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Coonamble Times:Journalist, full-time (cadet)

Coonamble Times:Journalist, full-time (cadet)

Coonamble Times 51 Castlereagh Street, Coonamble, NSW

Listed: 28 Jan 2024

Are you a high school graduate, a journalism graduate or journalism student wanting to fast-track your career by working across platforms? Want to live in a country town and get great media experience? Do you want to publish stories that matter to real people?


Get the best of all worlds by joining us in Coonamble to work in a combination of traditional print and cutting edge digital media.


Get a ground-level view of the hot news topics in regional NSW and get up close and personal with the people and places behind the stories.


We are a small team who publish a local print and digital edition weekly newspaper (The Coonamble Times) and a mobile news app (The Western Plains App).


You will produce news stories, community/sports reports and promotional features for publication in print, digital editions, and in the App.

You will also be producing audio/video content and using social media.

The successful applicant will be curious and self-motivated to find and produce stories important to our local communities. 


If you're hard working, enjoy a team environment and like to try new things we'd like to talk to you.


Both experienced and entry-level candidates are welcome to apply, including those interested in a cadetship/traineeship. We will assist in finding accommodation. You will need a car and current drivers licence.


For a full position description contact the Managing Editor Lee O'Connor on 0428 222517.


To apply, send a letter of application outlining your suitability for the role and your resume including contact details for three current referees to [email protected].

OR apply through seek HERE!


Applications close 5pm Friday 23 February 2024.