Senior News Reporter

What will the role involve?

• Writing stories and features that will drive lots of traffic to our website
• Bringing in exclusives and pitching ideas that will work for our audience
• Covering breaking news quickly and accurately through live blogs and breakouts
• Being versatile - as well as covering the day’s big stories we help our World News, Royal and Politics teams
• Understanding audience analytics and the use of stats to dictate how we headline stories and how we shape newslists
• As well as covering the biggest hard news stories of each day, you will write lighter trivia pieces and features which will generate a large audience at weekends and on quiet news days
• Working a mixture of shifts including some evenings and weekends when required
• Working with colleagues on our print team so that as much of what we do as possible can be used in the paper

Requirements

Who are we looking for?

• NCTJ or equivalent journalism degree and knowledge of media law
• A deep knowledge of and passion for current affairs, national and international news is essential
• A strong understanding of the unique nature of digital news
• Have an eye for detail to bring stories t...