Trainee Journalist (Welsh Language)

ITV Cymru Wales

12 months (October 2026 - September 2027)

Location: Cardiff

Hiring range:  £26,710 - £30,195 

Goes live: 03/08/26

Do you love chatting and being nosey?

Have you got a knack for being the first to know the latest news and gossip?

Do you want to create content for S4C’s digital news service and work on flagship current affairs programmes like Y Byd ar Bedwar and Y Byd yn ei Le?

This is your chance to tell stories and join ITV Cymru Wales’ Welsh-language digital news and current affairs team.

This is a new scheme by ITV Cymru and S4C designed to nurture future journalists. So if you’re creative, thrive under pressure, passionate about developing content for digital platforms, and eager to break new stories, this is your chance to get a taste of it all, guided by a team of experienced journalists.

You’ll receive 12 months of hands-on training and develop essential journalism skills. You’ll be passionate about bringing in a diverse range of voices and stories from underrepresented communities across Wales, with a strong drive to build both your technical and journalistic skills.

Essential:

• A keen interest in journalism in Wales and beyond.

• A strong knowledge of diverse news sources.

• Research skills to ensure accuracy and fairness.

• Ability to handle challenging situations and work to daily deadlines.

• Excellent awareness of various digital platforms.

• Fluency in Welsh language (both spoken and written).

Desirable:

• Experience in journalism.

• Driving licence.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do at ITV Cymru Wales and we want to ensure we reflect our audience both on screen and in our workforce. ITV is for Everyone and we encourage applications from Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people and People of Colour to apply for this role.

Newsrooms are busy and pressurised environments, involving live news production, which often requires colleagues to make quick decisions under pressure. We also need people who are able to use their initiative and, particularly for editorial roles, know what information might be required and how to research it.

We need to test these abilities at the interview stage to understand how candidates will react when operating in a pressurised environment. This is a fundamental requirement of the role. We will always consider any request for reasonable adjustments as part of the interview process, for example sharing key themes when that is requested in connection with a neurodivergent condition, whilst still ensuring that we are able to test a candidate's ability to operate in the specific environment of a newsroom.

To apply, please send a CV, cover letter, and a video clip answering the questions below.

You can record your clip on your phone and upload it to YouTube or another platform (you will need a YouTube or equivalent account to generate a link). Please remember to clearly label the clip with your name.

We would like you to answer these specific questions:

• Give your name, pronouns, and where you are from.

• "I am interested in becoming a trainee journalist because..."

• What topics or stories are you passionate about?

Please send your answers as a single clip, and the entire video should be no longer than 3 minutes.

Closing Date: 24/08/2026

Interview Date: 03/09/2026