Applications are open for 20 trainee journalist jobs at Fairfax Media
Are you the next Kate McClymont or Nick McKenzie or Adele Ferguson? Would you like to work alongside and learn from some of the most experienced, award-winning, journalists in the country?
Fairfax Media is offering 20 new editorial traineeships for young journalists. The program will run for 12 months, and trainees will rotate through all parts of the newsroom, with the teams which produce journalism for our newspapers, digital platforms and events.
The 2018 traineeship program represents the biggest investment in new journalists in the country and underlines how Fairfax’s metro newsrooms are emerging from a period of profound disruption in strong shape.
We're looking for ambitious young journalists from all over Australia, to join newsrooms including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times, WAToday and the Brisbane Times.
Executive Editor of Australian Metro Publishing James Chessell said: “I got my start as a trainee at The Age in 2000. A lot has changed since then but our newsrooms remain just as committed to reporting the news without fear or favour.
“Fairfax has navigated big changes to the media landscape better than most and now reaches larger audiences than ever before. Our journalism doesn’t just have impact - it sets the agenda.
”I can’t wait to welcome a big group of new trainees to our masteads, which breaks more news and wins more awards than anywhere else. They will be working with the best in the business.”
Deputy Editor (Digital) of the The Sydney Morning Herald Kathryn Wicks started her career as a cadet in the Sydney newsroom and since then has held jobs including state editor and deputy sports editor. Wicks now runs all the digital platforms for the Herald.
"Getting a cadetship at the Herald was the opportunity of a lifetime - and 30-odd years later I am still here," Wicks said. "It is as much of a privilege today as it was then. The chance to learn from experienced journalists with such a breadth of knowledge is something I treasure as much today as I did then."
More than 70 per cent of Australians over the age of 14 turn to Fairfax’s network of digital platforms and newspapers for trusted and independent coverage and analysis. The Herald is the nation’s #1 masthead with more than 5 million readers in digital and print.
The Age’s 3 million readers puts it among the top five titles in the country while Financial Review is the leading national business daily. The three mastheads have growing digital subscriber base of more than 280,000.
Applications are open until July 1, 2018. To apply click here.