Junior Reporter in City of London

Job description

We’re Hiring: Junior Reporter

Location: London (Hybrid, 3 days a week, 2 days from home)

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000

Apply by attaching your CV & Cover Letter, and addressing this to Charlotte Santry (News Editor) and include links to any published work.

To include a cover letter, please upload it as the first page of your CV.

About Tes Magazine

Tes Magazine (formerly Times Educational Supplement) has been leading on education news in the UK for 115 years — supporting schools and holding policy-makers to account.

We’re now looking for a junior news reporter to join our award-winning editorial team.

✍ The Role

We're seeking an ambitious news journalist who's passionate about public policy and/or education, with a talent for finding original angles, hard-hitting scoops, and agenda-setting investigations.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver exclusives across regional and national patches
• Hone contacts, scrutinise data, and ask probing questions
• Write news stories, long-reads and investigations (Please note: this is not a features-writing role)
• Work towards media appearances discussing key education stories
• Receive full support to develop into a top-flight reporter

What You’ll Need

• An NCTJ qualification or equivalent (ideally including 100wpm shorthand)
• Strong instincts and a sharp news sense
• Tenacity, ambition, and drive
• Data journalism skills and the ability to develop high-level contacts would be an advantage

You don’t need years of experience to apply — we’re looking for potential, passion, and raw journalistic talent.

Why join us?

25 days annual leave, rising to 30

5% pension after probation

State-of-the-art central London office

Cycle to Work scheme, life assurance, eye care cover

Access to Tes learning platform and staff socials

Discounted city-centre parking

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English