Staff Writer, Food and Beverage

Company Description

Informa is one of the world’s leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialized information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence, and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide.

Informa Markets creates platforms for industries to trade, innovate and grow. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience, and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content, and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organizer, with over 500 international events, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year.

This role sits in the Health & Nutrition portfolio of Informa Markets. 

Job Description

What we’re looking for: A savvy and enterprising journalist would be ideal for this position. While it doesn’t require an extensive knowledge of the food and beverage industry, the candidate should have some familiarity of it as well as the enthusiasm to learn about it. Required is an impeccable writing background with excellent researching, editing and interviewing skills.

The candidate should be prepared to take on regular writing assignments, from profiles to long-form articles to breaking-news stories. This role requires attention to detail, strict adherence to due dates, great communication skills, and working as part of a team. The person in this role should be self-motivated, curious, understanding of change, and ready to learn.

Role Accountability and Duties:

Main job duties

• Produce steady flow of content for the Food & Beverage Insider website
• Work with Food & Beverage Insider team to establish clear communication about content and due dates
• Ensure Food & Beverage Insider’s social media platforms engage with F&B community
• Research industry news to stay on top of current events
• Assist Food & Beverage Insider team with assets (statistics, interviews, images, etc.) for contributed articles
• Create charts, videos, audio and other assets related to content for the site

Objectives of this Role

Content Development and Execution

• Collaborate with Food & Beverage Insider editorial team to decide topics for content to ensure info is timely and relevant.
• Research independently market trends and other relevant topics for future content creation
• Grow audience of Food & Beverage Insider’s social media platforms by posting engaging—and as much as possible—interactive content

Communication

• Work with Food & Beverage Insider team to ensure online articles are relevant and not redundant
• Learn Food & Beverage Insider’s Google doc system
• Communicate with Food & Beverage Insider content director about progress and issues

What you bring to the team:

• Communication: Able to communicate efficiently and clearly
• Diligent/Persistent: Diligence for executing on a due date with the ability to schedule in advance; persistence in gathering required information
• Creativity: Keep an eye toward new ways to promote and execute content

Qualifications

• Must have prior food and beverage OR health and nutrition writing experience
• 1-5 years at a media/mass communications outlet.
• Highly detail-oriented and self-motivated to see what needs to be done and to do it well
• Strong writing and editing experience and ability to produce 2-3 articles weekly on strict deadlines
• Experience creating snippets for social media posts, boilers, and teasers
• Must be able to write engaging social media posts 
• Must be able to use a content management system (currently uses content stack)
• Strong research and project management experience 
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or creative writing

Additional Information

We offer:

• The salary range for the role is 55,000 - 58,000 USD depending on experience
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and other development/training opportunities
• Health and Wellness Benefits (medical, dental, eye)
• 401K and Matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Generous PTO policy
• Work-life balance
• Additional discounts through various partnerships

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