Reporter - Part-Time

Reporter - Part-Time

Final date to receive applications: 20 February 2026

Department: Editorial

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Haverfordwest

Reporting To: Clare Snowdon

Part‑Time Reporter (South Wales Guardian) –

Location:

Ammanford
• 8 hours per week
• Initial 3‑month contract

The South Wales Guardian, a trusted voice for the communities it serves since 1955, is looking for a motivated and community‑minded Part‑Time Reporter to join our team on an initial three‑month term. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a well‑established local news brand that champions the people, places and stories of the Amman, Gwendraeth, Towy and Swansea valleys. You’ll be helping us maintain the strong, high‑quality journalism our audiences value, while supporting our digital growth across online and social platforms.

Working 8 hours per week, you will help us uncover and report the stories that matter most to our readers — from local events to human‑interest features and community campaigns. You should be comfortable embracing digital tools, using social media to spot stories, and engaging with our readers online.

• Finding and producing stories for the South Wales Guardian’s digital and print platforms.
• Building relationships with local people, organisations and community groups.
• Covering a mix of news, features and lighter community content.
• Contributing to the Guardian’s mission of informing, representing and celebrating its readership.

• Curious, community‑focused and full of ideas about how to tell stories that resonate locally.
• Digitally confident
  , able to produce clean, accurate copy for online platforms, and willing to learn live reporting techniques where needed.
• Engaged with social media
  , using it to identify news, build relationships and understand what matters to our audience.
• Organised and self‑motivated
  , able to manage your time effectively within a small weekly schedule.

The role will be primarily home‑based, with work taking place remotely across the South Wales Guardian’s core patch of Ammanford and the surrounding areas.

You will be expected to attend community events or meet contacts in person when required.

Although the role is remote, you will have access to an office base in either Haverfordwest or Newport. Initial training will take place in one of these offices.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays +
  your birthday off
• Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
• Structured career progression & ongoing training
• Pension plan &
  mental health support
• Perks & discounts including:
  • Gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care vouchers (£50 towards glasses)
  • Retail discounts
• Team building days & annual volunteer charity day

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.

We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.

In addition to our local news brands, we own several digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award‑winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.