Job Title: Trainee Reporter

Newsquest (Essex) Ltd is part of England’s largest regional newspaper publisher, with an expanding portfolio of newspapers, websites and magazines.

The Role:

The Harwich & Manningtree Standard and Clacton & Frinton Gazette, two weekly titles in north Essex, need a trainee reporter for the Clacton office.

Applicants must either have NCTJ pre-entry qualifications, or be awaiting results.

The Gazette and Standard are great papers for any journalist to start their career. They cover a fantastic news area and have a good newspaper sales record.

The papers are part of Newsquest Essex, which publishes two daily papers and 12 weeklies. The company is committed to providing ongoing training and career development.

The Person

Good organisational skills are essential to the role as is the ability to work well within a busy but vibrant team.

The Package

We offer a fun and challenging working environment with the following benefits:

  • competitive salary
  • 6.6 weeks holiday (inclusive of bank holiday entitlement)
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Role specific training will be given


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