Description:
The successful candidate will write, commission and edit book reviews across a wide range of subjects and pitch imaginative ideas for literary news stories and features. As well as having broad and promiscuous reading habits, they will be a digital whizz and provide administrative support to the literary team. A flair for writing and an independent mind are essential.
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised journalist with a keen interest to see their name in print and pixels.
Apply with a covering letter and your CV by July 21.
Responsibilities
- Support the literary team in producing the books section in print and online
- Manage the department’s social media and promote books content to boost the section’s digital impact
- Organise the flow of books in and out of the paper, overseeing books being sent to reviewers and liaising with publishers
- Write, commission and edit book reviews and features across a range of subjects
- Help produce and write our weekly books newsletter. Zippy ideas, sense of fun important
- Pitch stories for the Culture section and write on literary matters elsewhere in print and digital
- Work collaboratively with other sections across the paper
- Provide administrative support to the literary team
Skills and experience
- Good literary knowledge and breadth of reading across many non-fiction subjects
- A flair for lively writing. Wit especially welcome
- Experience at a national newspaper is valuable but not essential; however, a commitment to journalism should be demonstrated
- Unflappable under pressure and delivers work at a consistently high standard
- Keen attention to detail and meticulous fact-checking
- Excellent communication skills, can communicate effectively with all levels of seniority across the paper and with external industry contacts
- Displays an enthusiastic, can-do, flexible attitude, especially when facing challenges
- Works hard, is punctual and is prepared to put in extra time and effort where necessary