Multimedia News - Salisbury, United Kingdom - Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction:

Bauer Media Audio UK is looking for an outstanding and ambitious Multimedia Reporter to join our energetic News team in the South of England, covering the fascinating and varied Salisbury & South Wiltshire patch.

The successful Multimedia Reporter will build strong relationships, investigate issues of interest to our target audience and generate creative original stories which will help us set the news agenda both locally and across our national brands.

By working with Bauer you will have the opportunity to create campaigns, develop special investigations and collaborate with a passionate team, based right across the UK.

We tell stories from the perspective of people living them and the places where they happen and we are authentic in our delivery.

You should ideally have a strong on air voice to be able to broadcast from the scene of breaking news and events with clarity and authority and you must have an enthusiasm and a hunger to be that first person on the scene.

As a result, you will ideally live in or within a reasonable distance from the news patch or be willing to relocate.

This role has reporting and newsgathering as its focus, but there is also opportunity to read news bulletins on occasion.

Our work is multi-platform so experience doing on-camera work is a bonus, as is an understanding of working across different digital media.

Our Team

You will work closely not only with the news team in your patch, but also with our network of journalists across England and the UK, covering the biggest stories for Hits Radio (the UK Station or Network of the Year) plus Greatest Hits Radio, KISS, Absolute Radio, Magic and many more.

You will be must have a genuine interest in news, current affairs and sport to fit this role.

News never stops and is must have a genuine interest in news, current affairs and sport to fit this role.

News never stops and it is a significant part of Bauer's daily output, keeping our radio stations connected to the communities we broadcast to.

Role Responsibility:

Produce multimedia content on multiple news stories for onair, the news pages of our website and our social media channels.
Have sharp enough judgement to be across the news agenda and react to breaking news in your patch.
Report from the scene of news events across all platforms.
Work with other team members across England and the UK to maintain news diaries and plan ahead to enhance our news output in all day parts.
Secure exclusive, original stories targeted to our audience
Build strong reliable contacts in patch
Work reactively and proactively to ensure we are setting the news agenda both locally and nationally.

You will deliver reports with authority and integrity and have the passion and ability to react to breaking news and uncover original stories across the news patch, working across a range of on-air, online and social platforms.

You should have a recognised journalism qualification, a full driving licence and will be able to work calmly and accurately, ensuring everything you broadcast or put on social media is legally sound, Ofcom-compliant, accurate and balanced.

You will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and experience of modern audio/video broadcasting platforms and how they can assist our teams in delivering news content to a wide range of audiences.

You should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the kinds of stories which will resonate with our audiences.

Package Description:

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

25 days holiday + bank holidays
Discounted high street vouchers

Internal Bauer Academy

Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development ((4)

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Opportunity to buy additional holiday
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)

Thrive initiatives

Wellbeing at Bauer

Flexible Working

We want to make sure that we find the right people to work in our teams, and we know that the traditional 9-5, five days a week doesn't suit everyone.

So, we would love to hear from you if you feel you're a great fit for this role and would like to work flexibly.

If you are the right person for this role, we'll find the right working approach for you.

About the Company:

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-helper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB.

Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the