and inquisitive nature as well as a talent for shaping complex messages for a variety of audiences
Equally interested in the communication of technical information and the promotion of business-to-business marketing messages
Ability to research, gather and synthesize background information to produce well-rounded copy in a style appropriate to the publication / communication channel and its audience – with evidence (e.g. a portfolio of work) of having done so
A sound appreciation of what makes effective written content for digital channels
A good understanding of the way in which the trade press works (and, increasingly, its digital,
multimedia and social media outputs)
A good all-round communicator, able to interview / engage with specialists and non-specialists alike, to create, source, adapt and polish purposeful copy
Deadline-driven, well-organised, focused, self-disciplined and pragmatic, with the ability to prioritise workload and recognise when detail really matters
Happy to receive and learn from feedback on written output, and to work as part of a wider team, as we strive to consistently strike the right voice and tone in our written communications
Can-do, enthusiastic, collaborative and friendly attitude with a strong desire to improve own skills base and find improved ways of working for the benefit of the businessOther benefits: Include subsidised restaurant on site, and the use of a subsidised on-site day nursery facility for pre-school children.

If you are interested in this position please forward your CV to vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Cordant People who are operating as an employment agency, as an equal opportunities employer Cordant People welcomes applications from all sections of the community.