Reporter, ITP Hospitality

ITP Media Group is looking for an ambitious, agile Reporter to join its Hospitality Group of titles.

With more than two decades of authority in the market and a loyal audience of senior decision-makers across the GCC and MENA, Hotelier Middle East and Caterer Middle East sit at the heart of the hospitality industry.

The ideal candidate will have a nose for great news stories and a knack for fostering strong industry relationships, with an intuition for securing exclusives. The role includes proactively monitoring industry trends, conducting interviews, and spotlighting the people and projects shaping the Middle East’s hospitality industry.

Requirements

• Pitch, write and edit daily content for digital, and contribute monthly reports for print.
  
• Research and conduct interviews with relevant industry sources, verify facts and ensure accuracy across all published content.
  
• Drive Hotelier and Caterer to be the first to break critical news and exclusives in their respective sectors, maintaining a strong network of contacts to inform content.
  
• Monitor industry trends, breaking news, and audience interests, identity new approaches and develop original, engaging stories.
  
• Collaborate with the social and video team to create rich, multi-platform content packages for big exclusives.
  
• Meet weekly content volume and audience targets, ensuring all content reflects the overall editorial strategy.
  
• Ensure Caterer and Hotelier’s editorial standards are met, all relevant copyrights have been cleared, and content meets local and legal guidelines.
  
• Support the Deputy Editor and sales team by being an ambassador for Caterer and Hotelier by supporting and helping to develop revenue-generating content strategies and establishing good relationships with PRs.
  
• Attend relevant events and conferences, occasionally outside standard working hours.
  

• One-to-three years of editorial experience in a newsroom environment.
  
• Strong writing and interviewing skills with a portfolio of proven work.
  
• Ability to meet deadlines and respond well to a fast-paced environment
  
• Strong interest in the growing hospitality industry in the GCC, with the motivation to network and make meaningful contacts.
  
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple content projects at once.
  
• Understanding of SEO best practices.
  
• Creative thinker with passion for storytelling.
  
• Self-starter and proactive.
  
• Strong research skills and attention to detail.
  
• Fluent in English.
  

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN CANDIDATES

• Creative – across everything from developing content strategy to how they respond to challenges.
  
• Competitive – keeps a keen eye on the competition and wider industry for insights into trends.
  
• Energetic – a strong sense of humour and high-frequency personality.
  
• Persuasive – both internally and externally, with the ability to present ideas with credibility, sound reasoning and emotion.
  
• Accountable – ready to take full responsibility for their work, and for managing projects from concept to fruition, with the ability to self-supervise and meet deadlines.
  
• Flexible – understands the fast-paced nature of the media landscape and is comfortable pivoting when priorities change.