Live Reporter

Reach plc have a fantastic opportunity for a Live News Reporter to join and become an integral part of the team at Bristol Live.

You'll be motivated by playing a full part in growing online audiences to ensure Bristol Live is the must-place to go for anyone wanting to keep up-to-date with news, weather and travel information. Along with this, you will ensure a 'right first time' approach is taken to all content generation and help the editorial team and the whole business to continuously innovate and change at the pace we need to be a successful media business.

About the company

Reach plc, with an award-winning portfolio of newspapers, websites and digital products, is one of the UK's largest multimedia companies employing more than 6,000 people across 60-plus locations around the country.

Trusted, relevant, reliable and essential on social, mobile, desktop and in print, our loyal readers and advertisers are attracted by the knowledge, insight and vital services that our iconic brands (Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo, Daily Record and the Daily Mirror nationally, to name just a few) provide. None of this would be possible without our dedicated employees driving the business forward.

• Providing live coverage of news and events for live blogs and breaking news.
• Interacting with readers to build trust on Twitter, in our traffic and travel groups and wherever else relevant.

• You'll possess an NCTJ-accredited senior journalism qualification 1-2 years experience working for a media business.
• Understanding of digital publishing including SEO. Solid understanding of social media and comfortable using social publishing tools.
• Up-to-date legal and IPSO code knowledge.
• You will be motivated by the challenge of sourcing and producing the right type of content for the right audience at the right time.
• Full driving licence is essential.

This job description is not exhaustive and merely acts as a guide to the duties to be performed. The job description may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the organisation at any time after discussion with the post-holder.

In addition to competitive salaries, bonus structures (if applicable) and a contributory pension scheme, Reach plc offer a whole host of voluntary flexible benefits. These include a car scheme, holiday purchase, childcare vouchers, cycle scheme, staff discounts, season tickets & parking loans and an employee assistance programme.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process. We will be reviewing applications as they are received so please don't delay in submitting your application.