Entry Level Journalists

The Irish Times Group

Dublin

The Irish Times Group Opportunities. The core activity of The Irish Times Group has evolved from six-day print publishing to a seven-day multi-platform news publisher with a market-leading position in the development of subscriptions and maximising revenues.   We focus on producing quality content for our readers, providing media solutions for customers and we continue to grow and evolve in a fast-paced changing media landscape.  The Company is owned by The Irish Times Trust and is managed by The Irish Times DAC.  In recent years, the Irish Times Group expanded its interests to include the Irish Examiner, The Echo, Regional newspapers and Radio stations in addition to the Citywest print facility, the property website MyHome.ie and Irish Times Training. Entry Level Journalists. The Irish Times Group currently has entry-grade opportunities for journalists to work across digital and print.  If you are a recent graduate or in the early stages of your career and looking for an opportunity to develop a career in journalism, we would like to hear from you. The Irish Times Group offers a unique opportunity to develop careers in journalism across local regional titles and national news publishers.  The placement provides a unique opportunity to gain experience across our regional titles, the Western People, Roscommon Herald, the Nationalist and the Waterford News and Star, The Echo and Irish Examiner based in Cork and in The Irish Times based in Dublin. The successful candidates will gain valuable experience in producing all forms of content for digital and print platforms at an exciting time of change in media publishing. We are seeking applications from those who are committed to meeting the standards of care and accuracy, combined with scrupulous fairness, which are essential hallmarks of journalism across The Irish Times Group.  Flexibility, initiative, drive and motivation are key to the success of the graduate opportunity. Key elements of the role include copy-editing skills, the ability to write engaging headlines and stand-firsts, and producing clean accurate copy to deadline.  An understanding of media and libel laws and knowledge of SEO and social media are central to the role.   If you are interested in any of the above opportunities, please submit your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 19th May 2021   .

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