Recruitment

Within the Quartz Group we are dedicated to delivering a quality experience to visitors at our business-to-business events and to readers of our market-leading magazines.

To achieve this we need talented and committed people to drive the business forward and to make an impact every day. If you want to be part of the team and you think you have something to offer us, you can see the current vacancies below. If any of these vacancies match your skills and experience, please follow the application instructions or submit your CV to recruitment@quartzltd.com.

If these vacancies do not match your skills and experience you are welcome to forward your CV with a covering letter stating the type of opportunity and work you are looking for, to recruitment@quartzltd.com. Should any suitable vacancies arise we will be in contact with selected candidates.

Job Vacancy: Deputy Editor, Glass International (full time)

Salary: Up to £27,000 | Location: Redhill, Surrey | Reports to: Editor, Glass International

About the role:

Multi-media journalist required for busy publication focused on a B2B sector. Not always 9 to 5 and with the opportunity to travel internationally, the role encompasses traditional media as well as digital. Candidates will be required to interview industry figureheads, build up their contacts to break news stories online ahead of competitors as well as be competent to write longer feature articles for the monthly print publication.

Duties:

• Write, sub and proof editorial copy such as news and features, to break news stories ahead of the opposition, to ensure the quality of production, to maintain house-style, factual accuracy and objectivity and to meet deadlines.
  
• Progress editorial material to schedule to ensure that journals are planned for best use of space
  
• Support the Editor to ensure that deadlines are met
• Produce video copy for online and social media
• Attend press visits and represent the magazine at industry events as required for a fact-finding purpose for writing articles, to see contacts and source new ones and to take relevant photos, to raise the profile of the journal and increase industry knowledge
  
• Interview industry figureheads
• Opportunity to launch regular podcast
  
• Break news stories
• Produce copy for our website, and update website with news, diary events and show information
• Maintain our Twitter and LinkedIn profiles
• Respond to general external enquiries and problems
• Suggest topics for publication and contribute ideas
• Lay out editorial copy and photography pages using Adobe packages

Knowledge of:

• Publishing process
• Industry served and the relevant technology/history
• Relevant ethics and law
• Vocabulary, grammar and spelling
• Adobe packages

Skills needed:

• Writing
• Contact building
• Effective forward planning
• Subbing, proof-reading
• A passion for all things digital
• Microsoft Office
• Experience in journalism or PR/accredited industry experience and magazine layout.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to Greg Morris at GregMorris@quartzltd.com