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William Reed Business Media

Location: ChicagoIL 60606 Document ID: A9401-3U5P Posted on: 2015-10-0510/05/2015 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
Minimum Education: Not Specified2015-11-04
 

Correspondent – Industry Verticals

Correspondent – Industry Verticals

From retail to hospitality, manufacturing to grocery, William Reed Business Media (WRBM), based in the UK, has been providing market-leading business information to the food and drinks sector for over 150 years.

Five generations later, the Reed family still runs the company, overseeing a steadily expanding international portfolio of magazines, websites, exhibitions, conferences and events.  

William Reed Business Media Inc., the US subsidiary of the B2B publisher WRBM Group is the market leader in business and scientific news dedicated to the Food, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical industries and is currently looking for a Correspondent to join the team based in Chicago, Illinois.

Purpose of Role: To champion the growth of our industry vertical brands ConfectionaryNews and BakeryAndSnacks with a key focus on editorial development for the North American markets by:

  • Building strategies and implementing action plans aiming at delivering superior content, specifically targeted for local readerships.
  • Exploring, identifying and recommending brand development opportunities (new content formats, scopes and dissemination modes, brand extensions) suiting the North American markets to upper management, and any other activities relevant to the growth of our brands.

Defining and being responsible for the quality of the editorial output in full respect of the established editorial policy and guidelines, and complying with the local legal imperatives.

Key responsibilities & tasks:

  • Working towards a story count of two and occasionally three articles a day, with strict daily deadlines
  • Will be required to deliver broadcast quality video off the back of industry events and one-on-one interviews
  • Will be required to generate at least 30% of copy from own leads and off-diary stories
  • Will be required to deliver high standard copy on industry trends, business, packaging, formulation and R&D
  • Nurture relationships with relevant industry associations, and attend related events
  • Will be required to attend trade shows and conferences throughout the Americas, occasionally further afield
  • Flexibility to also work across other related titles as needed, included FoodNavigator-USA, BeverageDaily and DairyReporter

Key skills and qualifications required for role:

  • Journalism qualification with a flair for technical/scientific content, or relevant technical experience with demonstrable writing ability
  • Ability to meet daily publishing deadlines
  • Ability to identify leads, deliver breaking news and off-diary content
  • Experience in breaking news in text articles, video, podcast reports or use social media
  • Good prioritising and organising skills

Company benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Medical insurance – 100% paid by the company
  • Dental and vision insurance – 100% paid by the company
  • 401(k) scheme – up to 4% matched by the company
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Employee Assistance Program

To apply for this rewarding role, please send your CV and cover letter to Samantha.cloke@wrbm.com

     
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