Trainee Reporter
Application Deadline: 9 May 2025
Department: Editorial
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Dunfermline
Reporting To: Robert Scott
Description
Newsquest Scotland is seeking an ambitious trainee reporter to join our team based in Dunfermline.
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 contribute to the continued success of its sister titles, the Central Fife Times and Alloa Advertiser.
Key Responsibilities
We are seeking an ambitious, digitally skilled and versatile journalist to unearth the best breaking news, features, leisure and trending stories on an incredibly lively patch.
A big part of the job will be immersing yourself in social media, developing relationships and understanding what matters to the community.
We want you to tell the stories our audiences care about – from championing the best of our local communities, to covering crime and local business, food and drink and entertainment.
You’ll also ask the questions that hold power to account.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Ideally, you will be an outstanding trainee with NCTJ preliminary qualifications an...