Since 1859, the Dunfermline Press has been setting the news agenda in West Fife. An opportunity has now arisen for a dedicated reporter to join the company’s flagship Fife title and also contribute to the continued success of its sister titles, the Central Fife Times and the Alloa Advertiser.
Key Responsibilities
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
A driving licence is essential, as is access to a car.
- Excellent knowledge of relevant media law
- Exceptional attention to detail
- The ability to think quickly under pressure
- An adaptable style to produce everything from live blogs and listicles to long-reads and features
- Skills in shooting and editing video, as well as online tools and apps for producing images and audio
- Bags of ideas for how stories can be presented in the best possible way for our audiences
- Knowledge of SEO and its importance to digital journalism
- Able to use AI tools to improve efficiency, insight and output quality
- Excellent social media skills and the ability to spot stories and trending topics
- Great people skills and the ability to get on with a wide range of people in the community
- A high level of organisation and the ability to manage your diary
- Collaborative skills to pool ideas with the wider digital reporting team and take on board suggestions.
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
- Optional, annual volunteer charity day
About
A name you can trust - we’ve been a part of your community for generations.LOCALiQ is the name for all that Newsquest Media Group does today, from trusted local newspapers and websites to digital marketing services that can help you reach new customers as you’ve never been able to before.LOCALiQ is the name that combines your trusted local news brand with digital marketing.It hasn’t replaced the name of your local Newsquest newspaper and its website, but it encompasses everything we can offer.Those services include online advertising and best-in-class digital marketing, backed by data gathered from our 1.5 million local campaigns and 45 million monthly users.Put our experts to work for you, and we believe you’re hiring the best marketing partner a business can have.
Skills Required
- NCTJ preliminary qualifications
- 100wpm shorthand
- Journalism degree (non-NCTJ accredited) - training provided to gain NCTJ
- Driving licence
- Access to a car
- Excellent knowledge of relevant media law
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to think quickly under pressure
- Adaptable writing style for live blogs, listicles and long-reads
- Skills in shooting and editing video and producing images and audio
- Knowledge of SEO
- Able to use AI tools to improve efficiency and output
- Excellent social media skills and ability to spot trending topics
- High level of organisation and diary management
- Collaborative skills to work with the wider digital reporting team
What We Do
We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions. We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population. In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs. Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
