Content Creator responsible for researching and preparing current events for social media. Working in a dynamic environment with direct impact on a large audience's content.
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
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