The Southern Star is one of Ireland's leading, independently owned local news publishing businesses.
We tell the stories that are important to the people of West Cork via our newspaper, magazines, digital media and awards events.
Check out our current vacancies below.
CHIEF NEWS REPORTER
We are expanding our team and looking for a Chief News Reporter to help shape the next exciting chapter for our news publishing content across print and digital (including our online subscription strategy).
Key responsibilities:
Source exclusive news stories that are important to our readers across West Cork
Bring engaging ideas for articles, investigative series, long reads and features to the Editor
Multimedia news reporting and publishing including video, audio, web and social media
Key attributes:
Team player with great communication skills and a passion for local news and community
Minimum of 3 years experience as a reporter in a busy newsroom environment
Attention to detail and capability to deliver accurate, clean copy to tight deadlines
A 'can-do' attitude and flexible approach to the evolving priorities of our publishing operations
Experience of multi-platform news publishing
Potential for career progression and continued development, training and learning new skills as part of our award-winning multi-platform editorial publishing team.
Location: The role is based at our Skibbereen HQ. Some hybrid working possible for the right candidate.
To Apply:
Please send your CV, samples of published work and cover letter to [email protected] using 'Chief News Reporter' in subject line.