About the role

  • Trainee Reporter at The Bolton News covering breaking news and digital storytelling. Involves social media engagement and AI utilization to tell audience-centered stories.

Responsibilities

  • Immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships and understanding what matters to the local community.
  • Open-minded and willing to utilise AI as part of the role.
  • Telling the stories our audiences care about - from covering crime and local politics to sharing powerful human interest pieces and championing the causes our readers are passionate about.
  • Primarily based at our friendly regional newsroom in Bolton, with flexibility about home working.

Requirements

  • Ideally, you will be a fully qualified reporter with gold-standard NCTJ with 100wpm.
  • Brimming with ideas on how to tackle the remit and get the most out of it digitally
  • Fully across what digital readers want from local news coverage
  • Excellent at developing relationships with key contacts to improve coverage
  • Driven to succeed using the digital analytics tools at your disposal
  • A self-starter, brilliant with time management
  • Passionate about social media
  • Have an excellent knowledge of relevant media law
  • Have a versatile, fresh, and energetic writing style with exceptional attention to detail
  • The ability to write – and think – quickly under pressure
  • An adaptable style to produce everything from live blogs and listicles to long reads and features
  • Knowledge of SEO and its importance to digital journalism
  • Have collaborative skills to pool ideas with the wider digital reporting team and take on board suggestions
  • A driving licence is preferred, as is access to a car.
  • We work on a rota basis with some early and late shifts as well as some weekend work.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
  • Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
  • Structured career progression & ongoing training
  • Pension plan
  • Employee Helpline counselling and advice
  • Perks & discounts including:
  • Gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care
  • Retail discounts
  • Team building days & annual volunteer charity day

Job title

Trainee Reporter

Job type

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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