Scotland’s most-watched news programme, STV News at Six, is looking for a Sport Content Producer to join our team. You’ll be planning and producing stories for our nightly sport desk on STV News at Six and across our digital platforms.   

The Sport Content Producer role is a new position, supporting our broadcast and digital reporters with their high-quality original journalism, and first-class reporting. You’ll be based in our Glasgow newsroom, but the role will require regular travel to our Edinburgh newsroom and working “on-location”. You’ll be at the heart of big stories in Scottish sport, planning our live coverage here in
Scotland—and beyond.

You will shoot, edit and write content for use on our broadcast and digital channels and you’ll produce
and report from the field.

You will need great ideas and the confidence and resilience to see them through to transmission and publication.  You will also have a clear understanding of the big stories & trends in sport and a passion for compelling storytelling- on TV and digital platforms. Your main focus will be on bringing our audiences compelling coverage of the big stories from the major football clubs across the Central belt, national rugby and football sides and Scottish sporting personalities. You’ll also ensure we’re reporting on women’s sport, looking at emerging talent and diversity in sport, as well as reporting on the political, social and business issues around sport.

This is an opportunity to join Scotland’s leading news and sport team, serving our audiences with engaging, accessible, and trusted journalism across TV and digital.

The Role

• Leading coverage of the big sport stories across Scotland.
• Reporting, producing and planning editorial treatments for sport news stories for TV & digital output.
• Location producing, self-shooting, scripting, editing & sending quality video & packages on location – often to tight deadlines.
• Dealing with breaking stories across all platforms, with a digital-first approach.
• Writing clear, accurate and accessible content for use on our TV and digital platforms.

Skills and Experience

• First-class sport journalist with a background in producing/reporting and a passion for sport news.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines across a range of media platforms.
• Strong editorial sense with the ability to research and generate original sport content for STV’s audience.
• Ability to write, shoot and edit compelling stories.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and team working skills to liaise effectively with colleagues.
• A good contacts book to source original stories and confirm news lines.
• A comprehensive knowledge of the Scottish news and sport agenda and an understanding of the STV audience.
• A sound knowledge of the law in Scotland as it relates to journalism.
• Self-motivated and resilient.
• A clear commitment to the principles of multi-skilling and to a cross-platform approach.
• Experience of Avid Newscutter/Media Composer (or similar) and of self-shooting video in broadcast quality.
• Excellent IT skills with experience of working with CMS and video-publishing systems is an advantage.
• Experience of producing longer form broadcast and online content is an advantage.

Whist this role predominantly involves working dayshifts Monday-Friday, there is also a requirement for flexibility to work backshifts & weekends when required to cover sport events. It also includes travelling to cover sport across Scotland, the UK and abroad.

To Apply

To apply please email a full CV and cover letter to hr@stv.tv

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 paid annual leave and 9 public holidays per annum
• An extra day’s holiday on your birthday.
• Healthcare cash plan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs.
• Company pension contribution.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• On-site occupational health service.
• Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts.

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. 

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