Regional Journalist (Meath, Laois, Offaly)
Role Purpose
An exciting opportunity to join a winning team of Independent journalists We are recruiting for a journalist to join our growing network of regional reporters as part of Project Leap, the INMA Global Media Award-winning local news initiative from Mediahuis Ireland Regionals and the Irish Independent.
This is your chance to join a go-ahead team of journalists based all over the country who deliver local news on a national scale through Independent.ie, working with colleagues in Mediahuis Ireland’s regional and national newsrooms.
Mediahuis is Ireland's leading media publisher, reaching millions of readers every day. We believe in independent journalism that positively impacts people and society. As an open-minded organisation, we have a curious outlook on the world, always striving for better and our people are encouraged to do the same.
Our aim is to captivate, entertain, and inform local communities with trusted journalism. We are looking for a creative and energetic reporter to join our regional editorial team and help us grow and diversify our digital audience.
The Job in a Nutshell Your work will focus on reporting on local news and bringing national perspective to local stories, contributing to our award-winning journalism. Your brief will be to report local news content from counties Laois, Offaly and Meath for Independent.ie, reporting directly to the editors in the Mediahuis Ireland Regionals Dundalk hub. This will primarily be a remote working position.
Role Responsibilities (Overview)
Local interviews and feature-writing to a high standard
Fast, breaking news from Laois, Offaly and Meath
Work closely with local photographers and freelance contributors
Liaise with the regional audience team and contribute to social media
Edit the content to a very high standard ensuring that all material published meets the legal and quality standards set out
Work closely with the editors in developing new ideas
Experience & Qualifications (Minimum Experience & Essential Knowledge)
Skills (technical & non-technical)
Technical
Demonstrate an appetite to increase market-share and support the Independent brand as the leader in news coverage
Excellent communication skills required
Excellent writing and editing abilities
Ability to work on own initiative
Working knowledge of social media
Other
Can work under pressure in a performance driven environment
Tenacity with a ‘can do’ attitude
Must exhibit learning agility and adaptability
Detail orientated
Ability to make decisions in line with company policy on own initiative
Strong collaboration and cross functional working together
