Newsroom Apprentice, The Telegraph

Journo Resources; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading news organization in Greater London is seeking apprentices for a 22-month journalism apprenticeship starting in September 2026. Successful candidates will receive industry-accredited training leading to an NCTJ certificate and gain on-the-job experience in diverse areas like Video, Audio, and Digital Publishing. We welcome school leavers, graduates, or those changing careers, but applicants with prior journalism training are not eligible. Join us to kick-start your career in journalism and digital publishing!

Qualifications

• No prior training in journalism is required.
• Must provide a CV and cover letter explaining interest in journalism.
• Excited about the business of news and digital publishing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 22-month apprenticeship program.
• Receive top-level journalism training leading to a NCTJ certificate.
• Gain experience in various publishing areas like Video, Audio, and Print.

Skills

Technical interest in publishing and journalism

Ability to produce original editorial content

Understanding of Video and Audio production

Knowledge of SEO and Data Insight

Familiarity with Social Media and Digital Publishing

Education

School leaver, graduate, or career changer

Job description

The Telegraph is looking for talented and ambitious apprentices to join our brilliant editorial publishing team in September 2026.

We produce quality, trusted, original editorial content for our App, Website, Newspaper, Snapchat channel, and other social media. We are seeking stars of the future who are excited by the business of news and digital publishing as we develop our products.

In this 22-month programme you will receive top-level journalism training in an industry-accredited course leading to a NCTJ certificate. At the same time you will get on-the-job experience in a variety of areas of publishing in the newsroom, as well as receive mentoring from leading journalists.

You will get experience in exciting areas of the business such as Video and Audio, Visual Journalism, SEO and Data Insight, Social Media, Digital Publishing and Print Production.

We are particularly looking for people who can demonstrate a technical interest and understanding of what these areas entail.

This is an apprenticeship scheme so you can be a school-leaver, graduate or work in another career, but unfortunately you are not eligible if you have already trained in journalism.

Please include your CV and a 300-word cover letter outlining why you want to work for The Telegraph, why you’re interested in journalism, and what you are passionate about.

Applications close on January 6th, and our assessment centre is scheduled for week commencing April 27th (exact date tbc), at our offices in Victoria, London.

Benefits

The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives, and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.