community reporters x 3

Do you care about what goes on around you, wish English at a C or above (or equivalent). We also welcome applications from people who are doing a completely different job and want to make a career your community had a louder voice, and want to change and become a journalist. make a difference? We are offering two routes into journalism as a result of this scheme. If so, the Community News Project needs you. A partnership between Facebook, local news publishers and the National Council for the Training For applicants with no previous journalism experience or education, we are of Journalists, the CNI is creating 82 new community reporter roles around offering journalism apprenticeships, which combine intensive training with the UK. on-the-job experience in local communities. MNA Media, publishers of the Express & Star and Star are proud For applicants with previous journalism experience or education we are to support this initiative and as a result we are looking for three journalists to offering trainee community reporter roles, where support will be provided to join us working from either our or Ketley offices. gain the necessary NCTJ qualifications to become a senior reporter. Previous journalism experience or education is not essential. We want people SALARY AND BENEFITS who care about their communities, and want to make a difference in local All roles will be offered on a 2-year fixed-term contract with competitive communities. We are especially keen to hear from people who believe they rates of pay on offer in addition to 25 days annual holiday plus statutory can help make our newsrooms more representative of the communities they holidays, pro-rata entitlements will apply if part-time. Free onsite parking serve. Flexible arrangements will be considered for the right applicants. and the successful candidates will also be signed up to the company Successful candidates in their final year of journalism study will be able to employee perks programme which offers discounts and savings to redeem at start at the end of the academic course. hundreds of supermarkets, shops, days out, destinations and restaurants. ABOUT THE ROLE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES The successful applicant’s role will be to engage with people in specific MNA Media are an equal opportunities employer ensuring fair opportunities communities to curate, collate and create content relevant to them. You will build and act as the point of contact for online communities by engaging to both current employees and prospective job applicants. Our recruitment with and seeking out content either written by you or from members of those processes are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated on communities. their merits and abilities, shortlisting of applicants and interviews are done by more than one person wherever possible. You will receive industry-leading digital journalism training which you will then share into your newsrooms, as well as the gold-standard NCTJ If these roles are of interest to you please send a copy of your current CV and journalism training to become a fully-trained journalist. cover letter explaining why you feel you are the right person for the role to: ABOUT YOU [email protected] The successful applicants will need to have at least 5 GCSEs with Maths and Closing date: 25 February 2019

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