News Reporter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Leveraging your SEO expertise to engage the maximum audience possible.

• Utilizing search tools to investigate and comprehend the subjects that users are searching for.

• Identifying and delving into topics where local brands can authentically establish their authority.

• Crafting high-quality, precise digital news articles, live blogs, and features within deadlines set by editors.

• Responding promptly to breaking news events and providing newsrooms with accurate and valuable content.

• Collaborating with the Head of Central Digital Content to determine research and writing priorities.

• Building communities both online and offline to share stories once published and engage with readers about those narratives.

• Thinking innovatively to generate fresh, original story ideas and methods of delivering them to our audience that align with our digital platforms.

• Identifying and developing national and regional content that can resonate in your area, making it relevant and appealing to our readers.

• Assisting in the creation and management of a well-planned SEO calendar to ensure consistent content flow.

• Ensuring that each piece of content is meticulously researched and well-balanced before it goes live.

• With guidance from editors, using analytics to discover what our readers enjoy and what they seek next from our coverage.

• Collaborating with Newsquest’s central team and your peers across the UK to exchange ideas, best practices, success stories, and skills.

• Communicating with newsrooms nationwide to ensure your coverage aligns with the local market.

⛳️ Requirements

• A solid understanding of search engine optimization (SEO) and the ability to create content that performs well in search results.

• Insight into what readers are interested in, utilizing both your strong news intuition and data insights.

• A passion for storytelling that appeals to diverse and growing audiences.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• The capability to write—and think—swiftly under pressure.

• A strong news sense.

• A wealth of ideas for presenting stories in the most engaging manner for our audiences.

• An understanding of audience preferences and timing.

• Excellent social media skills with a talent for identifying stories and trending topics.

• NCTJ qualification (including 100wpm shorthand).

• Strong knowledge of relevant media law.

• Flexibility in writing style to produce a variety of formats, from live blogs and listicles to long-reads and features.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with a diverse range of individuals in the community.

• High organizational skills and the ability to manage your own schedule effectively while out in the field.

• Collaborative abilities to share ideas within the wider digital reporting team and consider feedback.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of vacation plus bank holidays and your birthday off.

• Holiday buy scheme for added flexibility.

• Structured opportunities for career advancement and ongoing training.

• Pension plan.

• Employee Helpline for counseling and advice.

• Perks and discounts including:

• Gym membership.

• Cycle to Work scheme.

• Eye care.

• Retail discounts.

• Team-building events and an annual volunteer charity day.