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Company Description

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries. We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.
We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.

Job Description

Informa Markets is seeking a full-time Staff Writer for its Farm Progress Agricultural Portfolio in Missouri. The Staff Writer will work with the Editor to help produce and edit content for our Missouri Ruralist media portfolio including digital and print media, social community building and engagement, broadcast programming, creation of galleries, collaborating with other colleagues to produce high-value content, photography, and the coverage of production agricultural topics. This position is fully integrated within the Farm Progress group and collaborates frequently with all departments within the business. The ideal candidate must reside in Missouri, hybrid role, and possess extensive agricultural knowledge and a passion for storytelling.
 

Role Accountability and Duties:
 

  • Write compelling original content for daily digital and monthly print publication, including in-depth features and news items through a journalistic lens
  • Develop relationships with farmers and expert sources throughout Illinois agriculture
  • Photograph sources and stories to further share information for producers and illustrate concepts
  • Create social media content and build community networks
  • Plan and develop future story ideas for digital, print and social networks
  • Film and create video
  • Drive user engagement with best practices for the agricultural audience
  • Use new content tactics to enhance reader experience, and drive audience retention and page views
  • Attend field days, meetings, conferences and events as needed for story coverage
  • Represent Missouri Ruralist throughout Missouri agriculture
  • Travel throughout Missouri as needed for farm visits
  • Perform additional tasks as required.

Qualifications

  • Strong writing and journalism experience 
  • Excellent photography skills in agricultural conditions
  • Passion for storytelling and interacting with people
  • Video filming and editing experience
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Detail-oriented and able to meet daily deadlines
  • SEO experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office product suite, Outlook
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, ag communications, English or related discipline (Preferred)
  • Previous agriculture experience (Preferred)

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is 55k to 60k depending on experience. 

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

  • Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
  • Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
  • Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
  • Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
  • Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
  • Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
  • Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
  • Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
  • As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job here.

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Informa plc is a multinational publishing, business intelligence, and events group. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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