Lead Journalist

Overview
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in content and data within sports betting, horse racing and fantasy sports. With over 400 employees, the group operates multiple award-winning brands, including Racing Post, the world's largest horse racing affiliate, Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips. We partner with leading operators across the betting industry to produce and build multilingual, best-in-class digital products and content to engage and educate customers. ICS-digital, an international marketing agency including ICS-translate, also operates under the group.
ANZ Bloodstock News is a newsletter published seven days a week, and content comes from a wide range of international contributors. The commercial clients of the publication are based across a wide spectrum of time zones (from the USA to NZ).
As a key member of the ANZ Bloodstock News team, your primary responsibility will be producing lead stories for the daily newsletter. This role includes covering the major sales across Australasia, attending various race meetings and visiting stud farms. You will be required to report on key events in the racing and bloodstock calendar, sourcing and producing interesting and varied news stories and features for the daily newsletter.
Responsibilities
Write bloodstock news, racing stories and features in a timely and accurate manner
Help plan editorial content with the bloodstock international editor
Attend major sales and events in Australasia when required
Monitor the bloodstock market and trends in the industry
Develop and maintain relationships with key industry figures
Social media duties, including posting editorial content and breaking news on X, Facebook and Instagram
Any other duties as and when required including proofing and writing Australasian-focused features for Racing Post Bloodstock desk
Follow house style and adhere to media and copyright law
Build and nurture a strong network of contacts in the racing industry
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge and keen interest in Australasian bloodstock, horse racing and an understanding of the betting industry
Sales reporting experience
Varied and excellent contacts within the racing and bloodstock industry
Ability to work under pressure on varied tasks with demanding deadlines
High standard of written English
Strong planning and organisational skills
Excellent attention to detail
Experience of working in an editorial team
Skills and attributes
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivated and organised individual
Team player
Proactive approach to work
Experience of working under pressure
IT literate, including good operational knowledge of Microsoft packages
Benefits
We offer a range of well-being initiatives, including private healthcare, superannuation and life assurance. Plus, we all get our birthdays off work and enjoy 34 days of holiday per year.
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