Jobs at The Guardian

Develop and operate the Guardian’s multimedia production platform for audio and video teams. Responsibilities include building event-driven AWS services and integrations, maintaining cloud infrastructure and automation, supporting media-management systems, upgrading architecture, troubleshooting performance and reliability issues, and collaborating with editorial stakeholders, infrastructure teams, vendors, and engineers. The role also involves code review, knowledge sharing, documentation, security practices, and roadmap contributions.

Build, test, maintain, and deploy iOS application features for the Feast recipe app using Swift and occasionally Objective-C. Collaborate with developers, designers, editorial, and commercial teams on product and technical decisions. Review peer code, uphold quality standards, contribute to innovation, and mentor junior developers while working independently or leading projects.

Develop frontend and backend systems for the Guardian’s publishing and journalism engineering stream. Build products for showcasing journalism, journalist tools, and content distribution services. Collaborate in cross-functional teams, contribute to product and technical decisions, pair program, release features rapidly, and develop skills across teams and technologies. The role typically uses TypeScript and Scala and follows a hybrid schedule with one office day per week in King’s Cross.

Reports and develops national news stories, investigations, interviews, features, live blogs, and multimedia content across digital and print platforms. Breaks exclusive stories, monitors news sources, identifies emerging trends, collaborates with editors, data specialists, and visual journalists, and uses social media to engage audiences. The role also involves contributing to video and audio features and covering major breaking news stories with national impact.

Report and produce news stories, features, interviews, multimedia, and analysis about Scotland across digital, print, and other platforms. Break exclusive stories, develop trusted contacts, monitor Scottish issues, collaborate with editors and departments, and contribute innovative digital storytelling. The role requires strong knowledge of Scottish politics, proven reporting and feature-writing ability, media law knowledge, and preferably NCTJ training.

Supports delivery of the Guardian’s digital journalist apprenticeship scheme by coordinating desk placements, training plans, calendars, deadlines, progress reviews, onboarding, and cohort community-building. The role works with desk editors, participants, trainers, and administrators to align skills development with editorial needs, identify operational issues, and uphold high journalistic standards. It may also deliver editorial training workshops and support early-career talent through structured development.

Plan and execute multi-channel CRM campaigns across the reader lifecycle, including acquisition, upsell, renewal, and winback journeys. Build campaigns using CRM tools, track and report marketing performance, deliver data-driven audience campaigns, and present plans and results to stakeholders. The role focuses primarily on email, with additional channels supporting customer engagement and retention.