Trainee Reporter

Responsibilities

• Cover breaking news and produce engaging stories for digital audiences
• Build strong relationships on patch to source stories and reflect community interests
• Use social media to identify trends, engage audiences and promote content
• Produce a wide range of content including live blogs, features and human-interest stories
• Cover key topics such as crime, local politics and community issues
• Work collaboratively with the wider digital reporting team
• Be open to using AI tools to support your work
• Attend events and report from across the patch where required

• Excellent writing skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work quickly and accurately
• Skilled at building relationships with key contacts
• Highly organised with strong time management
• Knowledge of SEO and media law
• Confident using social media and AI tools (additional training will be provided)
• Adaptable writing style across different formats and platforms
• Ideally NCTJ qualified or equivalent (including 100wpm shorthand). If you do not yet have shorthand, you must be willing to train towards it
• Full driving licence and access to a car are essential

• NCTJ qualified