News Reporter - The Mail on Sunday London, England
Job description
News Reporter
Location: Mail on Sunday Headquarters – London
Position: Permanent
Job Introduction
Fancy working at the best Sunday newspaper in the business? The Mail on Sunday has several openings for News Reporters with varying levels of experience to join its talented team.
The successful candidates will have a keen eye for exclusives, brilliant ideas, great contacts, and the ability to write with flair. They will ooze enthusiasm, be dedicated and hard-working, and have a first-class attitude.
As well as being outstanding newspaper reporters, they will be terrific workplace colleagues. And they will be ambitious to push the boundaries for Mail+, our fantastic digital platform.
Main Responsibilities
- Ferreting out brilliant exclusive stories
- Building up excellent contacts
- Writing accurate copy, at speed
- Working closely with colleagues, and taking direction from the news desk
Applicants will ideally have:
- NCTJ or similar qualification
- At least two years' experience as a reporter, but we are also recruiting senior staff
- The ability to quickly strike up a rapport with people, in person and on the phone
- A sharp eye for a story
To apply, please send a CV and a short cover letter explaining why you are ideal for the role. Please include your salary expectation.
This role is Tuesday-Saturday and based in our offices in Kensington, London.
Package Description
In return for their energy and ideas we ensure our people are well rewarded. Our benefits package increases the longer you've been with us. Here's what to expect:
- 25 days' holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
- Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution.
- Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
- DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
- Subsidised canteen
- Onsite gym
- Onsite nurse and GP clinics
- Our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted dining cards
Plus many other benefits….
About dmg::media
dmg media's brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 11m people daily in the UK.* Globally, our brands reach 180m unique browsers every month.** In March 2021, the business acquired the world's leading science title, New Scientist.
dmg media's newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to their readers.
*PAMCo 1 2020 ** Omniture April 2021
Our Commitment
We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.
