Global Europe/defence Journalist - Brussels, België - EURACTIV

EURACTIV

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Brussels, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

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EURACTIV is an independent pan-European media network specialised in EU policies. We spark and nourish policy debates among stakeholders, including government, business and civil society. We cover policy processes upstream of decisions, summarising the issues without taking sides.

The EURACTIV Network provides free localised EU policy news in 13 languages. Together with our media partners, we reach over 1.7 million users across Europe and beyond, every month.

With 2,5 million page views and over 1 million unique readers per month, EURACTIV is a leader among online media specialised in EU policy.

We address 80% of our readers in their own language.

EURACTIV has an original business model, based on five elements (corporate sponsoring, Euractor membership, advertising, EU projects, and content syndication).

It is well funded and the content usage is free.

To strengthen our editorial team in Brussels, we are currently recruiting a Journalist to cover foreign affairs, defence, development aid.

Main responsibilities:

Write breaking news stories, interviews, as well as indepth and background articles for a

- specialised audience

Write indepth policy briefings and special reports to deadline
Conduct interviews with highlevel officials, including Commissioners, MEPs, business

- leaders and policy experts

Moderate events, both facetoface and online
Identify topics for interactive debates
Contribute to meeting EURACTIV's editorial mission and commitment to balanced reporting

Profile:

At least two years of experience in journalism, preferably with focus in foreign affairs or a

- related field

University degree in journalism and/or political science
Strong Englishlanguage writing skills with journalistic portfolio as well as interest in

- producing multi-media content

Deep knowledge of EU policies
Other nonEuropean languages such as Arabic or Chinese, and especially regional country

- expertise, are an asset

Ability to deliver accurate stories in a fastpaced environment and respect tight deadlines
Hardworking, entrepreneurial, teamplayer
Online/mobile publishing, social media, and information management experience
Interested in working as an independent contractor

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Equality and diversity
We are committed both to promoting equality and diversity within the organization and to Equal Opportunities in recruitment.

We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.

This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are made entirely on merit. We encourage everyone to apply, even if you do not fit all the criteria.