Political Reporter

Political Reporter

Your Team: We are The Scottish Sun. The Scottish Sun is Scotlands No.1 awardwinning newsbrand. The Scottish Sun cares about quality of life the kind of world we live in and about people. The Scottish Sun is more than a newspaper. It is an instigator an entertainer a cultural reference point a finger on the pulse and a daily relationship. The Scottish Sun strives to the very highest standards of accuracy in its reporting and continues to invest in original journalism in print and online.

Your Role: As a Political Reporter you will be responsible for providing coverage for Scottish and UK politics as well as sourcing and producing engaging and exclusive political stories which keep our audiences engaged and updated on all things politics.

Day to day you will:

• Produce coverage of Scottish and UK politics for the newspapers daily and Sunday editions and our digital platforms

• Generate exclusive stories and present the everchanging world of Scottish and UK politics in a bright and accessible way.

• Work with the Associate Editor (Politics) and Chief Politics Writer to ensure compelling content is produced over seven days generating ideas on a daily basis.

• Think digital first by providing content and ideas tailored to our online platforms especially for video as well as our newspapers.

• Proactively build positive relationships and a network of contacts across the political spectrum and with organisations.

• Maintain a working indepth knowledge of the Scottish and UK political landscape keeping up to speed with the thread of political events.

• You will have the opportunity to act as an ambassador for The Scottish Sun on social media and broadcast channels.

• We are a sevenday operation and weekend working typically every other Sunday will be required as well as occasional overnights at political events such as conferences. Occasional Saturday working is also expected to cover major events.

What were looking for from you:

• A proven track record for generating agendasetting stories and ideas ideally with experience in political reporting and a passion for making a difference and improving the lives of readers.

• An ability to adapt your style to news features and commentary.

• An ability to build good relationships across the political spectrum and with organisations as well as good knowledge of the use of data.

• An indepth understanding of the Editors Code and relevant legislation is essential to the role.

• The ability to work independently when required and organised the days political coverage liaising with news editors and senior executives.

• The ability to work under the pressure of tight and frequent deadlines across our sevenday operation handling multiple stories throughout a day.

• Drive flexibility and demonstrable experience working as part of a team.

• Passionate about the work you do embracing every opportunity to do your best work.

• Principled in the way you go about your role and the decisions you make.

• Purposeful with a strong desire to achieve and deliver work to a high standard.

Life at News

At News UK some of us work flexibly in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you need. We cant promise to offer exactly what you want but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We champion diversity and inclusion we strive to maximise and encourage every individuals potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board D&I strategy & training creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 8 employeeled networks; Cultural Diversity News is Out GenZ Sustainability Champions News for Parents Women in Tech News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Womens Steering Group.

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. We offer private medical insurance covering preexisting conditions discounted gym memberships ClassPass at Home weekly virtual HIIT yoga and run club classes and a Bikes for Work scheme as well as offering opportunities for physio/massage counselling and legal support.

In addition we also offer:

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

• 38 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;

• Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing so feel free to let us know at any stage whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and we will do our best to accommodate.