Graduate Writer 2022

Do you want to make a positive difference in the world? Are you looking to contribute to work tackling complex social issues?

We’re looking to hire a skilled and curious writer to fill a new graduate-level role within our London-based social research agency.

If you want the opportunity to develop your writing skills to communicate the realities of people’s lives, influence policy and inspire services to change for the better, then we’d love to hear from you!

Revealing Reality is a unique and industry-leading social research agency, working with the public and private sectors to improve lives. Our work:

• ensures isolated people are properly supported and connected within their local communities, from young people with learning disabilities through to middle-aged men at risk of suicide;
• is helping shape the UK’s approach to migration and asylum through exploring the experiences of service users across the world
• informs the government’s strategy on protecting children online by exploring teens’ experiences of watching porn or sending nudes
• is transforming spectators’ experience of international football tournaments, from the World Cup to the Euros

We influence policy-makers, designers and strategists. Our work is diverse, spanning health, media and technology, environmental policy, financial capability and more.

The role

Working at Revealing Reality involves grappling with intellectually challenging subject matter and being prepared to learn a huge amount about how the world really works. We pride ourselves on being able to get beyond knee-jerk emotional responses to understand real behaviours and needs.

Our written outputs, whether reports, case studies or film scripts, are central to the success of our business. We need to tell emotive and engaging stories, communicate complex ideas so they ‘stick’, challenge assumptions and drive change.

In this role you’ll be working with qualitative and quantitative researchers at various levels of experience. There will be a lot to learn from the experienced team members around you, and you’ll be expected to rapidly adapt to challenge and change. Demonstrating the ability to grasp new skills quickly and showing initiative is always quickly recognised and rewarded.

The role will be overseen by our Owner and Managing Director, Damon De Ionno, and our Director of Impact, Rebecca Evans. Damon holds over 20 years’ experience in strategy, communication and delivering social change and he has oversight of all our projects and deliverables. Rebecca joined Revealing Reality after almost 20 years as a journalist and editor and ensures the quality of our outputs. You’ll be supported and trained by both to develop your writing, editing and wider communications skills – with the invaluable opportunity to learn from their extensive combined experience. As a new position within the business, you’ll have the chance to shape the role and where it takes you.

The core aspects of the job will be:

• Report-writing and editing: supporting project teams to produce clear and engaging deliverables
• Communications: engaging people outside of the company with our work and thinking, including boosting our engagement and reach via social media

How to apply

Please note, this role is office-based, so only apply if you would like to work in the office full-time. To apply, upload both you CV and Cover Letter, without both your application will not be considered. To strengthen your application please demonstrate how your life experience gained to date is relevant to this role, what you can offer and why you would like to work for Revealing Reality.

We are looking for candidates who can start ASAP. The salary starts at £22,000 with the opportunity for rapid increase based on performance. It is a lower starting salary, but we invest heavily in our staff and want to first make sure you are committed and right for the role. You’ll be rewarded based on capability, drive and what you deliver, not time spent here, which means there is the opportunity to progress incredibly quickly. If you do well, there is the prospect of a pay rise of up to 25% in the first three to six months.

We have not set an application deadline as we will only fill the role when we find the right candidate. We review applications on a rolling basis and will get in touch shortly with next steps. At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK.

Many thanks for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.