Trainee Reporter

Trainee Reporter - Perth Advertiser

Salary - Competitive + benefits

The Perthshire Advertiser is looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic reporter to join our editorial team.

Our Business

The Perthshire Advertiser is part of Media Scotland, Scotland's largest publishing group. Our paper is the region's biggest-selling biweekly local title with a strong online audience.

The Perth office is also home to the Blairgowrie Advertiser and Strathearn Herald.

You

We are seeking a hard-working and talented reporter who has a passion for writing creative news, sport and features content to drive audience and readership figures across all three titles.

You'll need to be motivated with a track record of creating high-quality content. As an ambitious journalist, you'll have a passion for news and the ability to produce quality copy to tight deadlines.

Candidates should be qualified to NCTJ level or equivalent and hold a valid driver's licence.

If you are a self starter with passion and enthusiasm for your local area and are motivated to build relationships with the local community to tell their stories, then this could be the role for you.

What you need to know

We have a strong benefits package which includes, for this role, a competitive base salary (depending on experience), 35 days holidays including Bank holidays, a competitive pension along with an extensive flexible benefits portfolio.

The closing date for this role is Friday 16th December, 2016. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.