Journalist Jobs

Key responsibilities

• Research, verify, and write original news stories to deadline
• Develop and maintain a network of on-beat sources and contacts
• Conduct interviews with subjects, experts, and officials
• Monitor industry developments, data releases, and public records for story leads
• Collaborate with editors, producers, and visual teams on story presentation
• Analyse datasets or market data to identify and support data-driven stories

Skills & tools

• News writing and editing
• Source development and interview technique
• Beat reporting (finance, tech, policy, defence, etc.)
• Data analysis and visualisation (for data reporter roles)
• Broadcast presenting and on-camera delivery
• Fact-checking and verification
• FOIA and public records requests
• Content management systems (CMS)
• AP/house style
• Multimedia storytelling

Education & background

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field; portfolio of published work often weighted equally or above formal qualifications

Career path

Reporter → Senior Reporter → Editor or Bureau Chief; or specialisation into investigative journalism, data journalism, or broadcast anchoring