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

We need an ambitious, digitally skilled, versatile journalist to cover breaking news and write stories and features from this incredibly lively patch.

The right candidates will also be able to report for other titles in the region, including The Messenger.

A major part of the job will 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.

The job will primarily be based at our friendly regional newsroom in 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 reporter with gold-standard NCTJ with 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
Have collaborative skills to pool ideas with the wider digital reporting team and take on board suggestions

A driving licence is preferred, as is access to a car. We work on a rota basis with some early and late shifts as well as some weekend work.

If this sounds like the role for you, email your CV and a brief cover letter by Wednesday, November 27th.

We will be interviewing candidates as and when applications come in so don’t delay in applying.

The Company

Newsquest is 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.

As well as dedicated sales teams which provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.

Newsquest Media Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all community sections regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Our recruitment process will consist of various stages and activities, as part of our commitment to fairness to all applicants, we will consider any adjustments that could help you.