Multimedia News Reporter

Location: London, High Street Kensington

Responsibilities

• Research and report original news stories across a range of topics that fit within the Metro brand.
• Understand all of the major social platforms and how video should be re-packaged and optimised across platforms.
• Have an excellent understanding of Metro’s TikTok channels and wider social video presence, including story selection and packaging.
• Conduct interviews, gather information, verify facts, and develop news content that is accurate, fair, and engaging.
• Produce content in a variety of formats including text, video, photos, and audio for web, mobile, and social platforms.
• Work with journalists on the social video desk and newsdesk to ideate, film, edit and produce social packages.
• Capture and edit high-quality video and audio content using industry-standard equipment and software.
• Be prepared to film high-quality, original content remotely and in-person, including with contributors and talent.
• Write clear, compelling copy under tight deadlines, often in breaking news situations.
• Use social media and live tools to engage audiences and distribute content in real-time.
• Use data and analytics to regularly inform decisions on pitches and future content.
• Ensure all content meets legal, ethical, and editorial standards.
• Stay updated on current events, trends, and innovations in digital journalism.
• Ability to create engaging newsletters on a variety of topics.

Required Qualifications

• BJTC/NCTJ qualification, Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 2+ years of reporting experience, preferably in a multimedia or digital-first newsroom.
• Strong reporting, writing, and interviewing skills with a proven ability to break stories.
• Proficiency in shooting video, editing and packaging a story using mobile editing tools such as Mojo.
• Solid understanding of digital publishing tools, SEO, and content management systems (e.g. WordPress).
• Familiarity with social media platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook) and how to leverage them for storytelling and audience engagement.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as news dictates.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with live reporting or field coverage.
• Knowledge of data journalism or visual storytelling tools (e.g. infographics, mapping tools).
• Multilingual abilities are a plus.
• Familiarity with newsroom analytics and audience engagement metrics.

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30).
• Pension plan and life cover.
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics.
• Plus much more...

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.