Senior Reporter

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life

You will be joining our award‑winning Scotland News Team, covering the Clyde 1 and Greatest Hits Radio patch in Glasgow and the west of Scotland.

News never stops — and neither does our commitment to delivering fast, accurate and meaningful content across broadcast, online, and social platforms. You will be joining a passionate, hard-working team who really care about keeping our listeners up to date.

The Difference You Will Make

As a Senior Reporter for Glasgow and the West, you will be at the heart of breaking stories, producing compelling journalism across audio, video, and digital platforms. In this role, you’ll bring your sharp news instinct, creativity, and hunger to be first on scene. You’ll help lead our local news coverage, ensuring Clyde 1 and Greatest Hits Radio remain trusted voices for listeners.

Your Role

You will focus on producing compelling local stories, both on air and online, and supporting the wider news operation as required.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Producing compelling local stories for bulletins, online and social platforms.
• Attending breaking news stories; producing high quality audio, video, images and written updates.
• Creating multimedia content.
• Reading news bulletins to a high broadcast standard when required.
• Updating digital content in line with legal and editorial standards.
• Reacting quickly and calmly under pressure during fast‑moving news events.
• News happens at any time of day or night, seven days a week so flexibility is expected in order to react to major stories outside of normal working hours. 

The Skills You Will Bring

Required

• Recognised journalism qualification (degree or postgraduate).
• Full driving licence — essential for attending breaking news.
• Strong multimedia skills: video, audio, photography, writing.
• Prior experience in multimedia journalism – reporting live.
• Ability to work highly flexibly — this is not a 9–5 role.
• Passionate consumer of news.
• Strong communication, attitude and enthusiasm for the job.

Desired

• Familiarity with Glasgow / West Scotland news landscape.

Working Pattern / Location

This role is full‑time and office‑based in Glasgow. You must live on patch to respond quickly to breaking news. Occasional weekend work may be required depending on rota demands.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.