Business: emap
Base Location: Fleet Street
Brand: Drapers
Employment Type: Full time, Permanent (Hybrid - 2 days in the office)
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 DOE
Drapers aims to help those working in fashion retail make better business decisions through exclusive news, analysis, commentary, and in-depth research. Now in its 135th year, it is the UK’s market leading #B2B publication for the #fashion industry, with unparalleled authority in the sector.
As news editor you will have excellent relationships with key contacts that you use to regularly break exclusive news stories. You will have experience of setting the news agenda, leading a team of reporters to source and write agenda-setting, exclusive industry news, and following it up with in-depth analysis.
#Drapers offers a growing portfolio of virtual and face-to-face conferences, awards, and smaller bespoke networking events, and you will be required to help develop these and, at times, to chair them. As a senior member of the team, you will also be expected to act as a brand ambassador at external events.
Key responsibilities:
* Set news strategy through wide knowledge of industry and key contacts
* Regularly break agenda-setting, exclusive industry news
* Line manage a team of reporters, identifying development areas and carrying out appraisals
* Ensure important breaking news stories are followed up quickly with an analysis of what it means for the Drapers audien...