Dateline
Dateline
Independent news magazine
Careers
Come and report with us.
A newsroom of thirty-eight, paid for by its readers. We hire slowly, we say what the job pays, and we answer every application.
Careers
Come and report with us.
A newsroom of thirty-eight, paid for by its readers. We hire slowly, we say what the job pays, and we answer every application.
Careers
Come and report with us.
A newsroom of thirty-eight, paid for by its readers. We hire slowly, we say what the job pays, and we answer every application.
Open roles
The roles open now.
A small newsroom that pays for time: weeks on a story, an editor who reads every line, and no traffic targets.
How we hire
Four steps, three weeks.
- 1
Send your work
Three pieces you are proud of and a few lines on the story you want to do next. No cover letter template.
- 2
A paid edit test
Two hours on a real draft from the desk, paid at the day rate. We send notes back either way.
- 3
Meet the desk
One conversation with the editor and two reporters you would sit beside.
- 4
An answer
Within three weeks of your first email, with a number in it.
What we offer
- Salary bands published on every role
- Six weeks of leave, and we check that you take them
- A reporting budget you do not have to beg for
- Four-day weeks on request after the first year
- Legal cover and safety training for every assignment
Open roles
The roles open now.
A small newsroom that pays for time: weeks on a story, an editor who reads every line, and no traffic targets.
How we hire
Four steps, three weeks.
- 1
Send your work
Three pieces you are proud of and a few lines on the story you want to do next. No cover letter template.
- 2
A paid edit test
Two hours on a real draft from the desk, paid at the day rate. We send notes back either way.
- 3
Meet the desk
One conversation with the editor and two reporters you would sit beside.
- 4
An answer
Within three weeks of your first email, with a number in it.
What we offer
- Salary bands published on every role
- Six weeks of leave, and we check that you take them
- A reporting budget you do not have to beg for
- Four-day weeks on request after the first year
- Legal cover and safety training for every assignment
Open roles
The roles open now.
A small newsroom that pays for time: weeks on a story, an editor who reads every line, and no traffic targets.
How we hire
Four steps, three weeks.
- 1
Send your work
Three pieces you are proud of and a few lines on the story you want to do next. No cover letter template.
- 2
A paid edit test
Two hours on a real draft from the desk, paid at the day rate. We send notes back either way.
- 3
Meet the desk
One conversation with the editor and two reporters you would sit beside.
- 4
An answer
Within three weeks of your first email, with a number in it.
What we offer
- Salary bands published on every role
- Six weeks of leave, and we check that you take them
- A reporting budget you do not have to beg for
- Four-day weeks on request after the first year
- Legal cover and safety training for every assignment
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The first proof, 05:4006:30, every weekday
The morning edition
The morning editionThe morning edition in your inbox at 06:30, five stories and nothing else.
The first proof, 05:4006:30, every weekday
The morning edition
The morning editionThe morning edition in your inbox at 06:30, five stories and nothing else.