Application Deadline: 11 September 2025
Department: Editorial
Location: Oxford
Description
Daily newspaper The Oxford Mail is looking for a top-class sports reporter to cover Championship side Oxford United.
This rare and exciting opportunity at a top-performing regional newspaper will be perfect for a digitally-focused journalist who can shape our online coverage and handle the pressures that come with a high-profile position that commands a significant local following.
You will be passionate about digital storytelling, be hard-working, full of ideas and have a desire to come up with innovative ways of presenting stories across various platforms.
Key Responsibilities
From live matchday blogs, player interviews and transfer gossip to must-read exclusives, comments and analysis – you must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
And you will be confident in exploring new ways of reaching digital audiences, from Q&As and podcasts to Facebook live broadcasts.
You will be based at our city office in Oxford but will see most of the UK travelling far and wide to cover matches. A full, clean UK driving licence is essential.
This role is a part-time position working the equivalent of three days per week.
We are looking for a diverse newsroom and welcome candidates with a variety of qualifications and backgrounds – our number one priority is to get the perfect reporter to represent us in the pressbox and be the eyes and ears for thousands of fans.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Digitally focused – and know how to deliver stories in the most engaging way
* Hold a full, clean driving licence (essential)
* Full of digital ideas and confident on how to make them sing online
* Ready to try new ideas and have some fun with them
* Ready to delve into analytics and know how to use them to maximise digital traffic – and hungry to learn
* Driven to get the best stories for our audience – and get out there and talk to people
* Keen to get under the skin of the community you are serving and dig out the exclusives we are looking for
* A talented trainee or senior willing to work hard and get the best out of a busy patch
* Keen to develop your SEO skills and have a working knowledge of it
* Good at spotting national/regional content that could resonate in your patch and making it relevant and interesting to our readers
* Keen to join forces with your Newsquest counterparts across the UK to share ideas, best practice, success stories and skills
* Demonstrate skills with shooting and editing video as well experience in audio and podcasts
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