Senior Reporter – The Northern Echo

The Northern Echo, Newsquest’s flagship daily title, is looking for a top-class reporter with bundles of enthusiasm to join the Great Daily of the North.

For more than 150 years, The Northern Echo has been setting the agenda with hard-hitting investigations and campaigns – and an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a journalist who lives and breathes digital, understands the needs and pressures of a modern newsroom, can spot news trends and react to them fast, as well as get their teeth into the sorts of campaigns and investigations worthy of our distinguished history.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will be comfortable running a live blog on breaking incidents as you are peeling back the curtain on the secret, hidden lives of people that have been forgotten.

The Northern Echo and its associated titles are thriving with some of the fastest growing digital audiences and strongest circulation figures in the industry – but at our heart is amazing journalism you can trust.

This is your chance to play a part in writing the next chapter of our history.

If this sounds like the job for you, apply with your CV and a brief covering letter to the editor by Monday, May 4. Applications will be considered as they are submitted.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
Structured career progression & ongoing training
Pension plan
Employee Helpline counselling and advice
Perks & discounts including:
- Gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care
- Retail discounts
Team building days & annual volunteer charity day

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 several 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.