Job Description

About The Role

We are looking for an energetic, well-organised and well-connected interviews co-ordinator who brims with ideas for great interviews and has the know-how, contacts and determination to pursue and deliver them.

The candidate will have the determination and tenacity required to secure subjects for some of the most high-profile articles the Telegraph publishes and will work with the Head of Interviews and desks across the newsroom to identify opportunities for both reactive news feature interviews, as well as standout celebrity interviews that are guaranteed to grab the readers’ attention.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying fascinating interview subjects across a range of subjects, from showbiz to news and politics.
• Securing interviews with those subjects through compelling interview bids for both quick turnarounds and, in the case of celebrities, long-term planning to secure essential exclusives
• Liaising with the Head of Interviews and key commissioners on desks across the newsroom notably Culture and Lifestyle - to coordinate interview planning and publishing.

Key Skills

• Essential: Highly organised and good at operating under pressure in a fast-moving, reactive environment.
• Essential: Highly motivated and tenacious, fired by the competitive determination to beat our rivals and secure the best interviews.
• Essential: An impressive contacts book and experience of liaising with PRs and celebrities both in Britain and America on behalf of news organisations
• Essential: Expertise in writing interview bids and shaping long-term campaigns to secure interviews.
• Essential: Outgoing, confident and a team player. Happy to forge relationships and work with desks across the newsroom
• Desirable: Experience in securing social collaborations to help publicise exclusive interviews.

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.