The Bournemouth Daily Echo is one of the most dynamic titles in Newsquest, where news rarely stops, and there’s always an opportunity to make an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigations and exclusive stories
- Generating front-page leads and major splashes
- Court and crime reporting
- Campaigns and experience-led content
- Human interest features
- Live blogs and breaking news coverage on location
- Video interviews and multimedia storytelling
- Patch reporting and local government coverage
- Building strong contacts and community relationships
- Join the one-in-four weekend Editor rota
- Provide newsdesk and digital cover for the News Editor and Digital ACE when required
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- NCTJ-qualified journalist with 100wpm shorthand.
- Proven experience producing exclusive stories, investigations and high-impact content that resonates with local audiences.
- Strong news sense with the ability to identify and develop stories that drive readership, engagement and subscriptions.
- Excellent interviewing skills and the confidence to build and maintain a strong network of contacts across the community.
- Experience covering courts, crime, local government and other key public interest beats.
- Ability to thrive under pressure, react quickly to breaking news and meet deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom.
- Skilled in digital storytelling, including live blogging, video content and social media publishing.
- Confident using analytics and audience insight to inform content decisions and maximise reach.
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
- Ambitious, self-motivated and eager to develop towards a future News Editor position
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
A name you can trust - we’ve been a part of your community for generations.LOCALiQ is the name for all that Newsquest Media Group does today, from trusted local newspapers and websites to digital marketing services that can help you reach new customers as you’ve never been able to before.LOCALiQ is the name that combines your trusted local news brand with digital marketing.It hasn’t replaced the name of your local Newsquest newspaper and its website, but it encompasses everything we can offer.Those services include online advertising and best-in-class digital marketing, backed by data gathered from our 1.5 million local campaigns and 45 million monthly users.Put our experts to work for you, and we believe you’re hiring the best marketing partner a business can have.
Skills Required
- NCTJ-qualified journalist with 100wpm shorthand
- Proven experience producing exclusive stories, investigations and high-impact local content
- Experience covering courts, crime and local government beats
- Excellent interviewing skills and ability to build and maintain community contacts
- Skilled in digital storytelling including live blogging, video content and social media publishing
- Confident using analytics and audience insight to inform content decisions
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills with attention to accuracy
- Ability to thrive under pressure, react quickly to breaking news and meet deadlines
- Ambitious, self-motivated and eager to develop towards News Editor role
What We Do
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 a number of 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. Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
