Do you care about what goes on around you, wish your community had a louder voice, and want to make a difference?

You could work with us in the Oxford Mail newsroom as part of an innovative new programme.

The Community News Project needs you. A partnership between Facebook, local news publishers and the National Council for the Training of Journalists, we are creating 82 new community reporter roles around the UK.

Newsquest is looking to hire reporters to work from the newsrooms across the country – including here at Oxford.

Previous journalism experience or education is not essential, so if you've always wanted to work in journalism but didn't know where to start, this may be your opportunity.

We want people who care about their communities and want to make a difference.

We're especially keen to hear from people who believe they can help make our newsrooms more representative of the communities they serve.

Flexible arrangements will be considered for the right candidates. Successful candidates in their final year of journalism study will be able to start at the end of the academic course.

Your main role will be to engage with people in specific communities to curate, collate and create content relevant to them. You will build and act as the point of contact for online communities by engaging with and seeking out content either written by you or from members of those communities.

You will also receive industry-leading digital journalism training which they will then share into your newsrooms, as well as the gold-standard NCTJ journalism training to become a fully-trained journalist.

You do need to have at least 5 GCSEs with Maths and English at a C or above (or equivalent).

We also welcome people who are doing a completely different job - and want to make a career change to become a journalist.

We are offering two routes into journalism as a result of this scheme.

For applicants with no previous journalism experience or education, we are offering journalism apprenticeships, which combine intensive training with on-the-job experience in local communities.

For applicants with previous journalism experience or education, we are offering trainee community reporter roles, where support will be provided to gain the necessary NCTJ qualifications to become a senior reporter.


Salary and Benefits: In addition to competitive salaries, and a contributory pension scheme, Newsquest Media Group offer a whole host of voluntary flexible benefits.

This role is initially a two-year fixed term contract Details on how to apply: If you feel this job is for you, please apply here 

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