Journalist – Travel & Tourism (B2B)

SUMMARY:
Join an editorial team providing accurate, timely and operationally relevant reporting for travel professionals.

POSITION INFO:

• • Journalist – Travel & Tourism (B2B)
    
    Join an editorial team providing accurate, timely and operationally relevant reporting for travel professionals. Johannesburg | Travel and Tourism | 8:00 - 17:00 | R15 000 - R35 000 Junior and Senior salary range

    About Our Client

    Our client is a print and online publications company with a business-to-business focus. They write for niche trade industries such as travel, tourism, energy, agriculture, and freight.

    The Role: Journalist – Travel & Tourism (B2B)

    The purpose of this role is to join the editorial team of Travel News and Tourism Update to serve travel professionals with business-to-business journalism. The role focuses on delivering news that readers rely on for accuracy and operational relevance while requiring the journalist to become an industry expert.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Demonstrate journalism experience with published work.
    • Produce daily trade-focused news articles.
    • Conduct interviews with operators and tourism boards.
    • Analyse policy and regulatory developments.
    • Attend industry events and press briefings.
    • Deliver work within agreed deadlines.
    • Adopt a business-to-business mindset rather than a business-to-consumer approach.

    About You

    • Demonstrated journalism experience with published work.
    • Strong writing and analytical skills.
    • Valid driver''''s licence and own vehicle.
    • Strong news acumen and global awareness.
    • Ability to write compelling lead stories and a desire to be first with industry news.
    • Deadline-driven and organised.
    • Professional confidence in interviews and industry engagement.
    • Driven and commercially aware.