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We are The Scottish Sun.

The Scottish Sun is Scotland’s No.1, award-winning 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 Team: You’ll be joining our award-winning content team working alongside some of the most talented journalists in the country across all platforms.

Your Role: We are looking for a talented Assistant Video Producer to join our award‑winning team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced producer or VJ to make their mark at Scotland’s biggest newsbrand.

• Use industry‑standard software, such as Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects, Photoshop or equivalent professional tools to consistently meet tight deadlines and maintain high‑quality output.
• Plan, produce and shoot shows, and then edit that footage for various platforms.
• Identify opportunities around the daily news agenda to create original video to support our existing output across all platforms.
• Self‑shoot video on location, including news/sport reports, interviews and short features.
• Act as a video advocate to raise the overall quality of video produced within The Scottish Sun.

• Someone creative who can proactively identify new opportunities.
• Video production experience, with a focus on news and sport output.
• Sound news judgement with the knowledge of what makes a great video.
• Excellent news, sport and current affairs knowledge.
• Video editing skills for digital output, including experience of Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects & Photoshop.
• Ability to identify videos that have high traffic potential.

If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply. We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop.

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
• 25 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.
• Private medical insurance covering pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as physio/massage and counselling

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk.