The London Tab needs you: Apply to be a part of the 2024-2025 editorial team now

Applications close on Saturday 4th May

7 months ago

Every year, the editorial team for The London Tab switches from the grey faced, exhausted students to bright-eyed and bushy tailed new ones. That time has arrived and you could be the next leader of the biggest student newspaper in London.

Do you have what it takes to steer a publication which is read by thousands of students every month?

Applications for the upcoming year’s editorial team are now open. The positions available are: Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, and Social Media Editor.

Experience in journalism is not essential because you will receive training from experienced student editors and journalists from The Tab HQ. However, being on the editorial team is a serious commitment and we advise you to consider it thoroughly before completing an application.

The deadline for submitting applications is Saturday 4th May

What you’ll be doing:

Editor-in-Chief

You will be responsible for overseeing every article published by The London Tab and lead the direction of our coverage. It is your responsibility to organise the team, write and edit content, commission articles and communicate with The Tab HQ.

Day to day, you will work with section editors to make sure we are breaking big stories and publishing entertaining features. You will work closely with the Social Media editor to ensure regular posting takes place, as well as be able to help create content.

Alongside this, you’ll be managing and editing individual writers, making sure The London Tab has the most talented writers in our team.

This role is suited to somebody who is motivated, passionate to represent students and, above all, organised. You will need to be able to oversee all the moving parts of The London Tab and manage your time effectively.

News Editor

The heartbreaking reason behind Tulisa’s transformation and why she looks so different now

Emma reveals where she and Caspar are now and lots has changed since the MAFS UK reunion

Lacey and Nathan embroiled in nasty feud following ‘bitter rows’ after MAFS UK split

You’ll be responsible for finding out all the most shocking scoops on campus. It’s your responsibility to keep your finger on the pulse and to know a good story when you see one. You’ll also write every week and support the Editor in Chief by editing articles.

News is unpredictable and fast-paced. When a story occurs you need to have the ability to move quickly and efficiently.

You’ll be working on stories just like these:

University College London’s iconic Portico pillars painted orange in Just Stop Oil protest

LSE students interrupt lecture and call for ‘racist’ Israeli historian to be kicked off campus

Imperial College London academics found to be linked to Chinese military institutions

Features Editor

You’ll be in charge of writing and editing our fantastic feature pieces. You should have a strong idea of what you would like the features section of The London Tab to look like and where you aim to take it.

The role allows you to be witty, educational, opinionated and creative in your writing. It’s important you know what’s relevant, interesting and funny to the specific student audiences at London universities. You will bring article ideas to the meeting and help writers develop.

You’ll be working on stories just like these:

Six reasons why Camden is the most overrated area for student living

Five coffee places in and around Bloomsbury for when you’re sick of studying on campus

We spoke to the Queen Mary student playing international football for Pakistan

Social Media Editor

The Social Media Editor is in charge of our Instagram content, responsible for our digital brand and growing our student reach. You must be proficient in Canva or another picture-editing software to make sure all our posts are up to scratch. As well as condensing long-form content into an Instagram post, you must be clued up about meme culture and on the ball to keep The London Tab on trend.

You’ll be making posts like these:

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TikTok Editor

From Vox Pops to memes, you’ll be in charge of furthering The London Tab’s reach and engaging its audiences through exciting video content. You might stop people on campus and ask them about their biggest ick, or maybe you’ll show your creative side by thinking up innovative new ways to share news content with the masses.

Your work might look something like this: