Senior Reporter – Newsquest (Weymouth)

The Dorset Echo seeks a talented senior reporter to join our busy and friendly team.

We want an ambitious, digitally skilled, versatile journalist to unearth the best breaking news and features on an incredibly lively news patch.

The right candidate will be passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas, and willing to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories across various platforms.

There will be opportunities to work newsdesk shifts and progress your career in a beautiful part of the country.

A big part of the job 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 ideally hold your senior qualifications, or equivalent experience, and ideally have 100wpm shorthand.

The successful candidate would be based at our office in Weymouth full-time.

You will be:

• Brimming with ideas on how to help drive The Dorset Echo 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 and a cover letter outlining why you’re the best person for the job by clicking Appy now.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received so submit your details as soon as possible.

The deadline for applications is Friday, December 20 2024