Breaking News Reporter - West Midlands

Job description

Breaking News Reporter - West Midlands Application Deadline: 22 May 2026: Department: Editorial: Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Stourbridge: Reporting To: Alicia Kelly: Description: News doesn’t wait, and neither will you. We're looking for two ambitious and driven breaking news reporters who are ready to react – with a hunger for breaking stories. When something happens, you want to be first and fast. This is a fast-paced digital role at the heart of our newsroom, responding to major incidents such as crime, transport disruption, and developing stories as they happen. You’ll be a proven reporter with pace, authority and a bulging contacts book, who knows how the West Midlands works and where stories really come from. This is one of the UK’s biggest, busiest and most competitive news patches, and we need someone highly motivated with a desire to turn information into high-impact journalism that audiences want to read. This role combines hard‑nosed reporting with smart use of AI tools. You’ll use AI to move faster, spot trends, refine angles and scale output – but your judgement, contacts and ideas will always be the driving force. We want someone who understands h...