Reporter

Vendelux (https://vendelux.com/) provides data, insights and intelligence on the global events industry. We are seeking a News Reporter or blogger to help launch our editorial coverage of the events industry (think Digiday for event marketers and conference organizers). We are looking for a news reporter / journalist or experienced blogger to create original, authoritative news content for professionals doing business in the events, conferences and trade show sectors.Here is a sample of the types of news articles / blog posts we'd want to cover:• https://www.wsj.com/articles/meeting-in-person-technology-4daa955c• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-24/informa-to-buy-cannes-lions-owner-ascential-for-1-2-billion• https://www.adweek.com/agencies/the-real-reason-we-go-to-cannes/• https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/07/10/elton-john-dreamforce-perform-retirement• https://www.wsj.com/articles/conferences-are-back-boosting-city-economies-2fa644d3• https://www.ft.com/content/a1aa7c4f-2c56-48f1-ac9e-f524de869349• https://digiday.com/media/what-platforms-brands-and-agencies-hope-to-get-out-of-the-possible-conference-in-year-2/• https://www.wsj.com/articles/virtual-conferences-increase-women-attendance-11652452541• https://digiday.com/media/how-publishers-are-circumventing-the-rising-cost-of-in-person-events/This person will also help draft event guides and other forms of informative content, including reports of the most prominent conferences, venues and event organizers.This is a new position and reports to Vendelux’s COO.What can you bring to the team:• A proven track record reporting, writing and editing business stories, preferably in the events or marketing industries.• Create content across multiple formats (blog posts, articles, guides, reports, email newsletters, infographics)• Experience writing web headlines and copy editing digital content.• Strong perspective on news content that will be ‘must-read’ for our audience.• Can be in our NYC HQ or remote. We would prefer candidates based in a trade show hub (NYC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, London, Amsterdam).What you’ll do:• Work with the Vendelux team to launch a new news service on the events industry• Cover breaking news in the events sector while developing longer trends pieces• Position Vendelux as the go-to news resource for events professionals• Identify key industry storylines around the value of in-person eventsTo apply, please send a brief cover letter and sample news article links to: careers@vendelux.com.Not all candidates will check all of the requirements listed above and we are open to great writers & journalists from non-traditional backgrounds.