Sustainability Reporter 

PA Mediapoint is looking for a top-class reporter to cover Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) news and issues for both its non-media and media audiences.

ESG has grown to become a major focus for business, governments and consumers, with climate change, carbon reduction, mobility, and representation, all recognised as critical societal challenges.

What you’ll be doing

• Producing original in-depth insight pieces on the incredibly varied and increasingly important range of topics that fall under the ESG umbrella – from sustainability, net zero, climate change, diversity and inclusion, advocacy and campaigns, corporate governance and board diversity and much else besides          
• Creating newsletter briefings and roundups on key ESG news and developments.
• Taking day-to-day responsibility for the ESG channel’s output in a proactive way. This will involve breaking news, insight pieces and also cover global developments.
• Keeping PA’s non-media audience on top of the agenda and helping to shape organisations’ viewpoints on today’s most critical policy issues in an impartial way.

What you’ll need

• Experience of reporting to agency/ daily newspaper level.                        
• Good understanding of government policy, data, and trends.                   
• A track record of pulling in exclusive, investigations, case studies and big interviews.                         
• Be confident promoting your stories via social media and through broadcast interviews

Do you have

• Experience of reporting at a national/regional levels
• A deep knowledge and interest in ESG subject matter.
• An NCTJ or equivalent qualification.

About PA Mediapoint
PA is the UK’s national news agency, supplying 24/7 journalism to every newsroom in the country. PA Mediapoint is the pre-publication news wire trusted and used by non-media organisations. It sits at the heart of the PA Media Group which is now a portfolio of diversified news and information companies encompassing a large data division, the picture agency Alamy and the streaming service StreamAMG, among others.
We will be considering candidates as they apply, so please do not delay in submitting your application as we may decide to close the advert early.
The Company encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

Inclusion ...
We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment and as well as your skills and experience we’re also focused on who you are and what else you can bring. We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and positively encourage agile working.
We are always open to discuss an individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?
We will be considering candidates as they apply, so please do not delay in submitting your application as we may decide to close the advert early. We will aim to update you on the status of your application as soon as possible and successful applicants will be invited to a face-to-face or MS Teams interview.

Start Date:  1 April 2023