News Associates is hiring a freelance journalism tutor to join our Manchester newsroom up to two days a week.

The successful applicant will have at least two years’ experience working in journalism and have a range of skills to teach across our courses, as well as helping run our in-house website Mancunian Matters.

You’ll be bursting with ideas, boast an understanding of the importance of NCTJ-accredited journalism training and be passionate enough to inspire the next generation of newsroom leaders.

Working as part of a small team, you will have scope to be part of developing the way we deliver our courses in a constantly evolving media landscape to help our trainees stay ahead of the game.

Being NCTJ trained or having knowledge of the NCTJ syllabus is desirable.

About Us

News Associates, part of Beat Media Group, is proud to be the UK’s number one NCTJ journalism school, with a reputation for excellence that is underlined by award-winning stories, an unrivalled record in finding journalism jobs and the best exam results in the country.

We offer a range of options aimed at postgraduate trainees, from full-time to part-time learning and sports journalism.

We’re also home to the NCTJ’s top-performing undergraduate journalism degree, The School of Journalism, with 100% of our class of 2021 achieving a gold-standard NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism and a first-class degree – a record-breaking achievement.

We were also extremely proud to win Innovation of the Year at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2020 for our response to training during the pandemic.

How To Apply

Hours: Freelance, up to two days per week (pay rate TBC)

Location: Manchester city centre

Closing date: August 31, 2022

To apply please send a CV and cover letter to Alice Gregory, head of journalism Manchester, agregory@newsassociates.co.uk. Please mention Journo Resources when you apply, it really helps us out.

We are running a rolling interview process and successful applicants would start ASAP.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.