Trainee Reporter – Falmouth
The Falmouth Packet is looking for a digitally savvy, community-focused reporter to join our busy newsroom. This is a great opportunity for a trainee or an early-career journalist to develop their skills across a lively patch, covering breaking news and producing engaging content for multiple platforms.
You will also contribute to our other titles, the Helston Packet and The Packet, as well as cover the whole of Cornwall online.
This role is primarily 9 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday, but includes some evenings and the occasional weekend shift, with the expectation that major breaking news is covered whatever the time of day.
We operate a hybrid working model, with two days office-based at the Tremough Innovation Centre on the Penryn Campus, and three days home-based.
Key Responsibilities
- Cover breaking news and produce engaging stories for digital audiences
- Build strong relationships on patch to source stories and reflect community interests
- Use social media to identify trends, engage audiences and promote content
- Produce a wide range of content including live blogs, features and human-interest stories
- Cover key topics such as crime, local politics and community issues
- Work collaboratively with the wider digital reporting team
- Be open to using AI tools to support your work
- Attend events and report from across the patch where required
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Excellent writing skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work quickly and accurately
- Skilled at building relationships with key contacts
- Highly organised with strong time management
- Knowledge of SEO and media law
- Confident using social media and AI Tools (additional training will be provided)
- Adaptable writing style across different formats and platforms
- Ideally NCTJ qualified or equivalent (including 100wpm shorthand). If you do not yet have shorthand,
- you must be willing to train towards it
- Full driving licence and access to a car are essential
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.
