Do you want to work for one of the biggest national titles in the UK? Do you want to work on some of the most important news stories of the day?

The Mirror has created a training scheme which will enable you to get experience across our newsroom; digital, print, daily, Sundays, news, features, sport and politics.

We are offering a passionate and creative aspiring journalist a full-time position working at The Mirror, where you will gain a wide variety of experience across a number of our different teams. You will also complete a fully-funded training course to become NCTJ qualified.

Is this opportunity right for you?

We are looking for bright, curious people who can help ensure our newsroom represents the diversity of our readers. The only thing you need to be is passionate about news. Perhaps you haven’t considered a job in journalism before, or haven’t been able to access formal journalism training?  Perhaps you’ve felt journalism is a world that’s closed to you.  Well not at the Mirror – we are open to everyone from every background, just so long as they’re interested in people and curious about the world around us.

This role will be a mixture of home and hub (office) working and therefore the successful candidate will need to be located in or around the London area and able to commute to our London hub in Canary Wharf.

• You will be working as part of a team to cover live news
• You will build strong contacts for story-gathering in our existing and underserved communities
• You will learn feature writing and interviewing skills

• You will be creative, curious, and have an interest in journalism
• You will understand social media and storytelling across social platforms
• We want you to be passionate about the stories you believe are important for our readers
• You will have at least 5 GCSE’s grade 4 or above including Maths and English
• Due to the training course you will be required to complete in this role, we are unable to accept any candidates with previous formal journalism qualifications

So, who are we?

The Mirror is part of Reach plc. You might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human. Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

Package Description

The job will be offered on a two-year fixed term contract and you will receive industry-leading digital journalism training from the NCTJ once in the role.

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• 25 days holiday per annum
• Mentoring and support
• Free wellbeing apps and coaching support
• Simply Health Healthcare Cashplan
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• And lots of high street discounts!

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