Aspiring journalists: Applications for The Durham Tab’s 2025/26 editorial team are open

Applications close on Thursday May 5th

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Durham students: Are you interested in a career in journalism? Well, look no further, as The Durham Tab has officially opened its applications for the upcoming year’s editorial team!

It’s time for our current graduating team to step down and pass on the legacy to new, bright and keen students to run the best student newspaper in Durham.

If you think you have what it takes to lead a team of student writers and thousands of monthly readers, keep reading.

Applications are open for all roles: Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Social Media Editor and TikTok Editor.

Journalism experience is not necessary, but definitely encouraged. Training will be provided to successful applicants from The Tab HQ, but being part of the editorial team means serious commitment – make sure you thoroughly consider that you will be able to bring your all to the team.

The deadline for submitting applications is next Thursday 1st May.

About the roles:

Editor in Chief

Taking on the role of editor in chief means you will have the most responsibilities across the editorial team. You will be in charge of the direction of the publication, overseeing the other sub-editors and your group of contributing writers.

You will be in charge of hosting weekly meetings, conversing with external groups (eg, the university, SU, and other organisations, depending on what stories are being written) and being the main point of contact with The Tab HQ.

On top of this, you will help with editing and writing a range of stories, and working with social editors to make sure digital content is posted regularly.

This role needs serious commitment, but is also really rewarding.

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If you are proficient in leadership, care about representing all student voices, and have overall great organisation skills, this might be the role for you.

News Editor

As News Editor for The Durham Tab, you will be in charge of the news stories that are published. News is unpredictable and fast paced, meaning you must be able to work quickly and efficiently when stories happen.

You should have a keen eye for topical student news: Think student-led protests, or getting information when a lecturer does something shocking that is worth talking about. You could be writing about anything from Durham Uni sports teams being banned from hosting drinking socials in student housing, to Durham Uni withdrawing three offers for incoming freshers over a racist group chat.

You could even cover stories like this piece on photos which emerged of a Durham student dressed as alleged sex offender P Diddy for Halloween.

You’ll be in charge of editing and publishing all news stories in a timely manner, with help from your editor in chief if needed.

Features Editor

For Features Editor, we are looking for applicants with the ability to come up with witty, creative and opinionated articles for our audience of Durham students. You will oversee and edit all features and guide articles for The Durham Tab, as well as bringing ideas to weekly meetings to commission writers.

An ideal Features Editor will be up to date with campus gossip and trends, creating niche and relatable content for our viewers. Think a definitive sport rankings of all 17 Durham colleges and the actual truth behind the spoon banging tradition at Hatfield College.

Social Media Editor

The Social Media Editor will have the responsibility to create posts and stories for our Instagram. With almost 10.5k followers, it’s important to post regularly to keep followers engaged and keep up our brand.

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As well as condensing long form content into a post, you must be clued up about meme culture, on the ball to keep The Durham Tab on trends, and be confident in front of the camera for video interviews.

Experience with Canva and other editing software is needed for this role for creating posts.

TikTok Editor

Similarly to the Social Media Editor, our TikTok Editor must be up to date with online trends and Durham Uni culture. You must also be skilled in various editing software to create our TikTok content, which involves recreating viral trends for our audience, making any long-form content into an eye-catching video and being confident in front of and behind the camera when conducting interviews for our platforms.