Freelance Digital Reporter
Budget: £10 – £15 GBP
Freelance Digital Reporter - Geographical and DIVE Magazine
Job Description
Geographical is one of the UK’s oldest environmental publications, with both print and digital assets. DIVE Magazine is one of the world's largest scuba diving media titles. We are looking for journalists who can help us take the next step within our digital team for both titles, assisting us with increased output, content creation, and delivery. We are looking for a part-time digital reporter to work 2-3 days per week on both news and feature content.
This position promises to be challenging yet exciting and is focused on in-depth research in the environment, nature and current affairs, and writing articles and website content while working with an experienced digital team. You will learn website and social SEO techniques while writing bylined articles.
You will be working alongside our digital team, who will provide training and guidance as needed.
Day to day you will:
Produce first-class digital content for readers around the world
Shift between breaking news stories and feature writing over the course of the day.
Interest in current affairs, politics, travel, geography preferred
Turn around stories quickly and accurately; mindful of legal issues.
Independently build contacts and monitor relevant topics to maintain a steady flow of original news stories.
Write in the style of Geographical and DIVE
Interview people in a range of different circumstances.
Upload stories to the website using Wordpress
Sourcing photos from stock libraries and other relevant contacts
What we’re looking for from you:
Experience of working in digital news reporting and feature writing
An awareness of SEO, social audiences and an understanding of how to rank features on Google/Google news
A passion for news and current affairs around the world
Experience working with Wordpress preferred
Ability to work remotely and independently
Available to work 2-3 days per week
Job Description
Geographical is one of the UK’s oldest environmental publications, with both print and digital assets. DIVE Magazine is one of the world's largest scuba diving media titles. We are looking for journalists who can help us take the next step within our digital team for both titles, assisting us with increased output, content creation, and delivery. We are looking for a part-time digital reporter to work 2-3 days per week on both news and feature content.
This position promises to be challenging yet exciting and is focused on in-depth research in the environment, nature and current affairs, and writing articles and website content while working with an experienced digital team. You will learn website and social SEO techniques while writing bylined articles.
You will be working alongside our digital team, who will provide training and guidance as needed.
Day to day you will:
Produce first-class digital content for readers around the world
Shift between breaking news stories and feature writing over the course of the day.
Interest in current affairs, politics, travel, geography preferred
Turn around stories quickly and accurately; mindful of legal issues.
Independently build contacts and monitor relevant topics to maintain a steady flow of original news stories.
Write in the style of Geographical and DIVE
Interview people in a range of different circumstances.
Upload stories to the website using Wordpress
Sourcing photos from stock libraries and other relevant contacts
What we’re looking for from you:
Experience of working in digital news reporting and feature writing
An awareness of SEO, social audiences and an understanding of how to rank features on Google/Google news
A passion for news and current affairs around the world
Experience working with Wordpress preferred
Ability to work remotely and independently
Available to work 2-3 days per week