Assistant Training Editor, Apprenticeships

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are proud to be investing in our editorial training team with the launch of new schemes to support our journalists as they develop future-facing digital and visual skills. We now want to find the team who will lead this exciting initiative and are looking for journalists and editorial training experts with imagination, passion and resourcefulness.

We’re now looking for an assistant training editor, apprenticeships to support and oversee the operational elements of our digital journalist scheme which incorporates an apprenticeship programme. In this role, you will champion editorial excellence, drive participant growth, and align targeted training with desk requirements. You’ll also directly support participants through onboarding, reviews, and cohort community-building.

This is a full-time, two-year fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment.

About the role

• Support the deputy training editor, apprenticeships with the day-to-day delivery of the new Guardian digital journalist scheme, designed to develop editorial talent and incorporating an apprenticeship scheme
• Lead on process of deploying digital journalists on to editorial desks, ensuring they build on their learning through practice and provide flexible cover through editorial as necessary
• Build strong relationships with desk editors to allow for constructive feedback on current and future skills needs
• Contribute to external and internal training plans to build a robust programme that supports the needs of editorial through a transformation process
• Deliver training workshops in areas of editorial specialism if required
• Ensure programme of external and internal training is delivered to time and the training timetable dovetails with operational needs 
• Maintain programme plans, calendars, trackers and key documentation
• Coordinate programme activities, deadlines and key milestones including ongoing progress reviews as the apprenticeship progresses and communicating these with participants, editors and others as required.
• Identify operational issues and escalate these where appropriate.
• Help to create a strong sense of community and connection across each cohort.
• Support participants to meet their potential and the Guardian’s high journalistic standards, working with editorial colleagues where necessary to facilitate this
• Work with a digital journalist administrative team who will manage central rotas and flexible cover processes 

About you

• Experience delivering or coordinating training, with demonstrable experience supporting early-career talent, trainees, or formal apprenticeship schemes
• You will have an understanding of and commitment to the highest editorial standards, and a passion for training and how it can transform an organisation
• An excellent understanding of the skills journalists need now and a curiosity about the future of journalism, and the aptitudes and knowledge Guardian teams will need to build
• Experience designing or delivering training, ideally in an editorial environment
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to deliver projects to deadline
• Experience in leading a small team or a commitment to building these skills
• First-rate communication skills and the ability to make connections with people across an organisation 
• Ideally, you’ll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.

How to apply

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you’d love to take on this role, and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for. 

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 1st October 2026.

It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.

Benefits at the Guardian

You'll have six weeks of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.

You are entitled to life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.

We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

Culture and wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.