Apprenticeship Community journalists for local news (No experience required)

We are looking for passionate journalists to work for our organisation. To be a natural storyteller, the successful applicant must be able to demonstrate an ability to write investigative articles, feature stories, and analytical pieces. The candidates for this job should possess a talent and enthusiasm for digging out the real stories and uncovering the truth. To excel in this role, you should be friendly, self-motivated, and have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assess leads and pitch captivating story ideas to editors.
• Ensure that you meet all regular and recurring deadlines.
• Review and edit work for editorial approval.
• Use all your findings to prepare clean, concise and factual articles.
• Adhere to the ethical code of the profession.
• Keep records of all notes, interviews, and audio files.
• Create trustworthy relationships with contacts and sources for use in future research.
• Keep current on the latest news by attending events, studying different papers, opinion pieces, and social media.

We are looking for someone:

• Capable of maintaining an ethical and objective standard in reporting.
• Ability to meet deadlines and accurately fact-check information.
• Excellent observation and judgment skills.
• Superb communication and networking skills and an aptitude to extract information effectively.

You will be supported through apprentice training.