Club Journalist

The Club is one of the leading professional football clubs in Scotland. Based at Easter Road Stadium in Scotland’s Capital City, Edinburgh the Club is a stones throw away from the hustle and bustle of the City Centre. Over the course of its history Hibernian Football Club has won all of the major domestic titles, most recently winning the Scottish Cup in 2016. Hibernian was the first British team to play in European competition in the 1956; reaching the semi-finals.

Job Title: Club Journalist

Reporting to: Head of Communications

Department: Communications

Location: Easter Road Stadium/HTC

Contract Type: Permanent (37.5 hours)

Hibernian Football Club has created a football structure and strategy at the forefront of the British game, with a club philosophy and ethos that is performance-driven and encourages all players and staff to maximise their abilities and potential.

The Club is committed to delivering high-quality communication across all platforms’, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and aligned with the Club’s values.

Primary Objective

The Club Journalist is responsible for producing engaging, accurate, and timely written content across all Club platforms. The role plays a key part in telling the story of the Club, enhancing supporter engagement, and supporting the Club’s brand, commercial objectives, and media obligations within Scottish football.

Based between Easter Road Stadium and the Club’s training facility in Tranent, the Club Journalist will be heavily involved in editorial and communication aspects while assisting with the official website, social media channels, and any additional offline platforms. There will also be additional duties dealing with our Men’s first team, Women’s first team and Academy players and staff.

Key Responsibilities

Content Creation

• Write press releases, editorial pieces and news stories.
• Produce player interviews, manager quotes, and feature articles.
• Create compelling digital content for the club website and official publications.
• Support storytelling around Club history, community initiatives, and commercial partners.
• Present to camera and self-shooting short-form video content.
• Interview key stakeholders where required including players, staff and Senior Management.

Matchday Duties

• Attend all Men’s first-team home and away fixtures and, where applicable, Women’s first team and Academy fixtures.
• Liaise with Football staff for team news and official quotes.

Media & Communications

• Work closely with Content team to ensure consistency of messaging.
• Assist with press conferences, media days and press relations.
• Support crisis communications when required.
• Managing external media requests, accreditations and day-to-day media enquiries.
• Support across all online platforms including the official website and social media.
• Collaborate with the content team to adapt written content for online platforms
• Write copy optimised for SEO and supporter engagement
• Contribute to content planning aligned with fixtures and campaigns

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in sports journalism, media, or communications
• Exceptional written English with strong editing and proofreading skills
• Strong knowledge of Scottish football and the media landscape
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Strong interviewing skills
• Journalism or media-related qualification
• Ability to travel.
• Experience working within a professional football club or sports organisation
• Understanding of digital analytics and audience engagement
• Familiarity with CMS platforms and basic photo/video workflows
• Experience reporting on and off camera

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder will also be required to undertake any other duties as requested

Hibernian FC is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Hibernian FC is also committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable groups.

Skills for the job

• Attention to Detail
• Audience Engagement
• CMS platforms
• Communication Skills
• Digital Analytics
• Editing Skills
• Proof Reading
• Time Management
• Time Management Skills
• Written Communication

Benefits

• NEST Perkbox
• Complimentary Match Day Tickets (x2 Home Game)
• Complimentary Tickets (x1 Cup Games)
• Tickets to Club to Events
• On Site Parking
• Salary Sacrifice – Cycle2Work
• Partnership Discounts
• 34 days annual leave (Public holidays included)

Easter Road Stadium12 Albion PlaceLeithEdinburghEH7 5QGUnited Kingdom