Multimedia Reporter

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life:

You’ll be joining our energetic and multi award-winning News team. We’re the trusted local voice for millions of listeners across Greatest Hits Radio, Hits Radio, and our iconic brands including Magic Radio, Absolute Radio, and KISS.

Our newsroom is collaborative, fast-paced and passionate about telling brilliant local stories. You’ll work closely with other reporters, editors and presenters who support each other, share ideas and thrive on being first to break the news.

The difference you will make: 

As a Multimedia Reporter, you’ll be at the forefront of breaking news. You’ll deliver engaging, authoritative journalism across radio, video, digital and social channels, ensuring our audiences receive accurate, balanced and compelling stories when they matter most.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Sourcing, developing, and delivering breaking local news stories for radio, online, and social media platforms.
• Planning and producing compelling, locally relevant breakfast bulletin content with engaging audio/video.
• Reacting swiftly to breaking news and report live on location when required.
• Building and maintaining strong local contacts to uncover original and exclusive stories.
• Ensuring all content is legally sound, accurate, balanced, and Ofcom compliant.
• Editing and presenting bulletins, and supporting other news roles as needed across Bauer’s network.
• Collaborating with colleagues and contributing to a professional, positive working environment.
• Maintaining an up-to-date news diary and share weekly coverage plans with the news desk.

What You’ll Bring:

• Recognised journalism qualification 
• Professional experience as a Journalist
• Full UK driving licence 
• Strong audio and video editing skills 
• Knowledge of media law and Ofcom regulations 
• Ability to work calmly under pressure across platforms 
• News doesn't stick to office hours – so you will have flexibility to respond out of hours

Working Pattern / Location 

Full-time, permanent. Remote role, however, you can be based in our Leeds or Manchester newsrooms.

If you're a creative and driven journalist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be part of a passionate, award-winning news team – we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 31st March 2026

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.