Senior Reporter - WTR

Department: Content Editorial & Research

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Victoria Arnold-Rees

Description

Industry-leading intellectual property platform World Trademark Review (WTR) is on the search for a proactive and assured Senior Reporter to generate high-value content for its senior business and legal audience.

The Senior Reporter will be responsible for developing a network of contacts and writing regular original news and analysis content for a readership of professionals tasked with the creation, management and protection of strong brands.

This is a fantastic role for an independent and motivated journalist who can adapt to a variety of content sets, including long-form articles, opinions, data-driven analysis and breaking news, on a beat which cuts across legal, economic, political and business sectors.

Working as part of a small but highly collaborative international editorial team and reporting to WTR’s Editor, the Senior Reporter role offers an opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and encouraging environment that takes personal and professional growth seriously.

Key Responsibilities

Writing complex and high-value news and analysis for the WTR audience.
Proactively engaging with the market to become a trusted contact for senior industry figures, developing a strong network of sources to help develop credible original content.
Helping to compile and examine industry data to provide analytical insight. Representing the brand and reporting on events, digitally, locally or internationally, in a timely, accurate and balanced way.
Working with the WTR reporter team and other internal stakeholders to contribute to substantial editorial projects.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience in covering a specialist beat
A team-oriented and collaborative outlook
Ability to network and build a contacts book
A strong eye for detail and commitment to quality
Knowledge of, or interest in, the trademark/intellectual property industry

Why LBR?

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees

We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.

We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment:

Eye care
Employee Assistance Programme
A day off for your birthday

After 3 months employment:

Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)

After 4 months employment:

Life assurance

After probation:

Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
£350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
Puregym access
Perks at work platform access

After 1 year service:

Private healthcare

Additional Perks:

Company socials
Access to Employee Affinity Networks
Mentoring scheme
Volunteering Day
Mortgage Advice
Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
Generous parental leave

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.

Key Responsibilities

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Benefits

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