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height: 0;"> <h4>John Sleigh</h4> <p>"Serving the Scottish Farming community with the information they need."</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="employee-block alt col-12 sm-col-4"> <a href="/our-people#22377"> <div class="employee-image-outer-container"> <div class="employee-picture-container"> <img src="/assets/images/team/_600xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Graham-Rainbow.png" class="img" /> </div> <div class="employee-content" style="opacity: 0; height: 0;"> <h4>Graham Rainbow</h4> <p>"I was born in Blyth, but I was made in Newsquest."</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="employee-block alt col-12 sm-col-4"> <a href="/our-people#21967"> <div class="employee-image-outer-container"> <div class="employee-picture-container"> <img src="/assets/images/team/_600xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Nigel-Burton.jpg" class="img" /> </div> <div class="employee-content" style="opacity: 0; height: 0;"> <h4>Nigel Burton</h4> <p>"If you enjoy your job, then you鈥檒l never work a day in your life"</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="content center"> <a href="/our-people" class="button primary">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container primary"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="content medium center"> <h3>Career Opportunities</h3> <a href="https://newsquest.pinpointhq.com/" target="_blank" class="button secondary">View Current Vacancies</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay tertiary"> <picture class="picture-60" style="order: 2"> <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/architecture-bricks-buildings-461832.png"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/architecture-bricks-buildings-461832.png"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/architecture-bricks-buildings-461832.png" class="picture" alt="Architecture bricks buildings 461832"> </picture> <div class="content-40 "> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3>Editorial Training</h3><p>We want our reporters at Newsquest to be the best in the business - so we ensure they鈥檝e had the gold standard training to achieve that. It doesn鈥檛 matter how skilled you are when you start at Newsquest in your journey to journalism as we have an outstanding apprentice scheme from school leavers age.</p><p>All of our apprentices receive the NCTJ industry gold standard tuition for their diploma in journalism with on the job training mixed with boot camps at colleges and universities across the UK. The training includes making sure our journalists have all the print and digital skills necessary as well as handle all the latest technology so they鈥檙e able to publish their fantastic stories across a range of platforms.</p><p>Once qualified as a trainee reporter within two years this is followed by the NQJ which will result in being a fully qualified senior journalist. We also welcome those with the NCTJ diploma already achieved at college or university and those journalists will also be put through the NQJ to become fully qualified.</p><p>So whatever entry level you are we can provide the best possible industry training so you can join our team of award winning journalists and make a real difference.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay white"> <picture class="picture-60" > <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/hands-people-woman-girl.png"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/hands-people-woman-girl.png"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/hands-people-woman-girl.png" class="picture" alt="Hands people woman girl"> </picture> <div class="content-40 right"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3>Sales Training</h3><p>Our LocaliQ online learning platform, The Hub, gives our salespeople everything they need to develop their knowledge and skills at a time and pace that suits them.</p><p>The Hub houses a wealth of resources from online courses, videos, podcasts and useful articles covering everything from our fantastic LOCALiQ solutions to Leadership in the digital age.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay tertiary"> <picture class="picture-60" style="order: 2"> <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1130558173.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1130558173.jpg"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1130558173.jpg" class="picture" alt="Getty Images 1130558173"> </picture> <div class="content-40 "> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3><strong>Data Investigations Unit</strong></h3><p>As the UK's leading regional publisher we are committed to developing the data skills of our journalists in our newsrooms as a key part of our editorial strategy - to create a culture of agenda-setting data investigative journalism. In partnership with the BBC, journalists from Newsquest have been seconded to Birmingham to learn from the broadcaster鈥檚 best data journalists.</p><p>We have also formed a Data Investigations Unit and already trained some of our talented reporters in our news rooms who are now creating compelling content group-wide and also work with other partnership publishers to share data-led content across the UK.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fluid-container auto container" id="container-6"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="content small center"> <h3>Employee Benefits</h3> </div> </div> <div class="grid wrapper flexbox"> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_25-Days-Holiday.png" /> </div> <h5>25 days holiday</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Contributory-Pension.png" /> </div> <h5>Contributory Pension</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Family-Friendly.png" /> </div> <h5>Family-friendly</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Holiday-Buyback.png" /> </div> <h5>Holiday buyback</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Long-term-service-awards.png" /> </div> <h5>Long term service awards</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Discounted-Cinema.png" /> </div> <h5>40% savings on Cinemas</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Discounted-gym.png" /> </div> <h5>Discounted Gym Membership</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_Discounted-hotels.png" /> </div> <h5>Discounts on attraction, short breaks and hotels</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_breakdown-cover.png" /> </div> <h5>Discounted Breakdown recovery and car hire</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_eye-test.png" /> </div> <h5>Discounted Eyecare</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_airport-parking.png" /> </div> <h5>Discounted airport parking + travel insurance</h5> </div> <div class="iconlist content center col-6 md-col-4 lg-col-3"> <div class="iconlist-icon"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/Icons_gift-card-discounts.png" /> </div> <h5>Savings on Gift Cards</h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container primary"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="content medium center"> <h3>We're hiring!</h3><p>Click below to view all our current vacancies.聽</p> <a href="https://newsquest.pinpointhq.com/" target="_blank" class="button secondary">View Vacancies</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="sticky-vacancies button secondary"> <a href="https://newsquest.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Newsquest-Vacancies-3306" target="_blank" class="button secondary">View Vacancies</a> </div> <section class="footer" id="legal"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="col-12 sm-col-12 md-col-6"> <div class="col-12 md-col-9"> <img src="/assets/images/logos/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Light-Logo.png" class="footer-logo" alt="Newsquest Media Group logo"/> <p>We are a media company with a difference. 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