Digital Politics Reporter

We are looking for a talented political reporter to join our Digital team to serve STV News audiences across our web and social channels.

About Us

STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand. STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes. Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with recent productions including Screw; Murder Island; Catchphrase; Antiques Road Trip; Yorkshire Auction House; My Family Farm Rescue and Landmark.

Known as Production Journalist, Digital internally, the focus of the role is to produce trusted and engaging political content on your own initiative and with news material gathered by colleagues in our wider political team. You will also have a keen eye for other sources such as wire services and social media.

You will be an experienced digital journalist, confident in the use of text, video, photos, and graphics to create engaging and accessible articles. A basic knowledge of SEO techniques, digital publishing best practice and social media distribution is desirable but no substitute for great ideas and reporting nous.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about politics and current affairs, excited about digital opportunities and comfortable with the pace of newsroom change. STV News is built on teamwork, and you will need to establish strong and effective relationships with colleagues to help deliver Scotland’s most engaging, trusted, and accessible news service.

The Role:

Strong understanding of what audiences want from news on digital and social media channels

Detailed knowledge of Scottish politics, current affairs, and social trends

Practical experience on working in a high volume, fast-paced daily news environment

Digital publishing experience including working with content management systems, social media dashboards, real-time analytics, and SEO

Confidence in using digital storytelling techniques to create compelling articles with text, photos, graphics, and video across a variety of channels

Core reporting skills, sound editorial judgement and an awareness of legal, ethical, and regulatory considerations

Skills & Experience:

A track record of reporting on politics and current affairs in Scotland

Strong editorial judgement

Team worker with a collaborative mindset and good communication skills

Resilient and enthusiastic in the face of regular change

Passionate and informed about journalism and industry trends

Creative, confident, and committed to getting the job done.

Benefits

There are plenty of reasons why it’s great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:

25 days leave and 9 public holidays per annum, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Extras scheme, and an extra day’s holiday on your birthday

Healthcare cash plan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs.

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket travel loan

Access to occupational health service

Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts.

Join us

To apply please email a full CV & cover letter to hr@stv.tv by 1 December 2024.

STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.