Trainee Reporter - The Swindon Advertiser bei Newsquest Media Group
Newsquest Media Group · Swindon, Vereinigtes Königreich · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Swindon
The Swindon Advertiser is looking for its next top reporter to join the team and work for one of the company's highest-performing newsrooms.
This role involves reporting on everything from breaking news to High Street shop openings, drug raids, local events, reviews, court cases, as well as human interest tales. We cover it all, and no two days are the same.
We want a confident, digitally skilled and versatile journalist to unearth the best-breaking news and features on a lively patch.
We want a confident, digitally skilled and versatile journalist to unearth the best-breaking news and features on a lively patch.
The right candidate will be passionate about chasing the big stories, digital storytelling, full of ideas and have a desire to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories.
Key Responsibilities
A significant part of the job will also involve immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships, and understanding what matters to our online audience.
We want to tell the stories our audiences care about, championing the best of our local communities, telling powerful human-interest stories and covering everything from local politics to crime.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
We are looking for a senior reporter or an experienced trainee.
You will ideally have an NCTJ-accredited course including 100wpm shorthand.
You will ideally have an NCTJ-accredited course including 100wpm shorthand.
You must also have a driver’s licence and your own car.
If you have a journalism degree that is not NCTJ-accredited, we will provide the relevant additional training for you to become a fully NCTJ-qualified journalist and then onto becoming a fully-fledged senior reporter.
This is a full-time role based with the rest of our team at our Swindon office. We offer hybrid working, but living in the area, or the willingness to relocate, is required.
