Journalist

At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION, CARE, IMAGINATION, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our exhibitions and conferences.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business, then we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity

iGB is the leading B2B media brand in the gaming industry, and we’re looking to consolidate our position in 2024. As we ramp up expansion plans across multiple markets, we’re looking for a features writer. You’ll help drive our content calendar of analysis and interviews as well as taking the lead on innovative newsletter products, ensuring a steady flow of engaging in-depth analysis that sets the gaming industry agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

• Track overarching industry trends and provide in-depth analysis of sector progress.
• Lead the development of new content-driven products, including newsletters, videos, podcasts, and webinars.
• Collaborate with the global managing editor to test and refine new content formats.
• Contribute innovative ideas for features and interviews, managing an industry beat.
• Shape and refine features in your unique voice while ensuring copy is clean, optimized, and accurate.
• Manage multiple projects and ensure timely delivery of interviews and analysis using Dynamics365.
• Execute the content calendar with pre-planned features and timely analysis of major developments.
• Lead and deliver special projects such as unique newsletters and reports, collaborating with editorial and commercial content teams.
• Build relationships with industry leaders, suppliers, operators, and government officials to feature them throughout the year.

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:

• Deep understanding of the gaming industry and its trends, with the ability to look beyond the news agenda.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with experience in multimedia content creation.
• Strong research and analytical skills to interpret industry trends and produce high-quality analysis.
• Innovative thinker with a passion for exploring new content formats and generating creative ideas.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines, with experience in project management tools.
• Comfortable networking and building industry knowledge, developing relationships with key stakeholders.
• Keen eye for detail and commitment to accuracy, maintaining a diverse range of views and perspectives in content.
• Capable of multitasking and adapting to a fast-paced environment, open to testing and refining new content formats.
• Ability to increase views and time on page for long-form content through optimization and effective marketing strategies.

Values:

The Gaming team is a group of enthusiastic individuals driven by the following values:

We love the unexpected:

• We’re adventurous and willing to try new things
• We embrace and drive change
• We aim to surprise and delight

We’re open and happy to share:

• We engage with stakeholders outside the event
• We build sharing communities
• We embrace others’ ideas

We’re committed to caring:

• We take personal responsibility to get things done
• We always think about every step of the experience
• We strive to understand and meet customers’ needs

We continuously learn:

• We actively seek inspiration from all quarters
• We constantly strive to improve what we do and how we do it
• We help learning lead to growth

About Clarion Events

Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. (https://clarionevents.com/welcome)

Clarion Events embrace diversity and equal opportunities in all that we do. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Clarion is private equity backed and owned by Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading global investment funds, investing capital for the long term in order to build successful, resilient businesses. (https://www.blackstone.com/)

Our purpose is to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences, by making every connection count.

Our vision is we want every one of our products to be a market leader in customer satisfaction and delight.

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)
• Celebration day off (e.g. birthday, Diwali, Eid, etc)
• Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
• Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)
• Mentoring Programme
• Subsidised Café
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free on-site gym and shower facilities
• Free eyesight tests
• Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees