Your role: Onic is pioneering a new era of radio news. Through the creation of the Onic News Hub, we will have centralised production of national and international news, freeing our local journalists to do what they do best: breaking stories within their communities.
As a Multi-Media Local Journalist, you will be the eyes, ears, and voice of your franchise area. No longer tethered to a studio desk to read hourly, syndicated bulletins, you will spend a significant portion of your week "on the ground, and in the communities” within your TSA, investigating, interviewing, and reporting on the issues that matter most to our listeners. You will supply high-quality, hyper-local audio, digital, and video content to both our digital platforms and the Onic News Hub for broadcast.
Day to day you will:
Spend at least half of your working hours physically present on location, at press conferences, and within your station's local transmission area to source and break exclusive news and sports stories.
Capture and feature the voices of local politicians, community leaders, business representatives, and everyday citizens to ensure our broadcasts remain deeply connected to the public.
Script clear, engaging local news copy and prepare high-quality audio assets to feed back to the central Onic News Hub.
Produce creative, digital-first content including long-form web articles, video explainers, and real-time breaking news alerts tailored for multi-platform audiences.
Collaborate with local daily talk show production teams to expand your news stories into compelling long-form discussions and podcast formats.
Maintain strict alignment with Coimisiún na Meán (CNaM) Codes of Fairness, Objectivity, and Impartiality to uphold absolute journalistic integrity.
What we're looking for from you:
A degree in journalism, media, or a related field, alongside proven experience as a reporter across radio, digital, or print platforms.
Deep, demonstrable knowledge of your specific local franchise area, including its unique demographics, political landscape, and core community issues.
Technical proficiency utilising newsroom software systems (such as News Boss) alongside digital audio and video editing tools to build broadcast-ready packages.
A strong, engaging on-air voice paired with the ability to communicate breaking news with natural authority, clarity, and empathy.
An innovative mindset for adapting traditional news tracking into visually engaging text and video content tailored for fast-paced social media platforms.
A full, clean driving license and a complete willingness to travel extensively across the local region to capture breaking news as it unfolds.
Strong self-motivation to lead independent investigations while maintaining clear, proactive communication with central editorial leaders and local controllers.
We are Onic: Every day our audiences welcome us into their lives and allow us to share their day through. Individually and collectively in every setting and at any time of the day we are their trusted companion. Their trust allows us to connect in a deep and meaningful way across our audio, digital and online platforms. The fusion of the strength of our heritage and our cutting edge innovation enables us to deliver what our communities want, when they want it. We’re about connecting and cultivating communities of loyal listeners, online and on-air. With a monthly media footprint of over 10 million across on air and digital we have real broadcast coverage across Ireland. A national network that is proudly local and boldly vocal about what makes you – and us – unique. We know when to turn up the volume and when to dial it back. We’re all about celebrating local culture while staying tuned in to global trends. Our fresh, inclusive outlook means we can meet the needs of our local yet diverse communities while still connecting with a savvy, worldly audience. For more check out Onic.ie
Life at News
Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.
At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
‘Bikes for Work’ ’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.
