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’re looking for an arts and culture correspondent to be at the forefront of the cultural conversation. You’ll generate exclusives, break major stories, identify the trends everyone will be talking about, and produce ambitious features spanning the full breadth of arts and culture. From interviewing the artists shaping the moment to investigating the forces transforming the creative industries, you’ll deliver original journalism that informs, surprises and sets the agenda.
This position is as a 12-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment. This role follows a nine-day fortnight schedule.
About the role
- Write news, features, liveblogs, interviews, background and other material to ensure that important arts stories are covered
- Break exclusive arts news stories
- Check stories for accuracy and legal compliance
- Source interviews and stories
- Monitor a range of sources and diaries for breaking/developing/upcoming stories
- Participate and shape thinking on the subject across the newsroom, spotting the broader social, cultural and political trends as well as being confident in analysing the significance and direction of the arts and culture specialism
- Contribute reporting for the Guardian’s range of multimedia formats, including social media, podcasts and video
About you
- Demonstrable experience of working as a journalist, including arts and culture coverage, online and in print, on a major news website, newspaper or magazine
- Knowledge/ awareness of the demands of digital platforms and print
- Proven experience of writing news and features
- Experienced in effectively utilising social media and multimedia
- Ideally, you’ll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role, seeking out underreported parts of the arts and culture landscape in all their diversity
We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
We operate in a hybrid environment working at least three days a week from our offices in King’s Cross in London.
Job share applications are welcome. If you are keen to apply jointly with someone else as a job share, you should make a single application and combine your application documents.
The salary range for this NUJ position starts at £54,239, with the final offer determined by the successful candidate's skills, experience, and responsibilities.
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. Thank you for bearing with us during the screening process.
The closing date for applications is Friday 6 November 2026.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. 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 private healthcare, 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.
