Hybrid Reporter

at Newsquest Media Group

• Job title: Reporter
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Galashiels, United Kingdom

About the role

• Reporter for Newsquest Scotland covering local news in the Scottish Borders. Seeking a digitally skilled, versatile journalist passionate about storytelling across platforms.

Responsibilities

• passionate about digital storytelling, hard-working, full of ideas and innovative
• adept at presenting stories across various platforms
• cover breaking news, and unearth and write engaging stories for our two titles, the **Border Telegraph** and the **Peeblesshire News**
• developing relationships and understanding what matters to the local community
• immersing yourself in social media
• open-minded and willing to utilise the benefits of AI
• covering crime and local politics to sharing powerful human interest pieces and championing the causes readers are passionate about
• cover sport and assist our content editor with our print editions
• primarily based at our office in Galashiels, with some home working possible

Requirements

• Ideally, you will be a fully qualified reporter with gold-standard NCTJ accreditation, 100wpm shorthand, and some experience in a busy news publication.
• Be brimming with ideas on how to tackle the remit and get the most out of it digitally
• Have a full understanding of what digital readers want from local news coverage
• Be excellent at developing relationships with key contacts to improve coverage
• Be driven to succeed using the digital analytics tools at your disposal
• Be a self-starter, brilliant with time management
• Be passionate about social media
• Have an excellent knowledge of media law
• Have a versatile, fresh and energetic writing style, with exceptional attention to detail
• Have the ability to write – and think – quickly under pressure
• Have an adaptable style to produce everything from live blogs and listicles to long reads and features
• Have knowledge of SEO and its importance to digital journalism
• Have collaborative skills to pool ideas with the wider digital reporting team and take on board suggestions
• A driving licence is preferred, as is access to a car.

Benefits

• **25 days holiday** + bank holidays + **your birthday off**
• **Holiday buy scheme** for extra flexibility
• **Structured career progression** & ongoing training
• **Pension plan**
• **Employee Helpline** counselling and advice
• **Perks & discounts** including:
• Gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care
• Retail discounts
• **Team building days** & annual **volunteer charity day**