We are looking for a news journalist to work for our multi-award-winning general practice title.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves news reporting and is at the start of their career to join a multi-award-winning, market-leading team.

You do not have to be an expert in health, medicine, or have anything more than basic knowledge of the UK health sector (though it helps). What you definitely need is an ability to spot the right news line, a hunger for breaking exclusive stories ahead of our competitors and the ability to write clean copy, quickly. 

Working predominantly across online, the perfect candidate will have flair for writing and enjoy making contacts and sourcing stories. They will work collaboratively in a small team, and be part of a friendly, stimulating editorial environment at the magazine, which is one of a bigger group of healthcare publications.

About The Role

The benefits of this role are endless. In the past five years, six of our reporters have picked up individual awards, and all have been approached to work for the nationals or step up within the company. We have great company benefits and this is a hybrid remote/face-to-face role, with one day a week (or more, if you like) in our offices in Farringdon, in the City of London – though we will accept complete remote working for the right candidate.  

Responsibilities

• Writing around two-three news stories a day, including one lead
• Finding exclusive stories 
• Building contacts to share with the rest of the news team
• Occasionally writing news-led features and investigations if they so wish for Pulse magazine
• Working within tight print and online deadlines
• Going out to meetings and conferences
• Working with the rest of the editorial team to shape the content and direction of the magazines
• Uploading content to the website.

Key skills

Essential

• A portfolio of news stories, which can be from school or university newspapers, local press or any other publication;
• An appetite for writing news in a fast-paced environment;
• The ability to write fast, accurate copy;
• A basic knowledge of the UK health sector.

Highly desirable

• Experience of working in a busy newsroom
• Some experience of writing about health policy.

Desirable

• Science degree;
• Experience of data journalism

About Us

Launched in 1960, Pulse sits at the heart of a highly engaged audience of 43,000 GPs. Over our long history, we have evolved our offering to ensure we continue to provide an indispensable and comprehensive range of trusted content that meets the needs of all GPs. But our core values have remained the same: to provide GPs with the information and support they need to treat their patients better and run their practices more effectively.

Our content spans political and financial news, formal CPD, cutting-edge investigations, clinical updates, thought-provoking debate and practice business advice. Our award-winning editorial team really does set the agenda, with Pulse exclusives seeing us name-checked in the national media more than 100 times in the past year alone.

Pulse is part of Cogora, one of the UK’s leading full-service healthcare marketing agencies, who has built a reputation for excellence with over 30 years in the industry. Through our market-leading brands and educational platforms, covering a range of therapy areas, we have cultivated and grown engaged communities of healthcare professionals, learning what they do, think and really need, in order to provide them with innovative and impactful education that helps them deliver high-quality care to patients.

Whether that’s through intimate or large-scale events, online or print campaigns, award-winning media packages, or our agency services, those initiatives impact clinical practice and make change happen. Our dedicated team of more than 80 talented, creative individuals includes specialists in medical writing, design, development, data, marketing, digital and account management.

Benefits & How To Apply

We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible, so please send a CV, cover letter and examples of published work to pulserecruit@cogora.com without delay! We are looking forward to hearing from you. Please mention Journo Resources when you apply — it really helps us out.

Please note that due to the expected high numbers of applications, we are able to only contact successful candidates. Also, whilst there is no application deadline for this role, interviews will be arranged as and when suitable candidates apply and we reserve the right to close applications at any time once a successful candidate has been selected.

Benefits of working at Cogora include:

• 23 days annual leave
• Birthday off
• 4 days additional leave during Company closure at Christmas
• 2 days additional leave on completion of two years employment
• Option to roll over and/or purchase additional annual leave
• Private Healthcare Insurance including dental
• Flexible working policy
• Hybrid working
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• 6 weeks full pay for maternity leave and 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Volunteering/Charity Days & Fundraising contributions
• Office Equipment Allowance for WFH
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers