Trainee Reporter

We are looking for a talented trainee reporter to join our newsroom, covering some of the busiest and most exciting patches in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

You’ll be responsible for finding and producing stories that matter to local communities, covering a range of subjects.

Working as part of an experienced editorial team spanning Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, you’ll create print and digital content and build strong local contacts to help make grow our audience across multiple platforms.

You will use modern newsroom tools, including AI-assisted technology, to help research, organise and produce content more efficiently while applying your own journalistic expertise and news judgement.

You will be required to use multimedia storytelling techniques, including pictures and video.

The role is based in our Stevenage office.

Key Responsibilities

Source and deliver engaging local content
Build and maintain a strong network of contacts
Create engaging content to enrich our newspapers and grow audience reach and reader engagement online
Ensure all content meets the highest standards of accuracy, media law and the Editors’ Code of Conduct
Use newsroom technology and AI-assisted tools to support efficient content creation
Use multimedia storytelling techniques including photography and video
Monitor audience performance and use data to help inform content decisions

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

NCTJ Diploma or equivalent qualification
Excellent writing, interviewing and news gathering skills
Strong news sense and an ability to identify stories that matter to local audiences
Good understanding of media law and the Editors’ Code of Conduct
Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
A proactive and self-motivated approach to newsgathering