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.

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

• A track record of reporting on politics and current affairs in Scotland
• Strong editorial judgment 
• 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 nine 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

If you have a demonstrable track record of delivery in a related role, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to hr@stv.tv by 27 September 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. 

Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing hr@stv.tv.