Job Description

Job Category: Editorial
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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 looking for a live blogger to join the Guardian's digital editorial team. Reporting to the head of digital (live) and working closely with digital editors in the UK and US, you will write daily news live blogs for our UK and global audiences. This role is suited to a talented journalist who is quick and creative, and can build a rapport with an engaged online audience.
Live blogs are an integral staple of the Guardian's output; candidates could be asked to blog on different subjects from politics to pandemics to extreme weather events to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
This is an NUJ role offered on a 12 month fixed term contract or internal secondment, working 5 days a week.
About the Role

• Making sure Guardian live blogs are fast and trustworthy, pulling together your own original reporting and analysis, contributions from Guardian colleagues, and updates from wires and other news services
• Monitoring and verifying external sources such as social media and making effective use of other relevant material, including audio and video
• Liaising with editors about the focus and headline of a live blog throughout the day, and being able to react speedily to breaking news.
• Engaging with readers via our community team and incorporating contributions to enrich and inform coverage
• Ensuring live blog updates are accurate and speedy, and in keeping with Guardian style and tone
• Showing awareness of media law, and assessing accuracy and risk before publishing
• Keeping abreast of developments in live blogging, including new techniques, tools and formats
• Liaising with live bloggers in other offices to ensure smooth handovers

About You

• Proven experience of working on live news
• Strong understanding of Guardian live blogging style, format and tone
• Experience of using web tools
• Substantial experience of using social internet tools and technologies
• Audio and video experience desirable
• Excellent knowledge of news and current affairs
• Good understanding of media law
• Ideally you will have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to the role

We actively encourage applications from candidates who are Black, Asian or minority-ethnic (BAME) or from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the media.
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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.
The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd August 2025.
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. Please contact Sean Brinkley on sean.brinkley@theguardian.com to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.
Benefits at the Guardian
You'll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays). 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.
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.