The Dorset Echo seeks a talented trainee reporter to join our busy and friendly team.
We want an ambitious, digitally skilled, versatile journalist to unearth the best breaking news and features on an incredibly lively news patch.
The right candidate will be passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas and a desire to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories across various platforms.
A big part of the job will also be immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships and understanding what matters to the community.
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.
You will ideally hold NCTJ qualifications and ideally have 100wpm shorthand.
If you have a journalism degree that is not NCTJ-accredited, we will provide additional training for you to become a fully NCTJ-qualified journalist.
The successful candidate would be based at our office in Weymouth full-time.
You will be:
Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’re the best person for the job by clicking Apply Online.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received so submit your details as soon as possible.
The deadline for applications is Friday, 20 December 2024
The company
Newsquest is 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.
As well as dedicated sales teams which provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.
Newsquest Media Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all community sections regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Our recruitment process will consist of various stages and activities, as part of our commitment to fairness to all applicants, we will consider any adjustments that could help you.
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