Personal Finance Reporter / Senior Reporter

Location: Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday Headquarters – London
Position: Permanent 

Job Introduction

We are looking for a creative and dynamic Reporter / Senior Reporter to join our award-winning Money sections.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and flexible in a fast-paced newsroom environment. They will able to write everything from hard-hitting news stories to colourful features and game-changing campaigning journalism.

Some personal finance experience, or an interest in personal finance, is essential. We also need someone with a head for figures, a passion for fighting readers’ corners and a knack for bringing stories to life.

We want someone with a keen eye for exclusives, brilliant ideas, and the ability to write with flair. They will be able to work to tight deadlines and work independently as well as part of a team to help set the personal finance news agenda.

They will be ambitious to push the boundaries for Mail+, our fantastic digital platform.   

Main Responsibilities

• Seeking out brilliant stories
• Building up excellent contacts
• Writing accurate copy, to deadline

Applicants will ideally have

• A sharp eye for a story 
• A hunger to report on personal finance and bring it to life
• The ability to write accurate copy, at speed, which goes beyond the headlines
• The ability to quickly strike up a rapport with people, in person and on the phone 
• NCTJ or similar qualification 

Working hours will be Monday – Friday in the office 9.30am – 6.30pm with lates on Tuesday and Thursday.

To apply, please send a CV and a short cover letter explaining why you are ideal for the role. Please include your salary expectation.

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution
• Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary
• DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite gym 
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics 
• Our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted dining cards

Plus many other benefits….

About dmg::media

dmg media’s brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The Mail brand reaches one in two Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country.*

Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Mail+, Metro, Metro.co.uk, i and inews.co.uk reach more than 10.1m people daily in the UK.*

Globally, dmg media’s brands reach 190M unique browsers every month across its domains and apps.**

Our newsbrands maintain an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most to our readers, ensuring that we remain experts at delivering relevant and insightful content.

In October, the Mail became the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 7- million followers. 

*PAMCo H2 2023 **GA 2023 September

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.