Job Title: TRAINEE REPORTER

The Role:

The Braintree & Witham Times and Halstead Gazette, two weekly titles in north Essex, need a trainee reporter for the Braintree office.

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

Applicants must have a full driving licence and a minimum 80 words per minute shorthand, with a requirement to reach 100 words within six months of starting the job. 

The paper is 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
  • Workplace Pension Scheme
  • Role specific training will be given

Regretfully we are unable to accept telephone enquiries for these vacancies.

Closing date for this vacancy is February 5th 2014. Please quote post number 1344.


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