Senior Writer, Sifted
£37-40k
2-3 days a week in office
Media platform for Europe’s innovators & entrepreneurs
Job no longer available
Media platform for Europe’s innovators & entrepreneurs
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£37-40k
2-3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the critical friend of Europe’s startup community, and to amplify and empower the founders, investors and startup operators driving innovation from the front.
Role
Who you are
- This is a great role for a writer with a few years’ of experience who has a knowledge and interest in the tech and startup industries
- We’re looking for someone who wants to write high-quality content for one of Europe’s leading startup publications, learn about the business of media and developing sponsored media and start their journey toward being an editor
- We’re particularly interested in people who can quickly build strong relationships with clients, confidently and efficiently interview sources, and write clear and compelling copy under time pressure
- Demonstrable writing experience, preferably in a fast-paced digital news or business publishing environment
- Proven copyediting and subediting skills
- Skilled at producing headlines optimised for digital platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Exceptional relationship management skills
- Proactive, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Confidence in fact checking, interviewing and researching
- Good knowledge of the startup and tech industry is desirable
- Prior editing experience is desired
- Highly organised — you’ll be juggling lots of different pieces of writing at the same time
What the job involves
- Reporting to the head of content, it will be your mission to support the content team in producing branded content — from feature articles to newsletter copy and podcast scripts
- You will interview clients and experts across sectors and research industry trends, write several pieces of content every week and generally work to ensure branded content is held to a high editorial standard
- There will also be the opportunity to take on editing tasks
- Take on branded content assignments. This will start with around two articles a week
- Work closely with the head of content and campaign team to ensure all sponsored content meets the client brief and deadlines
- Liaise with the editorial team to ensure articles are not only accurate, but are of a high editorial standard. Our goal is that all sponsored articles are of the same high quality as Sifted journalism
- Write compelling newsletter copy
- Write commercial copy, including multimedia projects such as video scripts and podcast storylines, or events and social media copy
- Occasionally step in to cover editing duties, especially during busy periods
- We would be delighted if the senior writer wanted to learn more about crafting pitches and creative project management
- We would also love them to be involved with creative projects, such as podcasts, potentially producing
- The senior writer can also write non-sponsored stories for Sifted, developing a portfolio of editorial writing and making contacts in the startup world that could serve them well in the future. Senior editors would work with them closely to report on great stories if desired
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sifted is a media platform reporting on the world of technology and startups in Europe, backed by the Financial Times. It's known for its high-quality commentary and fresh viewpoints and is targeted at founders, investors and people working in startups across Europe. It reports on stories of big startup trends, compelling company profiles, and the everyday lessons that come from growing a business; covering early-stage businesses in tech centres like London, Paris and Berlin but also smaller hubs like Minsk, Talin and Zurich.
Sifted’s team of reporters are based across Europe, and the website has hundreds of thousands of monthly unique visitors. FT's stake in the company comes alongside a licensing agreement which ensures Sifted meets the standard of FT calibre news and analysis. The company is also backed by several British, French, German, Greek and Swedish angel investors with interests in the growing European technology sector.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2024
$4.3m
EARLY VC
Nov 2021
$5.5m
SEED
Total funding: $11.1m
Company benefits
- 28 days holiday
- Personal development budget each year
- 20 days working from abroad
Company HQ
Temple, London, UK
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