Job Description

About The Role

The principal responsibility of the late reporter is to help the desk maintain around-the-clock coverage of the day’s biggest stories by running our business live blog from the afternoon onwards and covering late breaking stories beyond GMT office hours. You will also help to update the business team’s output when stories develop.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking over the running of business live blogs from 3pm onwards
• Monitoring news wires and websites for breaking business and economics stories
• Liaising with the rest of the business desk and the US team in Washington to ensure breaking stories are properly covered
• Writing breaking stories precisely and at speed, covering a wide range of topics
• Curating the business page of the website and helping to upload and edit late online stories
• Liaising with night staff from other departments on breaking stories in discussion with the business night news editor and the group business editors
• Filling in overnight elements of the daily Business Briefing email newsletter
• Producing an overnight report to aid the whole Business desk's knowledge of changes to later print editions and online
• This role involves working 3pm-midnight Monday-Thursday and 12.30pm-9.30pm Friday at the Telegraph's London office.

Key Skills

• Experience in an editorial role, preferably in a business-focused environment
• Strong digital skills and ability to use desktop publishing systems
• Ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously and with a cool head
• Adept at working in high-pressure environment and producing high quality copy to tight deadlines
• Knowledge of digital publishing and SEO
• Previous experience of editing others’ copy would be advantageous

Our benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.