The Northern Echo, Newsquest’s flagship daily title, is looking for a top-class trainee reporter 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 for ambitious journalists to join our team.
Based at our headquarters in Darlington, you will be covering vibrant patches in the North East and North Yorkshire, where you will use your passion for digital storytelling to unearth amazing stories.
We are looking for an outstanding trainee (with NCTJ prelims, including shorthand) who is looking to cut their teeth on one of the biggest regional news brands in the UK. A full driving licence and access to a car is essential.
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, send your CV and a brief cover letter by clicking Apply now by Friday, 10 January. Applications will be considered as they are submitted.
The company
Newsquest is 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.
As well as dedicated sales teams which provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.
Newsquest Media Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all community sections regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Our recruitment process will consist of various stages and activities, as part of our commitment to fairness to all applicants, we will consider any adjustments that could help you.
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