Company Description
Travel Radar provides high quality and relevant news across the Commercial Aviation & Air-Travel sectors. Having grown rapidly since 2015, we've gone on to become one of the leading providers of Aviation News available online. With an ever-growing remote team of over 50 staff, we bring exciting and interesting travel news 24/7 from around the globe to a reach of over 20 million users.
Our mission to change how travel is seen involves showing people how to make their journeys as fulfilling as possible through providing the latest news and how to improve journey quality.
**Job Description**:
- Collect, verify and analyze newsworthy information
- Assemble findings into a stable story
- Write and deliver news stories with the reader's perspective in mind
- Optimise articles for web (SEO)
- Receive assignments or investigate news leads/tips
- Abide by journalism's ethics and codes
- Contact, interview and research sources
- Maintain notes and audio recordings
- Cooperate with reporters, executive editor, and other editorial members and departments
- Stay up-to-date with the latest current events in the "beat" by studying papers, attending events etc.
- Maintain a high standard of communication
We're on the lookout for a driven self-starter with a passion for aviation and journalism. You might be a Bachelor's student fresh out of Uni looking for an exciting work experience, an experienced writer looking to tackle a new challenge, an AvGeek that loves the community, or perhaps a current student looking to learn on the job and get stuck in. Regardless of your background, if this sounds like a good fit, we'd love to hear from you
**Qualifications**:
Prefered Skills:
- Previous writing experience is preferred but not essential
- Knowledge of CMS systems, preferably WordPress
- Good grasp of journalism ethics and codes
- Good grammar and a high level of English proficiency
Additional Information
This role is voluntary (unpaid) at this moment in time, but you will have a small budget for reasonable travel expenses, access to the latest tools, and a personal range of perks to benefit from:
Unlimited Leave of Absence and flexible workload
Flexible working arrangements - fully remote position
Lunch & Travel Expenses covered for physical working
? Discount Program with 3000 retailers from travel to shopping to car insurance
Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Great Training and Learning Resources
Press Pass to attend events, conferences and airshows free
Latest Tech including free Office365, Grammarly Premium, Adobe Photoshop and Canva Pro subscription.
**Commitment per Week**:_ 5-10 hrs per week_**
**Reports to: Executive Editor & Vice President APAC