Technology Editor
- Haymarket Media Group
- Twickenham, London
- Sep 23, 2022
Full time
Advert / Media / Entertainment
Job Description
Role Summary
A senior news journalist who will Campaign's technology coverage across all platforms - digital, print and live.
You will produce news, analysis and features for both online and print, as well as create content across audio and video, with the primary aim of serving Campaign's audience of logged-in users; be an editorial leader and voice at Campaign events, conferences and awards; initiate and develop concepts for new, live events and products; and support the commercial strategy of Campaign, including hosting sponsored events, while maintaining editorial integrity.
This is a senior news role and will sometimes involve editing colleagues' news stories and covering for the news editor.
The focus of this role is the UK technology sector, although some stories will be of interest to wider audiences, including in the US and Asia. This role has a dual element: to cover tech platforms and hardware companies as brands and to cover the way brands are using the opportunities of technology to communicate with their customers in new and exciting ways. Technology fuels innovation across the advertising and media industries - from transforming how global TV ad campaigns are produced to helping brands reach their audiences in ever more personalised way. The core audiences Campaign needs to meet are digital, media, innovation and performance marketing agencies; technology platforms, from UK-based global players to local operators; and sales houses.
As more than 50% of UK advertising spend is now in digital, there is a significant overlap between the media and technology sectors, the technology editor will work closely with the media editor when it comes to stories about ad-funded technology platforms.
Key responsibilities and accountability
Person specification
Essential
The key skills are the ability to:
• The ability to present and interview on stage, on audio and on video would also be a significant advantage.
• Editorial integrity is vital to report rigorously and fairly on companies that may happen to be commercial partners of Campaign.
Day-to-day responsibilities
Why work with us?
People are our greatest asset here at Haymarket Media Group. Haymarket is a media, information and data business, we use our expertise in media and information to inspire, inform and empower our clients, audiences and communities. We are a socially and environmentally responsible business. As we serve our audiences, clients and communities, we are committed to driving the meaningful change necessary to build a better world. The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our business.
We're hard-wired to produce remarkable content for our audiences, with over 16,000 companies around the globe turning to us to help their businesses grow. Join us and you will work on market-leading brands to help create powerful and lasting relationships that deliver real results, all while developing your own career.
Our conveniently located Twickenham HQ is home to around 600 employees with a vast array of careers from journalism, video, marketing, sales and events to technology, digital development and product management.
As well as being the home of English rugby, Twickenham has the benefit of being less than 30 minutes from central London but also enjoying its riverside location, proximity to Richmond Park and a buzzing social scene.
With flexible hours, great brands, and a modern open plan environment, we attract great people. There's time for you to get involved in our extra-curricular activities too; from volunteering with our charity partners, going for a lunch-time riverside run, cycling around Richmond Park or after work fun!
Our team culture is friendly, vibrant and sociable. We nurture, support and reward our talent. We offer a market-leading benefits programme, tailored to individual needs and preferences. The range of benefits are vast and include a generous pension plan, life assurance, up to 30 days holiday and a fabulous income protection policy. Oh, and our annual employee party is pretty special too!
Our benefits include:
We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. We feel that nothing beats face-time with our colleagues and we've therefore adopted a blended working model where full time employees can expect to spend 3 days of their week in the office and the other 2 working at a location of their choice.
As a global business operating in diverse markets, Haymarket is inherently multicultural. Globally we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent who reflect the communities we serve. We equally recognise our broader responsibility to society as a whole. We will use our power and influence to drive diversity, equity and inclusion within our markets.
As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at .
Come and join us and see for yourself how Haymarket is a rewarding and exciting place to work.
A senior news journalist who will Campaign's technology coverage across all platforms - digital, print and live.
You will produce news, analysis and features for both online and print, as well as create content across audio and video, with the primary aim of serving Campaign's audience of logged-in users; be an editorial leader and voice at Campaign events, conferences and awards; initiate and develop concepts for new, live events and products; and support the commercial strategy of Campaign, including hosting sponsored events, while maintaining editorial integrity.
This is a senior news role and will sometimes involve editing colleagues' news stories and covering for the news editor.
The focus of this role is the UK technology sector, although some stories will be of interest to wider audiences, including in the US and Asia. This role has a dual element: to cover tech platforms and hardware companies as brands and to cover the way brands are using the opportunities of technology to communicate with their customers in new and exciting ways. Technology fuels innovation across the advertising and media industries - from transforming how global TV ad campaigns are produced to helping brands reach their audiences in ever more personalised way. The core audiences Campaign needs to meet are digital, media, innovation and performance marketing agencies; technology platforms, from UK-based global players to local operators; and sales houses.
As more than 50% of UK advertising spend is now in digital, there is a significant overlap between the media and technology sectors, the technology editor will work closely with the media editor when it comes to stories about ad-funded technology platforms.
Key responsibilities and accountability
- The Technology Editor's prime responsibility will be to deliver stories - written, audio, video, data - that build Campaign's known audiences in the UK, digitally and in print, especially those in the tech industries (including tech platforms and digitally focused agencies). Where appropriate, these stories will have a wider interest for Campaign US and Campaign Asia audiences.
- The Technology Editor will be responsible for helping to shape the direction of the content for live events and awards in the technology space, including Performance Marketing 360 and the wider 360 festival; the Social Commerce Forum; Campaign Tech Awards; Campaign Gaming Summit; and others.
- The Technology Editor will be expected to work with other senior journalists and the business director to identify the opportunity to launch and develop new products and in new markets.
- The Technology Editor will, along with other senior members of the UK editorial team, be expected to support the commercial strategy of Campaign, including working with the Content Labs team to host and moderate sponsored events.
- The Technology Editor will be a senior member of the news team and will sometimes manage the news desk, including at least one afternoon a week while the news editor is at meetings.
Person specification
Essential
- This is a role for an enthusiastic news journalist, with experience as a senior reporter or section editor on respected publications/sites.
- An understanding of the advertising, media and technology sectors and a knowledge of the key players is essential.
The key skills are the ability to:
- Build and maintain important contacts throughout the media and technology industry (both senior executives and rising stars).
- Generate exclusive stories.
- Write fast, crisp, accurate copy.
- Provide original insight into the key developments in the technology sector.
- Use analytics and real-time data to shape editorial decisions.
- Some experience of news editing.
• The ability to present and interview on stage, on audio and on video would also be a significant advantage.
• Editorial integrity is vital to report rigorously and fairly on companies that may happen to be commercial partners of Campaign.
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Write and commission daily for Campaign's site in the UK, deliver exclusive stories and cover the key developments in the technology industry - including those which will be re-produced on, or adapted for, Campaign sites around the world.
- Edit, commission and write content on technology for Campaign's suite of email bulletins in the UK and work with the news editor and other colleagues to ensure there is fresh and interesting content on technology each day.
- Edit, commission and write content about technology for the print edition of Campaign in the UK.
- Support the broader Campaign team by news editing when needed, including one afternoon a week when the News Editor is at meetings.
- Ensure technology content helps to drive Campaign's strategy of growing its known audience, including logged-in users
- Generate a constant stream of ideas for fresh content and new editorially-driven products to serve the technology community.
- Play a leading role in the development of the content for all live UK events serving the technology industries, including working with commercial, Content Labs, events and awards teams.
Why work with us?
People are our greatest asset here at Haymarket Media Group. Haymarket is a media, information and data business, we use our expertise in media and information to inspire, inform and empower our clients, audiences and communities. We are a socially and environmentally responsible business. As we serve our audiences, clients and communities, we are committed to driving the meaningful change necessary to build a better world. The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our business.
We're hard-wired to produce remarkable content for our audiences, with over 16,000 companies around the globe turning to us to help their businesses grow. Join us and you will work on market-leading brands to help create powerful and lasting relationships that deliver real results, all while developing your own career.
Our conveniently located Twickenham HQ is home to around 600 employees with a vast array of careers from journalism, video, marketing, sales and events to technology, digital development and product management.
As well as being the home of English rugby, Twickenham has the benefit of being less than 30 minutes from central London but also enjoying its riverside location, proximity to Richmond Park and a buzzing social scene.
With flexible hours, great brands, and a modern open plan environment, we attract great people. There's time for you to get involved in our extra-curricular activities too; from volunteering with our charity partners, going for a lunch-time riverside run, cycling around Richmond Park or after work fun!
Our team culture is friendly, vibrant and sociable. We nurture, support and reward our talent. We offer a market-leading benefits programme, tailored to individual needs and preferences. The range of benefits are vast and include a generous pension plan, life assurance, up to 30 days holiday and a fabulous income protection policy. Oh, and our annual employee party is pretty special too!
Our benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive training and career development programme
- 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
- Flexible working schedule (core hours from 11-3)
- Generous contributory pension scheme
- Access to Perkbox
- Health Cash Plan
- Family friendly policies
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loan
- Regular individual and team rewards and incentives for outstanding performance
We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. We feel that nothing beats face-time with our colleagues and we've therefore adopted a blended working model where full time employees can expect to spend 3 days of their week in the office and the other 2 working at a location of their choice.
As a global business operating in diverse markets, Haymarket is inherently multicultural. Globally we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent who reflect the communities we serve. We equally recognise our broader responsibility to society as a whole. We will use our power and influence to drive diversity, equity and inclusion within our markets.
As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at .
Come and join us and see for yourself how Haymarket is a rewarding and exciting place to work.
About Haymarket Media Group