News Writer (Solved), Homes & Gardens

Homes & Gardens is Britain's oldest decorating magazine. Aspirational yet accessible, stylish, sophisticated and indulgent, Homes & Gardens showcases classic design that stands the test of time.

If you want to join one of the world’s leading design and decoration brands, creating brilliant short-form news content on the practical side of homes (cleaning, organisation, laundry, maintenance and more), get in touch. 'Solved' is one of our most important content pillars, and our expert-driven and authoritative pieces help the audience maintain a beautiful space.

What you'll be doing…

As News Writer (Solved), you'll pitch and write multiple unique daily news pieces for Homes & Gardens to optimise against and increase traffic through Google News and Discover, as well as Social and Partnerships channels (eg Apple News). You'll work alongside the social media editor and team to translate news content onto relevant social platforms, including first-person video and stills.

You'll combine ecommerce opportunities alongside news-led content to support revenue and traffic goals, work as part of a team producing news traffic and collaborate to learn from experiences and skills of others, and monitor news traffic opportunities for the sites and ensure content can be created quickly and effectively to maximise that opportunity. You'll also create and update content over key commercial events e.g. Black Friday, Boxing Day sales and attend key industry events.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• Relevant editorial experience with a background in digital.
• A keen interest in homes and interiors, and an ability to write for American audiences. 
• SEO expertise and a keen interest in and understanding of analytical tools, which you’ll use to form your content crafting.
• Writing and editing skills - from the ability to write snappy headlines to tight grammar control, through to the ability to source the right image to draw people in.
• Understanding of media law and image rights. You will be responsible for sourcing your own images for stories and flagging any legal issues.
• Flexibility - news traffic doesn’t always peak 9-5 so some elements of the role might require a more flexible approach to hours at certain times of the year.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

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