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Archant, Chief Reporter - North London 

Employer
Archant
Location
London, North
Salary
Up to £24k
Closing date
Apr 4, 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Regional, News
Discipline
Editorial, Reporting, Reporter

Job Details

We are looking for a Chief Reporter to help lead our news team in north London.
 
Working with the Editor, the successful candidate will take the lead on the Islington and Hackney Gazettes and the Brent & Kilburn Times, supervising reporters to ensure the titles drive the news agenda. The Chief Reporter will also deputise for the Editor on the Ham&High.
 
It is a role that will involve finding innovative ways to tell the important stories across platforms, growing and developing the connection with our core audience. The Chief Reporter will engage with the community, encouraging collaboration and contributed content.
 
The Chief Reporter will be responsible for publishing content, ensuring it is legally sound and meets standards of journalistic integrity.
 
The successful candidate will live in London and be able to network and meet with communities of North London, they will have a strong journalistic background and be able to work from home. 
 
IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU HAVE: 

  • Senior NQJ qualification or equivalent is absolutely essential. 
  • Newsroom experience 
  • Problem solver and open to change 
  • Proven history of creating engaging content 
  • Ability to network amongst the local community 
  • Confident digital and social media skills 
  • Ability to create / use video to bring stories to life 
  • Confident in digging out and creating new ideas and stories

 
SALARY AND BENEFITS 

  • Salary up to £24,000 
  • Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays 
  • Annual volunteer day 
  • Cycle to Work scheme 
  • Archant Gold – matched charity fundraising 
  • Give as You Earn – tax-free charity giving scheme 

 
WHAT NEXT? 
 
If you are interested in applying for this position, please click APPLY NOW and send your CV and covering letter to us ASAP.


Please note that if you have not been invited in for an interview within two weeks of your application, then you can assume on this occasion that you have been unsuccessful. 

We reserve the right to change the closing date at any time during the recruitment process, so please apply asap as we will be dealing with applications as soon as they arrive.
 
 

Company

Archant is a privately owned media company serving geographical and specialist interest communities with over 140 brands and associated websites.

We have a large portfolio of UK-based regional newspapers with titles in East Anglia, London, Kent and the South West, and publish 1.35 million copies a week in print. Online, websites for our newsbrands reach over 4.8 million readers per month.

Our collection of more than 60 news brands includes the Eastern Daily Press in Norfolk, the East Anglian Daily Times in Suffolk and the Ham & High in London.

Archant is the largest publisher of regional and local lifestyle magazines and associated digital media in the UK, and also owns a range of specialist magazine titles circulating predominantly in the UK and USA.

Our portfolio of 75 magazine titles includes county, specialist interest and wedding magazines as well as client contract magazines through Archant Dialogue. In recent years it has extended its activities into exhibitions, events and digital media focussed on the Weddings and French property markets.

Archant has a broad portfolio of digital media assets and marketing services supporting our more traditional media, and is a prolific publisher of mobile Apps on the Apple and Android platforms in the UK.

Archant was founded in 1845 in Norwich and now employs around 1,500 staff. Most of the back office functions are still located in Norwich and we have frontline staff based in the communities that we serve across the UK.

Company info
Website
Location
Prospect House
Rouen Road
Norwich
NR1 1RE
GB

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