The Bolton News is looking for a top-class reporter who is passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas and innovative when it comes to presenting stories across various platforms.
We seek an ambitious, digitally skilled, versatile journalist to cover breaking news and write stories from this incredibly lively patch.
The right candidates will also be able to report for other titles in the region, including the Lancashire Telegraph and the Bury Times.
A major part of the job will be immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships and understanding what matters to the local community.
We want to tell the stories our audiences care about – from covering crime and local politics to sharing powerful human interest pieces and championing the causes our readers are passionate about.
The job will primarily be based at our friendly regional newsroom in Bolton – but you will be required to get out on patch and we are flexible about home working.
Ideally, you will be a fully qualified reporter with gold-standard NCTJ with 100wpm.
You will also be:
A driving licence is preferred, as is access to a car. We work on a rota basis with some early and late shifts as well as some weekend work.
If this sounds like the role for you, email your CV and a brief cover letter by Wednesday, 26 September. We will be interviewing candidates as and when applications come in so don’t delay in applying.
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