About the Role
Lifestyle Writer
Lifestyle Writer
Position: Full Time/Permanent
Location: The i Paper Headquarters, Derry Street, HSK, London, W8 5HY
About the role
The i Paper is looking for a skilled Lifestyle and Consumer Health Writer to…
Produce smart, original and insightful lifestyle and consumer health content for our digital audience. As part of our growing team, you will conceive, develop and write high-quality content across all areas of lifestyle, with a focus on consumer health, but also covering family, relationships and sex, lifestyle trends, education and more.
You will be full of ideas for both younger and older audiences, have a sharp news instinct informing fresh angles that bounce off the news agenda to enlighten and entertain our digital readership.
You will have an understanding of the needs of multiple platforms and the ability to produce engaging content in different formats (video, newsletters, text).
We’re looking for a team player with lots of ideas and energy who will thrive in a fast-paced environment.
About us
The i Paper has a unique mission: publishing non-partisan reporting and intelligent opinion. With a strong digital subscriber audience and a healthy print circulation, The i Paper has also grown digital reach to 11m users a month. Growing in influence, The i Paper is a recent winner of Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). We pride ourselves on having a dynamic, collegiate work environment that celebrates creativity, innovation and success.
Main Responsibilities
Generate original angles that pivot off the news agenda to help grow our audience online
Produce high-quality, well researched and compelling content that works across all platforms
Have great contacts in publishing, secure interviews and extracts of relevant books; keep on top of new releases, and plan ahead using publication schedules
Monitor podcasts, social media feeds and trends; come up with compelling ways to report on emerging lifestyle and consumer health trends
Maintain ownership of a diary of relevant events and forward plan effectively, identifying opportunities for compelling features
Use audience insight and data to inform ideas and commissioning
Work quickly, creatively and accurately under pressure to deadline
Person Specification
A self-starter bursting with ideas and a track record in developing smart, original journalism that cuts through online
Ability to write sparkling, accurate and engaging copy under pressure
Adept at using data to inspire ideas and commissioning
Strong contacts and demonstrable ability to use them to create impactful journalism
Experience of working in a multiplatform or digital publishing environment
A commitment to The i Paper's editorial standards of impartial and incisive coverage
Experience with digital CMS desirable
Tech Stack
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