The Tab is hiring a Junior Entertainment Writer to join our HQ

We’re hiring a Junior Entertainment Writer to join The Tab’s HQ. This is a two-year trainee role for an ambitious grad who wants hands-on experience. You should be a self-starter and excited to get your teeth sunk into a career in journalism.  

Across a two-year programme, you’ll learn how to become a leading voice in entertainment writing. You’ll also receive training in news and features, SEO, investigations, data and FOIs, social media management, video, and more. You’ll receive intense training in your first months and then embark on one-week rotations across different areas of the editorial team. You’ll be paired with a mentor and receive feedback and monthly progression meetings throughout. 

If successful after one year in the role, you’ll be promoted to Entertainment Writer with a pay review. After the second year, successful trainees are encouraged to apply for a senior writing role or an editor position. Our top staff go on to run a team within three years.

The Tab is a global entertainment brand focussing on Gen-Z and youth culture with seven million readers a month. We cover everything from MAFS to politics and live news from the perspective of young people. 

 You’ll join a team of 13 ambitious journalists (and counting). It’s an exciting time to join too; we’ve grown our readership massively in the last year and we’re expanding quickly, most recently with the launch of our new brand Reality Shrine.

This role is open to grads who’ve finished their degree within the last two years. This role is remote, but you must be willing to commute to London at least twice a month for team days.

Our London HQ

Key responsibilities:

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• Writing stories for The Tab’s global site focusing on entertainment while gaining experience across all sections
• Working towards publishing five stories every day after six months in the role
• Undertaking periodic training over two years
• Working towards progressive monthly readership targets and milestones

The training provided:

• News and features writing
• Media law
• SEO
• Investigations and long-form stories 
• Data journalism and FOIs
• Social media management and growth: TikTok, Instagram Facebook
• Short-form video editing – Reels and TikToks
• Commissioning and editing

You’ll be writing stories like these:

• Retiring, religion and legal troubles: The Buffy cast members we probably won’t see back
• Miles Teller to Paris Hilton: Celebrities whose houses burned down in the Los Angeles fires
• Then and now promo pics of Love Island All Stars 2025 cast prove who’s changed the most
• Inside Tattle Life: The darkly mean-spirited forum GK Barry mentioned on I’m A Celeb
• The real-life event that inspired main character Gi-hun’s entire story in Squid Game
• Donald Trump to declassify contents of secret files which have remained hidden for 60 years

You must:

• Have a 2:1 from a UK university
• Have some writing experience for student media
• Have a strong understanding of what young people care about: Netflix and TV, TikTok trends and celebs, mental health, and social justice. You will know what entertains people aged 18-25, and what makes them tick
• Be numbers-driven and thrive off ambitious readership targets
• Be willing to make regular visits to our London office

Our London HQ

The benefits:

• Two-year role with salary review after a year, subject to being promoted to Entertainment Writer
• Opportunity to be promoted into a more senior role after successful completion of the two-year traineeship
• Monthly progression meetings 
• Hours: 9 am-6 pm on weekdays (with the option to start at 8 am and finish at 5 pm), and 4:30 pm Friday finishes
• 25 days of holiday a year plus bank holidays
• An extra day off on your birthday
• Regular office days with the team, and access to our plant-filled office in Spitalfields, East London, which has perks like free yoga classes, cake, and Thursday drinks
• A sociable and ambitious team
• 24/7 access to doctors via the private WeCare app – for your physical or mental health
• Company-wide parties and retreats every year
• A company MacBook Air

To apply, send the following to Hayley Soen, via email [email protected]:

• Your CV
• Links to three of your published articles
• Three quick story pitches that will attract a big audience, relevant on the day of your application (include your headline and a very brief synopsis for each)

The application deadline is Sunday 23rd February 2025.