The Guardian Digital Journalist Scheme 2026 – 6 novembre 2026

Contexte

The Guardian is opening applications for a new digital journalist scheme offering 40 positions to journalists and content professionals looking to develop their technical and editorial skills across multiple digital platforms. The scheme is aimed at candidates with at least two to three years of experience in areas including video, audio, photography, text, social media or audience content. Successful participants will have the opportunity to broaden their capabilities across different forms of digital journalism while working in a major international news organisation. The positions offer a stated salary of £48,000, with applications closing on 8 October 2026. Applications are being managed in partnership with Creative Access.

About The Guardian Digital Journalist Scheme: The new scheme is designed for journalists who want to develop multi-platform technical skills rather than focusing exclusively on one form of journalism. Participants can develop experience across areas such as Audio, Video, Photography, Written journalism, Social media, Audience engagement, Digital content production. The programme reflects the increasingly multi-platform nature of modern journalism, where reporters and content producers may be expected to work across several formats and digital channels. For candidates who already have experience in one or more areas, the scheme provides an opportunity to expand their technical range and develop a broader digital journalism portfolio.

Missions et responsabilités

• Develop technical capabilities across several forms of journalism (audio, video, photography, text, social, audience).
• Build skills relevant to audio storytelling, production and digital publishing.
• Produce video content, increasingly important for digital news organisations, social platforms and online audiences.
• Communicate stories through images and multimedia formats via visual journalism.
• Conduct strong written journalism central to digital publishing, including reporting, research, interviews and storytelling.
• Distribute stories, engage audiences and understand how different platforms influence news consumption through social media.
• Understand readers and viewers using insights and engagement data to help develop and distribute content as part of audience-focused journalism.

Profil recherché

• At least two to three years of experience in one or more relevant areas.
• Experience does not necessarily have to come from a traditional newsroom and may be developed through journalism, publishing, digital media, audio production, video production, content creation, local or regional publications, freelance journalism, community media, independent media, personal journalism projects, or platforms such as Substack.
• Ability to demonstrate relevant experience and a genuine interest in developing multi-platform journalism skills.
• Capability to demonstrate practical work and skills rather than relying solely on experience gained within large media organisations.

Conditions et avantages

• Salary: £48,000.
• Number of positions: 40.
• Opportunity to develop a broader technical skill set while gaining experience within one of the world’s established news organisations.
• Opportunity to expand into video, audio, photography, social and audience work to create a more versatile professional profile.

Dossier de candidature

• CV
• Portfolio
• Examples of previous work
• Highlights of specific examples of journalism or digital content work, particularly where the candidate has demonstrated skills in more than one format (published journalism, video or audio projects, photography work, social media content, audience engagement projects, freelance assignments, community journalism, digital publishing projects, personal portfolios or newsletters)

Comment postuler

Applications are managed in partnership with Creative Access. Candidates should ensure that their applications clearly demonstrate their relevant professional or portfolio experience, and should carefully follow the application instructions provided by The Guardian and Creative Access. Submissions must be completed before the application deadline on 8 October 2026.