3 jobs found

View this career for different education levels: A Sports Reporter in the UK is at the heart of bringing the excitement and drama of sport to the public. This role involves attending sporting events, conducting interviews with athletes, coaches, and other key figures, and then crafting compelling stories for various media platforms. You could be reporting live from a Premier League football match, interviewing a rising star at Wimbledon, or providing in-depth analysis of a Six Nations rugby game. The work isn't just about covering the event itself; it often involves research, fact checking, and understanding the narratives behind the scores. You might work for local newspapers, national broadsheets, specialist sports magazines, radio stations, television channels, or increasingly, for online only publications and digital content providers. Key responsibilities include writing news articles, features, match reports, and opinion pieces; recording audio or video reports; producing content for social media; and often working to tight deadlines. A strong understanding of various sports, excellent writing and communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to build a network of contacts are crucial. The job often requires working irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, to cover live events. While exhilarating, it demands dedication and a genuine passion for sport and storytelling. For entry level sports reporters in the UK, typical starting salaries can range from 18,000 to 24,000 pounds per year. This can vary significantly based on the employer (local newspaper vs. national broadcaster) and location. Experienced Salary Range With several years of experience, sports reporters can expect to earn between 28,000 and 45,000 pounds. Senior roles, especially at major national broadcasters or publications, can command salaries upwards of 50,000 pounds, potentially reaching 70,000 pounds or more for highly prominent figures. Job Market Overview The sports journalism market in the UK is competitive, with a significant number of aspiring journalists. While precise annual job opening figures are hard to pinpoint, the industry consistently seeks talented individuals across print, online, radio, and television platforms. Online media and digital content creation continue to be growth areas. Careers in this path Specialise in reporting on football, including match analysis, player interviews, transfer news, and league updates for websites, newspapers, or broadcasters. This offers a deep dive into the UK's most popular sport. Focus on the rapidly growing world of competitive video gaming. This involves commentating on live esports events (casting) or reporting on team news, player profiles, and tournament results for online platforms. Great for someone with an interest in gaming. Work directly for a professional sports club (e.g., football, rugby, cricket) managing their media relations. This includes writing press releases, creating website content, managing social media, and coordinating interviews for players and management. Build Your Foundation Academic Qualifications Gain relevant academic qualifications that provide a strong theoretical understanding and practical skills in journalism or a related field. Consider a Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Sports Journalism, Media Studies or English. These courses often cover news reporting, feature writing, broadcast journalism, media law, and ethics. Look for programmes that offer practical experience, such as student newspapers, radio stations, or TV studios. Some universities may also offer postgraduate qualifications like an MA in Sports Journalism, which can be beneficial if you have a non journalism undergraduate degree. Develop Core Skills Cultivate essential skills needed for a career in sports reporting, focusing on communication and research. Excellent writing skills are paramount - learn to write clearly, concisely, and engagingly for different audiences and platforms. Develop strong verbal communication for interviews and presenting. Research skills are crucial for gathering accurate information and uncovering compelling stories. Additionally, hone your critical thinking, interviewing techniques, and the ability to work under tight deadlines. A deep understanding of various sports is also incredibly helpful. Begin creating a body of work to showcase your abilities and passion for sports journalism. Write for your university newspaper, student sports blogs, or local amateur sports clubs. Offer to report on local matches or events. Start your own sports blog or podcast to review games, interview local athletes, or discuss sports news. Any piece of published or produced work, regardless of how small, adds to your portfolio and demonstrates initiative and a practical understanding of the field. Gain Practical Experience Internships and Work Placements Secure internships or work placements with established media organisations to gain real world experience. Look for opportunities with national newspapers, sports magazines, local radio stations, TV broadcasters, or online sports news outlets. These placements are invaluable for understanding the industry, making contacts, and applying your academic knowledge in a professional setting. You'll often be involved in researching stories, assisting reporters, transcribing interviews, and perhaps even getting your first by line or broadcast credit. Network Within the Industry Connect with professionals in sports journalism to learn from their experiences and identify opportunities. Attend industry events, sports media conferences, and even local sports press conferences if possible. Use LinkedIn to connect with sports reporters, editors, and producers. Don't be afraid to reach out respectfully for informational interviews or advice. Networking can open doors to mentorships, job opportunities, and a better understanding of the different career paths within sports journalism. Building a strong professional network is key in this competitive field. Develop skills across various media types beyond traditional print, including digital and broadcast. Modern sports reporting is highly multimedia. Learn how to record and edit audio for podcasts, shoot and edit video for online content, and manage social media channels for reporting and engagement. Familiarise yourself with content management systems (CMS) for websites. Being proficient across different platforms makes you a more versatile and attractive candidate to employers who need staff capable of producing content for a range of outlets. Launch Your Career Apply for Junior Roles Actively seek out entry level positions such as junior reporter, production assistant, or content creator. Many sports reporters start their careers in local media, covering community sports, or in roles that support senior journalists. Look for openings on industry job boards, company websites, and through your network. Tailor your applications carefully, highlighting your portfolio, practical experience, and passion for sports. Be prepared for a competitive application process and to potentially start in a support role to gain further experience. Specialise and Develop Expertise Consider focusing on a particular sport or area to become an expert and carve out a niche. While it's good to be versatile, developing deep knowledge in a specific sport (e.g., football, rugby, F1, esports) or a particular aspect of sports (e.g., analytics, sports business, women's sports) can make you a more valuable asset. This specialisation can lead to opportunities for more in depth reporting, punditry, or exclusive content creation, helping you stand out in a crowded market. Continuous Learning and Adaptability Stay updated with industry trends, technological advancements, and evolving journalistic practices. The media landscape is constantly changing. Keep learning new software, digital tools, and storytelling techniques. Stay informed about changes in media law and ethics. Be adaptable to new platforms and ways of consuming sports content. Regularly seek feedback on your work and be open to constructive criticism. Continuous professional development ensures you remain relevant and competitive throughout your career. Explore relevant apprenticeships that can help you kickstart your career in Sports Reporter. Apprenticeships offer hands on experience and training while earning a wage. This page showcases various career options and the pathways to reach them. Each career listed here sharestransferable skills and knowledge, making it easier for individuals to transition between them. Your current career is highlighted to help you see how it fits into the broader landscape of potential career choices. By clicking on any career, you can learn more about it, including the training and education required to pursue it. Remember, progressing in your career often involves further learning and training. This page provides insights into future career options as well as those that can lead up to your current one. These career progression decisions are informed by comparing the skills and knowledge needed for different occupations, along with data on how people move between them. Explore the possibilities and discover the exciting journey ahead in your career! A Sports Reporter primarily researches, writes, and presents news and articles about sports, which aligns directly with the core duties of a journalist working for a newspaper or magazine, specialising in a particular subject area like sports. How to become a university course a college course working towards this role . click apply for full job details

Finance Graduate Programme Our Finance Graduate Programme will provide you with insights into how our global and high performing organisation operates in the Financial Services and Insurance industry. The two year rotational programme provides rotations across different teams such as Accounting Operations, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting and Financial Planning and Analysis, enabling you to learn directly from those teams, have exposure to industry leaders, take part in impactful projects, and do work that really matters. You will also get the opportunity to build a valuable network to help you progress your finance career. This programme will help you develop your core accounting principles; it is highly technical and suited to graduates who are numerate, ambitious, and able to communicate complex ideas. You'll also have the opportunity to work towards your accounting qualifications (such as ACCA, ACA, CIMA) and you will be enrolled onto a Finance Apprenticeship gaining a further qualification. Finance at Liberty consists of circa 100 FTE and strives for continuous improvement in all areas and aims for excellent customer service, supported by quality and efficient processes, all operating within a robust control environment. Finance at Liberty - Key Roles Partner the business to enhance decision making with a focus on strategy, planning, analysis and reporting. Utilise our legal entity platform in the most cost and capital efficient manner, complementing and supporting the Liberty strategy. Ensure that all external financial reporting requirements (statutory, regulatory, tax, capital etc.) are fulfilled. Report to our US Parent. Ensure superior management of our investments, cash and all financial risks. Provide finance operations support to the business and finance. What You Need to Succeed Recent graduate with a 2:1 or equivalent in a numerate degree. Creative, innovative, agile and digital oriented. High level of computer literacy. Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities. Open minded, resilient and relationship focused, keen to build sustainable and collaborative networks. Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Passion and an action oriented mindset to translate complex data driven analytics into robust business decisions. Permanent residency in the UK. What We Can Offer You Membership in Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, offering a breadth of world class insurance and reinsurance services. A vibrant and inclusive environment committed to career development. Promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) through the Inclusion Matters framework and employee led networks. A supportive culture promoting a healthy work life balance and flexible working. Recruitment Timeline February 2026: Online applications close March 2026: Online assessment and interview April 2026: Assessment Centres October 2026: Programme commencement Actuarial Graduate Programme The Actuarial Graduate Programme offers insight into how our global, high performing organisation operates in the Financial Services and Insurance industry. You will gain direct experience and knowledge during the programme to kick start your actuarial career. The programme is highly technical and suited to graduates who are numerate, ambitious, and able to communicate complex ideas. You'll have the opportunity to work towards the Actuarial qualification, do meaningful work and build your career in Actuarial. What You Need to Succeed Recent graduate with a 2:1 or equivalent. Creative, innovative, agile and digital oriented. High level of computer literacy; coding skills beneficial. Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities. Open minded, resilient, relationship focused, building sustainable and collaborative networks. Strong oral and written communication skills. Passion and action oriented with an eye for translating complex data driven analytics into robust business decisions. Permanent residency in the UK. Recruitment Timeline February 2026: Online applications close March 2026: Online assessment and interview April 2026: Assessment Centres Key Responsibilities - Underwriting & Transaction Support Review and triage incoming submissions. Assist in analysing transactions. Prepare materials and attend client and broker meetings. Participate in audits. Support the underwriting analytical and administrative process, from initial broker contact to providing inputs to underwriters on transactions to servicing post transaction client requests (jurisdiction dependent). Extract and review modelling data. Work with actuarial teams. Contribute to exposure management. Assist with regulatory reporting. Collaboration & Relationship Management Build relationships with internal stakeholders. Understand broker and client dynamics. Maintain client and broker relationships. Candidate Qualifications Strong analytical, statistical and problem solving skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint. Prior insurance or reinsurance exposure beneficial. Other Opportunities - Apprenticeship and Development Programmes Insurance Apprenticeship Programme: multiple placements within the Lloyd's Corporation and Lloyd's market; aims to develop skills in Innovation Lab, Market Intelligence, Broking, Underwriting or Claims, and to achieve the Level 4 Insurance Professional apprenticeship standard and the CII diploma qualification. Continuous Improvement Apprenticeship - Commercial Operations: focused on end to end insurance lifecycle, identifying improvement opportunities, leading change projects, and working towards a Level 3 Improvement Technician Apprenticeship. Claims Handler Apprenticeship: supporting customers, checking policies, and ensuring compliance. Key Dates & Contact Application closing: 19 February 2026. Full UK right to work and reside required; minimum 3 years residence. Contact: UK& for HDI, for Tokio Marine HCC, etc. Equal Opportunity & Diversity All employers listed uphold equal opportunity policies and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Position Details Estates Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606 Grade: 8 Full Time, Permanent Closing date: 22nd March 2026 Our Offer to You People are at the heart of what we are and do. The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success. We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University. We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work. Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries. The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state of the art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens. Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham Background Within Estates, we are looking to further strengthen our team across a range of roles and teams. We are looking to recruit people whose achievements and skills will contribute to our success and who share our values of collaboration, respect, inclusion, sustainability and professionalism. We welcome diversity and are committed to ensuring everyone is part of an enjoyable and rewarding culture in which they can do their best work. As a team, we aim to deliver a world class university experience for the benefit of all students, staff, academics and visitors. We are proud of the role we play in the success of the University, the enjoyment that students, staff and academics get during their time here and ensuring that visitors leave us with the best possible impression of the University. We operate up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all through the year in order to keep the University running efficiently and effectively, and in recent years have managed to sustain a safe and compliant campus during lockdown and an intensive period of campus re opening and challenging large scale international events. The University of Birmingham Estates is responsible for both the master planning and stewardship of our extensive estate. Our team is made up of over 180 dedicated members of staff, including 10 apprentices studying Mechanical or Electrical qualifications over a 4 year scheme; all striving to deliver a world class university experience for the benefit of all students, staff, academics and visitors. After our staff, our physical estate is the largest single enabler for our world class teaching, research and providing a fantastic student experience. Our estate is large and varied covering 672 acres, with over 300 buildings of different ages, complexities, physical condition and use, ranging from grade 1 and 2 listed properties to brand new state of the art learning and research spaces. It consists of two main campus sites (Edgbaston & Selly Oak) along with properties in Stratford upon Avon, Ansty (near Coventry), Coniston (in Cumbria), Ironbridge and Dubai. The total gross internal area of the estate is 538,000 m2. 74% of the non residential estate is in building condition A and B and we typically spend circa £9M on energy and water each year. We are committed to sustainability and have achieved a 20% reduction in CO2 four years ahead of target and we generate 75% of our own energy via on site combined heat and power plants. Furthermore, we continue to reduce our carbon footprint by 3,000 tonnes per year on average and maintain more than 9,200 trees. Role Summary The Head of Estates Digital Information and Insight provides strategic leadership for the data managed in the Estates digital systems, including data integration and analytical insight, ensuring estate, space, asset and cost information is structured, accurate, connected and actively used to inform institutional strategy, investment and performance. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Estates, Space, Property and the Digital Estate, the post holder leads the specialist digital information and systems environments that underpin the Estate data, including the space, property and assets portfolio. Working closely with senior colleagues across Estates, Planning, Colleges and Professional Services, the role operates at the intersection of digital information management, analytics and business intelligence, translating complex estates data into insight. A core focus of the role is the integration, governance and effective use of Estates data, ensuring consistency and reliability across systems to support capital planning, space efficiency, sustainability, investment appraisal and compliance. The post holder will design and deliver high quality reporting, dashboards, forecasting and scenario modelling to support strategic and operational delivery. The role also includes responsibility for managing the Estates component of the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) process and overseeing the submission of benchmarking data for the External Management Record. Leading a small specialist team, the post holder will create a high performing, inclusive and collaborative environment, directing Estates insight capability towards the University's most critical strategic questions. The Team The Team is directly responsible for the delivery and management of a number of functions. These include: Building Information Modelling and Digital Twin processes and models, through capital delivery and maintenance of the models; Ownership of Document and Information Management processes for delivery on Capital new build and refurbishment projects; Space and Property Management, for space data management and space utilisation across the University. Main Duties Estates Analytics, Insight and Reporting Design and deliver Estates focused analytical reports, dashboards and insight to support operational and strategic decision making, including forecasting and scenario modelling to assess the impact of changes in estate, space, cost and utilisation variables. Lead estate benchmarking, analysis and external returns, ensuring accuracy, consistency and strategic value, and translate complex estate and systems data into clear, actionable insight for senior Estates leaders and institutional governance bodies. Estates Digital Systems and Information Leadership Lead the development, governance and effective use of Estates digital systems and information environments including the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and the Common Data Environment (CDE). The role holder will ensure an integrated approach to system development supporting space, property, projects, sustainability and asset management and ensuring systems are fit for purpose, well integrated and capable of supporting high quality reporting, analytics and decision making. Provide oversight of data quality, standards, workflows and access across Estates digital platforms, and lead Estates related data and systems integration initiatives, including the development of delivery plans, success measures and benefits realisation. Strategic Planning, Governance and Compliance Provide Estates data and insight to support financial and capital planning and investment decisions, including supporting Estates input to University committees for reporting on performance, risk and KPI measures. Lead the Estates contribution to the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) process, External Management Record submissions and estate benchmarking, ensuring Estates data supports regulatory, assurance and audit requirements. Space, Property and Asset Insight Own and manage estate and space data validation processes, working with Academic and Professional Services colleagues to ensure accuracy and completeness, and ensure estate, space and asset data are maintained, analysed and reported consistently across Estates systems. Working with key stakeholders, design and deliver analytical documentation, Power BI dashboards and predictive models to support decision making and business intelligence reporting for space efficiency, including space utilisation analysis to support space optimisation . click apply for full job details