Reporter - Express

The Express is looking for a Reporter to join the team behind one of the country’s biggest websites and one of its most iconic newspapers.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record at delivering brilliant exclusives and fantastic page views in equal measure with experience writing for a national website or paper, agency or a busy regional title.

We are looking for a strong writer who feels confident interviewing anyone and has a natural news sense for what is and isn’t a story that will inform or entertain our readers.

We want to find someone who is full of ideas for agenda-setting stories and gripping features, who instinctively knows how to get the maximum possible audience out of everything they write.

We want someone ambitious and motivated, with a strong work ethic. This isn’t your typical 9 to 5 job but it can be hugely rewarding.

You will need to be equally adept at covering everything from the war in Ukraine to over-tourism in Cornwall - and often in a way that differentiates us from our rivals.

You will be joining a newsroom where we expect everyone to work hard but want everyone to love coming to work. It’s a friendly team full of talented reporters and editors with lots of expertise to share.

We’re looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives from people from a wide range of backgrounds, and we want you to tell us the stories you believe are important from our many communities so we can continue to diversify our content.

Due to the nature of the role we are open to both trainee candidates with their preliminaries and senior candidates.

This role is home-and-hub based linked to our London Canary Wharf office. We are therefore open to candidates willing to be based in and around London.

What will the role involve?

• Writing stories and features that will drive lots of traffic to our website and be of the right quality to make it into the paper
• Bringing in exclusives and pitching original ideas that will work for our brand and audience
• Covering breaking news quickly and accurately
• Being versatile - as well as covering the day’s big stories we help our World News, Royal and Politics teams
• Understanding audience analytics and the use of stats to dictate how we headline stories and how we shape newslists
• As well as covering the biggest hard news stories of each day we also need lighter trivia pieces and features which will generate a large audience at weekends and on quiet news days
• Writing multiple stories in a day, accurately and with flair
• Working a mixture of shifts including some evenings and weekends
  
  

Who are we looking for?

• NCTJ or equivalent journalism degree and knowledge of media law
• A deep knowledge of and passion for current affairs is essential
• A strong understanding of the unique nature of digital news
• An eye for detail to bring stories to life
• Someone with a track record of making excellent contacts
• Being able to work calmly and effectively under pressure
  
  

What can we offer you?

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.