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.
ou'll be part of a crucial team preparing our content for publication, and could be working on every kind of story – from global politics to climate change and international conflicts, to popular culture, tech advances and human-interest.
About the Role
As a Production Assistant, you'll help maintain the Guardian's high editorial, technical and design standards across our global digital platforms. Working as part of a 24/7 international team, you'll:
- Respond to production requests and troubleshoot technical issues
- Edit theguardian.com front pages and assist with newsletters
- Support desks globally with digital best practices and breaking news production
- Collaborate with development teams to improve editorial tools
- Liaise with legal, editorial and commercial teams to process corrections, manage tagging, and ensure archival integrity
- Deliver training and maintain user documentation
- This is a hybrid role based in our London office, working a 9-day fortnight pattern including regular weekend shifts.
About You
- Journalistic experience in a print or online environment
- Understanding and enthusiasm for The Guardian's editorial values
- Experience of working in a changing and pressurised environment
- Knowledge of digital production
- Demonstrable enthusiasm for and interest in digital journalism
- Experience with content management systems
- Ideally, you'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.
We actively encourage applications from candidates who are BAME or from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.
Benefits
You'll have 30 days of annual leave per year (pro rata). Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8–12% (depending on your age).
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.