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Are you an ambitious reporter with a keen eye for a great local story and the drive to make your mark in digital journalism?
We have a rare opportunity to join The Northern Echo’s team of live news journalists, covering communities across Sunderland, Hartlepool and East Durham.\ \ You’ll be at the forefront of modern local journalism, combining strong traditional reporting skills and news sense with digital tools and technology to create engaging local and hyper-local content for our growing online audiences.
This is a proactive role where you’ll need to understand what audiences want to read, respond quickly to breaking stories and find the angles that matter most to local communities.
Outstanding trainees who have completed their NCTJ prelims will also be considered.
We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.\ \ We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.\ \ In addition to our local news brands, we own several digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.
[Apply Now](https://careers.newsquest.co.uk/postings/eee36e40-74fd-4206-9038-35ad0114923f/applications/new)