News writer​/editor

The Planner magazine

Maternity cover for 12 months (part-time or contractor arrangements considered)

• Ever wondered about the impact of green belt policy on the UK’s housing crisis?
• How about the health ramifications of poorly designed environments?
• A bit nerdy about local government reorganisation and the extent to which it might alter the built landscape of England?
• Want to write about one of the most politically charged, influential and downright interesting professional sectors in the UK?

The Planner, the leading magazine and website for town planners, placemakers and urbanists, is seeking an experienced news writer/editor to cover maternity leave. This role is flexible for the right candidate and part-time or contractor arrangements would be considered.

If you’re a solid news writer with strong news gathering skills and proven experience of writing about planning/politics/the built environment, we’d like to hear from you. We prefer NCTJ qualifications, but it’s not going to be a sticking point if your portfolio is strong. Good proofreading skills are very useful and it’ll also be very handy if you’re accustomed to uploading content to a website CMS.

Some knowledge of InDesign would be helpful.

• Source and write daily news stories
• Oversee production of one/two weekly newsletters
• Compile news section of bimonthly magazine
• Upload stories to website (style guide provided)
• Plan and commission or write bimonthly long-form news analysis for magazine
• Prepare Linked In posts highlighting fresh stories
• Attend and report on events as and when required, including in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

We offer a mix of office (we are based in Clerkenwell, London) and home working and you’ll be required to go to occasional events. You can expect a friendly, collegiate working environment, as well as the opportunity to build your contacts, knowledge and portfolio in one of the UK’s most politically charged and influential professional sectors.

The position is available from 22 June and we’ll be interviewing as and when we receive applications. Our aim is to fill the role quickly and get you on the team as soon as we can.

We aim to attract a diverse mix of people who have fresh, creative and challenging ideas.