Digital Reporter – Carlisle

Newsquest Cumbria is looking for a talented digital reporter to join our busy team.
Covering titles including The News & Star and The Cumberland News, the hybrid role is based in our office in Carlisle, with a mix of home working days.

We are seeking an ambitious, digitally skilled, and versatile journalist to uncover the best-breaking news and features on lively topics.

Key Responsibilities

The right candidate will be passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas and have a desire to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories across various platforms. A large part of the role 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 have a journalism degree, and ideally hold NCTJ qualifications with 100wpm shorthand, or you may be beginning your career in journalism or be a fully qualified senior reporter.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

If you have a journalism degree that is not NCTJ-accredited, we will provide the relevant additional training for you to become a fully NCTJ-qualified journalist.

A driving licence is essential, as is access to a car.

You will be:

Brimming with ideas on how to help drive the titles forward in print and online
A digital native, with digital storytelling at the forefront of all you do
Excellent at developing relationships with key contacts to improve coverage
Driven to succeed using the digital analytics tools at your disposal
A self-starter, brilliant with time management

Please send your CV, along with a cover letter outlining why you’re the best person for the job. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so submit your details as soon as possible. The closing date for applications is July 1, 2025.

About Newsquest Media Group

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 a number of 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.