The Cardiff Tab is recruiting and we want you! Here’s why you should join the team
Join us for our open meeting at Misfits on October 6th at 6 pm
The Cardiff Tab is recruiting for the new academic year and we want you to join the team!
Joining Cardiff University, Cardiff Met or USW this September? Interested in a career in journalism, broadcasting, social media creation or writing? The Cardiff Tab is the perfect place to learn new skills, meet new people, and build your portfolio.
Join the biggest student news site in the country with teams at over 20 different universities, including Cardiff, where we have 100+ writers.
Whether you want to break the biggest stories on campus, write funny features or help run our social media pages, the team will train you up and get you writing in no time. You don’t need any previous journalism experience – The Cardiff Tab is all about gaining experience to equip you for the workplace. You just need to be a current student at a university in Cardiff.
Come join us for our open meeting on October 6th at 6 pm at Misfits. You can meet the team and learn all about what The Cardiff Tab is about.
If you still need convincing, here are five reasons why joining The Cardiff Tab could be the best decision you make all year.
1. CV experience
Writing for The Cardiff Tab is ideal if you want to improve your skills, work on your writing and add a boost to your CV. You can create a portfolio of hundreds of articles, ranging from Freshers’ guides to news stories on budget cuts. You’ll learn how to follow our style guide and edit your articles, which are invaluable skills that will help you stand out to employers.
The Tab is an industry-recognised publication, with The Tab page pulling in 9 million hits per day. Previous Tab writers have gone on to work at the BBC, The Telegraph, The Times, Vogue, Vice, METRO, Spectator, Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Washington Post, The Independent, and more.
You’ll be the first person to break student news in Cardiff – meaning you’ll know all of the local gossip. You can pick up daily commissions that cover a huge range of topics, from breaking news to our infamous BNOC competition.
2. Writer of the Week prizes
The Cardiff Tab has partnered with local clubs Misfits and The Foundry to bring our writers exclusive ‘Writer of the Week’ prizes and bonuses!
Win “Writer of the Week” and choose between a free brunch for you plus one in Cardiff Bay, or a Friday Misfits queue-skip and free drinks for you and friends!
Freshers, believe me, you’ll need that Friday queue skip.
3. Weekly newsletter
The Cardiff Tab is the only Tab that releases a weekly newsletter, brought to you by your Co-Editors-in-Chief.
Each weekly newsletter delivers our top stories, WOTW, important notices and a list of jobs and opportunities. That’s right, we do the grunt work for you! Every week, you’ll have a list of open grad schemes, internships, work experience, awards and freelance pitches delivered right to your inbox.
4. Exclusive club nights and opportunities
We partner with the biggest and best clubs in Cardiff to bring you exclusive club nights and free drinks for writers!
Each year, we collaborate on Circuit’s Monday Madness Freshers Event, as well as working with Misfits throughout the academic year.
On top of the opportunities listed in the newsletter, you will have the opportunity to attend events and interview bands exclusively for The Cardiff Tab. We visit local restaurants, clubs, bars and businesses across Cardiff.
6. Meet new people
Above all, The Cardiff Tab is a great place to meet new people with similar interests and goals! We host in-person meetings, socials and drinks across the year, meaning you can meet a whole new group of people outside of your degree or accommodation.
We know Freshers’ Week can be hectic, so who knows, your new best friends could be here at The Cardiff Tab.
If you’re interested in joining The Cardiff Tab, join us at Misfits on October 6th at 6 pm. Fill out this Google form to register your interest.
For more of the latest news, guides, gossip, and memes, follow The Cardiff Tab on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
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