Location
Croydon, Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Janes enables militaries, governments, and defence companies to make critical decisions. Our expert-driven tradecraft, developed over 120 years, combined with human-machine teaming, delivers assured open-source intelligence across military capabilities and order of battle, equipment, events, countries, companies, and markets.
Linking millions of assured data points, Janes data model creates a framework of interconnected open source defence intelligence. This allows our customers to integrate all relevant data and connections into a single intelligence environment to deliver a more complete and accurate answer. Using Janes, our customers can use their scarce resource more effectively, to get to better decisions with higher confidence, more quickly.
As the Head of News - EMEA, you'll be at the forefront of delivering high-quality news and analysis across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. From air and land to sea and C4ISR defence domains, you'll shape our editorial content, chase exclusive stories, and ensure top-notch reporting.
What You'll Do:
- Lead by example, driving the pursuit of exclusive stories and shaping editorial content.
- Manage a team of specialist staff reporters, fostering their growth and ensuring top-quality output.
- Handle commissioning and travel budgets effectively.
- Edit content and develop compelling features and webinar programs.
- Collaborate with our Communications team to provide expert commentary on breaking news events.
- Represent Janes at various events across the region, gathering content and building partnerships.
Requirements
- Keen interest in defence issues, with a strong news sense and sound judgment.
- Significant experience in a senior editorial role.
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced news environment.
- Degree-level education in a related field preferred, but equivalent journalism experience highly valued.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with sharp editing skills.
- Deep experience in commissioning technical news and analysis.
- Desire to collaborate across departments and present compelling data-driven stories.
- Commitment to Janes' core editorial standards of independence and impartiality.
- Strong team player mentality, working closely with global peers.
Why join us?
- Be part of a globally renowned brand shaping the future of defence journalism
- Collaborate with talented colleagues across the globe
- Access to exclusive events and opportunities for professional growth
Benefits
- 27 days of annual leave
- Healthy half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbeing)
- Leave- study/ volunteer/ reserve forces
- Pension plan (6% employer contribution)
- Private medical insurance – Vitality
- Maternity (100% of basic salary for the first 26 weeks followed by Statutory Maternity Pay)
- Paternity (100% of basic salary for 6 weeks)
- Life cover
- In-office gym
- Learning and Development- GoodHabitz access
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