Multimedia Reporter

We are looking for an Multimedia Reporter on a permanent basis to join our award-winning news team, covering the Lincolnshire area.

As a Multimedia reporter your focus will be reporting and newsgathering, however there is also opportunity to read news bulletins on occasion. 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.

In this role you will be working across multiple platforms, so experience doing on-camera work and an understanding of working across different digital media are a bonus.

You will be covering the Lincolnshire news patch, as a result you will need to live in or within a reasonable distance of Lincoln. 

Our Team 

By working with Bauer you will have the opportunity to 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. 

What you will do

• Produce multimedia content on multiple news stories for on-air, 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.

What you will bring

• A recognised journalism qualification.
• a full driving licence
• Able to work calmly and accurately, ensuring everything you broadcast or put on social media is legally sound, Ofcom-compliant, accurate and balanced.
• A thorough understanding of modern audio/video broadcasting platforms.
• Able to demonstrate a knowledge of the kinds of stories which will resonate with our audiences.

Expiry Date: 5th December 2024

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 25 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

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

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