Job description

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Delinian, previously Euromoney Institutional Investor, is a global B2B information-services business. Our highly specialised global businesses focus on critical insights, operating at the leading edge of a broad range of markets, and delivering a diverse array of singular expertise.

Job purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to uncover and report on developments across the exciting and fast-moving international corporate tax sector. International Tax Review (ITR) is a global news and analysis service that provides leading business intelligence on three main areas: direct tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing. One of our chief missions is to delve into the strategies of in-house tax directors, showing what is keeping them awake at night.
The successful candidate will produce exclusive and value-add insight to ITR’s core audience of in-house tax executives, lawyers, advisers and government officials. They will write a mix of well-sourced analysis, news, opinion and other content that is business-critical, practical and timely. ITR is looking for someone who can hit the ground running, show initiative and network successfully, among other things.
The role is based in London but allows for hybrid working.

Principal responsibilities

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  Pitching and writing at least three articles per week, plus news snippets and other content as required
• Ultimately be responsible for unearthing regular exclusives
• Making and cultivating new sources, especially in-house executives, via phone calls and in-person meetings
• Building your professional profile, and that of ITR, to help boost brand awareness
• Publishing content and being active on social media
• Developing a keen awareness of ITR’s readership and its interests, adapting the title’s coverage accordingly using Google Analytics and customer feedback to measure performance
• Attending, chairing and reporting on industry conferences
• Publishing all content to CMS and compiling newsletters
• Collaborating with other team members and other functions

Skills, knowledge & experience

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  Excellent written English
• Passion for journalism
• Strong reporting and interviewing skills
• A keen eye for a story
• Able to network well and build a strong book of contacts
• Shows initiative
• Efficient, organised and able to meet deadlines and prioritise
• Able to work well under pressure
• Team player
• Strong communicator
• Inquisitive and willing to learn, especially about complex subject matter
• Understanding of how B2B journalism works

• Sound knowledge of, and interest in, the business sector

• Past experience in digital journalism ideal but not essential
• NCTJ or journalism degree/qualification preferred
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred