Print Production Journalist

Print Production Journalist

Location: Derry Street, HSK, London W8 5HY

Position: Full-time

About The i Paper

The i Paper is the only national newspaper that's never supported a political party and it reaches more than 9.2 million readers each month in print and online.

It is committed to delivering accurate, impartial news and intelligent debate, trusting readers to make up their own minds.

It is the winner of 2024 UK Newspaper of the Year and is rapidly growing its digital subscriptions base, recently hitting 70k total subscriptions.

www.theipaper.com

Main Responsibilities

• Working with InDesign to lay out and finesse pages

• Liaising with section heads, newsdesk, reporters and duty editors to ensure every story is produced to the highest standards

• Selecting, processing and captioning the best pictures to showcase our journalism with the help of the picture desk

• Applying and updating templates to ensure smooth workflows and consistent design

• Cutting and reworking digital copy for our print audience

• Writing engaging and informative headlines for print

• Working with our planning tool to deliver engaging layouts and print packages

Person Specification

• A flair and passion for language, excellent news sense, great initiative, and the ability to write headlines and furniture that sing.

• A strong interest in news and current affairs.

• The ability to work quickly, creatively, and accurately under pressure, to tight deadlines.

• Excellent knowledge of content management systems, InCopy and InDesign

• At least three years' experience in a senior sub-editing or design role at a daily title. Used to handling fast-moving news stories and able to juggle competing demands.

• Passion for The i Paper project, and an appreciation of the title's structure, style and ethos

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.