Digital Reporter

The Oldham Times is looking for a top-class reporter who is passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas and has the desire to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories across various platforms.

We are seeking an ambitious, digitally skilled and versatile journalist to unearth the best breaking news, features, leisure and trending stories from this incredibly lively patch.

The role would suit a trainee looking for their first role in a newsroom or a senior journalist looking to take the next step in their career.

The right candidate will also get the opportunity to report for other titles in the region, including The Bolton News and The Messenger.

A major part of the job will also be immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships and understanding what matters to the local community.

We want to tell the stories our audiences care about - from covering crime and local politics to powerful human interest pieces and championing the best of our local communities.

You will also ask the questions that hold power to account and want to play a part in helping communities build back following the pandemic.

The job will primarily be based at our friendly regional newsrooms Bolton – but you will be required to get out on patch and we are flexible about home working.

Ideally, you will be a fully qualified senior reporter or an outstanding trainee with gold-standard NCTJ preliminary qualifications and 100wpm.

You will also be:

Brimming with ideas on how to tackle the remit and get the most out of it digitally
Fully across what digital readers want from local news coverage
Excellent at developing relationships with key contacts to improve coverage
Driven to succeed using the digital analytics tools at your disposal
A self-starter, brilliant with time management
Passionate about social media
Have an excellent knowledge of relevant media law
Have a versatile, fresh, and energetic writing style with exceptional attention to detail
The ability to write – and think – quickly under pressure
An adaptable style to produce everything from live blogs and listicles to long reads and features
Knowledge of SEO and its importance to digital journalism
Collaborative skills to pool ideas with the wider digital reporting team and take on board suggestion