Europe Environment Correspondent - London, United Kingdom - Guardian News & Media

Guardian News & Media

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We aspire to have an inclusive working environment for all our staff, whatever their background, where their voices are heard and they have equal access to career development opportunities.

We're looking for an Europe environment correspondent to write environmental news, features and analysis covering Europe for the Guardian and the Observer across all platforms.

You'll produce the Guardian's Europe, International and UK homepages to the highest standards.

About The Role

Work as part of the environment team to write news articles, features, interviews, analysis and comment with a focus on stories in and from Europe
Cover the EU's environment agenda, stories from individual countries in Europe, and panEuropean themes on the climate and biodiversity crisis
Explore issues of climate justice and the impact of the climate crisis on communities and people's lived experiences now
Combine knowledge of climate and biodiversity issues with a strong news sense and first rate storytelling
Generate exclusive stories and investigations with international impact, finding gaps in our own and others' coverage
Source interviews and stories from a diverse range of contacts

About You

Demonstrable experience of or interest in environmental reporting
Understanding of European/EU legislation and processes
Able to write news, comment, features and punchy copy as directed by the editor
Knowledge/ awareness of the demands of digital platforms and print with proven experience of writing news and features
Understanding of how to use social media and multimedia
Excellent and diverse contacts
Ideally, you'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

You can see the full job description here.

How to apply

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you'd love to take on this role, and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.

About Us

We have a strong commitment to your learning, development and wellbeing, with hundreds of different courses available - ranging from bite-sized e-learning courses, to on-site workshops and professional certifications.

It's the talent, energy and commitment our people bring to our business that make us who we are.

Across our business we have some of the brightest and best people in media and beyond:
award winning journalists, cutting edge commercial teams, industry leading digital talent and much, much more.

At The Guardian, many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

Job Number

KIN0002KX

Location

Kings Place

Business Area

Editorial

Employment Type

Full-time