The Economist is looking to hire a Britain economics writer, based in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ability to write clearly and entertainingly is crucial. So is a thorough understanding of economics and an ability to work with data.

The writer will be responsible for coverage of economics in the Britain section, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, labour markets, trade and regulation. There will be the occasional opportunity to write Free Exchange, the weekly economics column in the Finance & economics section. The writer will appear on podcasts and films and at Economist events, and will collaborate with other writers on the Britain desk and in the economics team.

Applicants should send a CV and a sample article, suitable for publication in the Britain section of The Economist, to: [email protected]. It should be unpublished and no longer than 700 words. Some examples of relevant coverage are listed below. The deadline is July 10th.

Example coverage

• Britain’s tax take is getting bigger but not better
• Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse
• Britain’s services exports are booming despite Brexit. Why?
• Labour’s green industrial policy will not cure Britain’s economic ills
• Nigel Lawson was the economic brain of Thatcherism
• What child-care reforms say about Britain’s welfare state
• Jeremy Hunt’s budget is better at diagnosis than treatment