Multimedia Reporter - Surrey and East Hants

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Multimedia Reporter - Surrey and East Hants

We’re looking for a Multimedia Reporter to join our energetic and multi award-winning News team on a full-time permanent basis.

As the Multimedia Reporter, you will be covering Surrey and parts of East Hampshire, reporting for the famous Greatest Hits Radio network and the Hits Radio network, as well as reporting into our other iconic brands such as Magic Radio, Absolute Radio and KISS as appropriate.

You’ll be first on the scene for breaking news, delivering vivid, engaging reports across radio and video. Calm under pressure, you’ll capture high-quality audio, craft compelling stories, and report with authority.

Strong editing skills and a keen eye and ear for detail are essential, as is the ability to build strong relationships with key figures and local communities. You’ll help ensure we remain the trusted voice of our area, sharing original, relevant stories with impact.

This is a full-time position where you will work across Surrey and parts of East Hampshire.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Sourcing, developing, and delivering breaking local news stories for radio, online, and social media platforms.
• Planning and producing compelling, locally relevant breakfast bulletin content with engaging audio/video.
• Reacting swiftly to breaking news and report live on location when required.
• Building and maintaining strong local contacts to uncover original and exclusive stories.
• Ensuring all content is legally sound, accurate, balanced, and Ofcom compliant.
• Editing and presenting bulletins, and supporting other news roles as needed across Bauer’s network.
• Collaborating with colleagues and contributing to a professional, positive working environment.
• Maintaining an up-to-date news diary and share weekly coverage plans with the news desk.

What You’ll Bring:

• You will deliver reports with authority and integrity and have the passion and ability to react to breaking news and uncover original stories across the news patch, working across a range of on-air, online and social platforms.
• You should have a recognised journalism qualification, a full driving licence and will be able to work calmly and accurately, ensuring everything you broadcast or put on social media is legally sound, Ofcom-compliant, accurate and balanced.
• You will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and experience of modern audio/video broadcasting platforms and how they can assist our teams in delivering news content to a wide range of audiences.
• You should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the kinds of stories which will resonate with our audiences.

If you're a creative and driven journalist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be part of a passionate, award-winning news team – we’d love to hear from you.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more!

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.