Hybrid Trainee Reporter

at Newsquest Media Group

• Job title: Trainee Reporter
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bolton, United Kingdom

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