Trainee Reporter - Manchester Evening News

The Manchester Evening News is Britain's biggest regional news title - and we are looking to recruit a Trainee Reporter.

You'll need to be a self-starter, a great story-getter, and know how to tell a story in all its forms in the digital world and in print.

Using social media to find and promote stories will be second nature to you - as well as knowing the importance of SEO and video.

You will already have Trinity Mirror or equivalent journalist pre-entry qualifications. We'll give you great on-the-job training and - after 18 months - we'll help you become a Senior Reporter by obtaining the Trinity Mirror Certificate in News Reporting.

• £Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits package

• Deliver high-quality, thoroughly-researched, accurate and well-written multimedia content
• Write content in a way which engages and drives digital audience
• Provide live coverage of news events for live blogs
• Shoot video, audio and when out on jobs
• Source third-party and social
• Build strong contacts for story-gathering within local communities
• Be adept on social media, in line with Trinity Mirror policies, to build audiences and communities and ensure that content is shared on social platforms
• Ensure content is produced with the correct metadata at all times
• Possess a thorough, up-to-date knowledge of media law and industry guidelines

• Trinity Mirror or equivalent pre-entry qualifications
• Excellent writing skills
• Up-to-date legal knowledge as it relates to the media
• Excellent ability to utilise social media for story-gathering and promoting
• Think video as well as just words and pictures
• Comfortable with getting out and about and making contacts
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Flexible approach to shifts
• Full driving licence