Come and join our Derbyshire Times team
Do you have a passion for great content and the ability to spot a great story?
Do you want to be part of the collaborative team behind some of the biggest regional newspapers and websites in the UK?
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We are looking for a specialist reporter to join our Derbyshire Times team in Chesterfield on a full time, six-month temporary contract.
You will have a hunger to learn, develop and embrace change in an exciting and fast-paced team as our business develops.
Passionate about communities and building contacts, you will become a voice for the public interest.
Who we are looking for:
Successful candidates will have a keen eye for a story and an understanding of what drives audiences
Demonstrate the ability to follow analytics, identify content trends and come up with original content ideas
Understand how to optimise content for search
Be comfortable in a fast-paced media environment but have the organisational skills to plan ahead
Be flexible, working shift patterns and on weekends
Have a natural understanding of social media and how it can be best used to communicate with our readers
Be capable of producing fast and accurate copy
Exhibit familiarity with analytics tools that drive both content discovery and creation
Have a portfolio of published articles, written to a high standard
Skills/experience
A team player: able to work closely with digital colleagues specialising in data, analytics, video production and social media
Experience of working in a newsroom, agency or on a digital platform
An understanding of how tone impacts brand values
Previous experience of using a website content management system
Understanding of SEO principles and best practice
Familiarity with basic photo editing tools
Good interview skills and a tenacity to find the right person to talk to
A good knowledge of media law and the Editors Code of Practice
NCTJ qualification
Strong writer, storyteller and communicator
Driving licence
If you are interested, email your CV and a covering letter to editor Nancy Fielder - [email protected].
The closing date for applications is January 27, 2020.