This is a role for a journalist who lives and breathes online news, understands social media and knows how to find and tell stories that get people talking.
Key Responsibilities
- Reacting to breaking stories and updates across Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, getting them online quickly and accurately.
- Using live blogs, push alerts, newsletters and social media to build engagement.
- Tracking performance via analytics and shaping content plans around what readers respond to.
- Working with editors and fellow reporters to experiment with new formats and digital storytelling techniques.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Has experience producing fast, accurate digital news content.
- Understands SEO, analytics and the type of stories that perform strongly online.
- Uses social media instinctively – from Facebook and X to TikTok and Instagram – to source stories and reach audiences.
- Is comfortable working across multiple titles and tailoring content to different audiences.
This is an ideal opportunity for a journalist who wants to be at the heart of a regional digital news operation, with clear targets around audience growth and a chance to help shape how our brands develop online.
To apply, send your CV, a cover letter outlining your digital experience and ideas for growing our online audience, plus three examples of your best online work.
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
- Experience producing fast, accurate digital news content
- Understanding of SEO and web analytics to shape content strategy
- Proficiency using social media platforms (Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram) to source stories and engage audiences
- Experience with live blogs, push alerts and newsletters
- Ability to work across multiple titles and tailor content to different audiences
- Previous newsroom experience
- NCTJ or equivalent journalism training
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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.
