Content Writer

**Writer**

**Temporary 9-10 months**

**Salary £27,000 rising to £29,000 (FTE equivalent)**

**Hybrid at our Tyne & Wear Office (DT3 2TB)**

**About Us**
Hi, we’re Barbour and we are looking for a creative individual to join our friendly team of Content Writers. If you haven’t heard about us before, we are part of the larger Marlowe SRC group, specialising in risk mitigation for businesses across the country. Barbour provides a simplified, all-in one solution to help EHS professionals remain compliant with their organisations diverse range of responsibilities.

**About the role**

To source and create news content for the Barbour service. Monitor and research industry activity, legislative and official guidance changes and report on these. To assist with the summarising of UK and global legislation relating to health, safety, environment and energy. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the health, safety and environment sectors, including legal governance and compliance. To produce content in line with Barbour standards relating to quality, accuracy, coverage and the fulfilment of user expectations. To work to production deadlines.

**Responsibilities**
- Sourcing and identifying news, prosecutions and document content for coverage, on a weekly basis. Content should be relevant, topical and of interest to our subscriber base.
- Writing news content, encompassing prosecutions, news and summarising reports, guidance and consultations. Covering the services health and safety, environment and energy, estates and facilities management and international. For publication basis will vary between daily and weekly.
- To provide cover for the Assistant Editor role in the creation of the full suite of news.
- To oversee and work with production resource in the processing and publication of news content.
- Summarise UK, Irish and global legislation relating to health, safety, environment, and energy topics. Work to a defined template outlining the extent of summary coverage.
- Research legislative topics and become familiar with official sources of guidance.
- Research and gain an understanding of legislation, and associated guidance, for a range of countries.
- Review, assess and verify content produced by other writers.
- Manage the summary production process via a bespoke CMS.
- Assist with writing, summarising and proofing content for our international offering.
- Ensure the correctness, accuracy, usability and clarity of news and summary content.
- To work to and define production deadlines and be comfortable working under pressure.

**Skills**
- Excellent writing skills.
- Strong research skills.
- Ability to analyse information and extract salient and important material.
- Ability to summarise content.
- Very attentive to detail and accurate.
- Comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure.
- Extremely organised.
- Able to work as a part of team.
- Ideally an understanding of UK legislation and legal governance.
- Ideally an understanding of, or experience in health, safety, environment and energy sectors.

**Why join us?**
People are at the heart of everything we do. By putting people first, we invest more in developing them alongside creating career growth opportunities and advancement across the division. It is our priority to ensure our employees feel valued and inspired and we commit to supporting you every step of the way.

Our clients expect the best from us, and we expect the same from our colleagues. This is why we offer a wide range of fantastic benefits to support you in both your personal and professional life.

When you join our division, not only is it a collaborative and rewarding place to work, but you are also joining people who care, support and champion personal development. Due to continued success and growth, you have the opportunity to be a part of our journey.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 9-10 months

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chester-le-Street

Reference ID: MSRC1105