Journalist - Retail

Job description / Role

Are you a writer or journalist with a knack for writing great business to business news for the retail industry?
Do you want to work for a fast-growing online company that provides an invaluable opportunity to regularly publish your writing with flexible hours?

Our client is a long-established retail publishing company with plans of branching out into the Middle East market. They are on the lookout for a highly motivated Retail Journalist to join their team based in Dubai.

As a Retail Journalist, you will be responsible for:

- Producing high quality news and content for the website
- Working to deadlines for news releases
- Maintaining relationship with key agencies and industry figures
- Representing the company in promotional events
- Interviewing senior retail professionals for exclusive articles
- Editing reports and checking accuracy of content and publishing articles using CMS
- Initiating partnerships with relevant editorial sources to provide articles for the site
- Distributing e-newsletters and managing the company’s social media accounts

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have:

- Journalism or English degree or equivalent
- Experience writing for a B2B news publication preferably within the retail/consumer industry related publication
- Strong knowledge and understanding of media law
- Excellent proofreading and subbing skills
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to work under tight deadlines

If you got a volume of writing experience and you value flexible hours, please send us your CV in Word format.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.