Could YOU edit The Tab?

Have you got what it takes to bring the best UEA news and features to 25,000 readers a month?

The Tab are recruiting for next year’s senior editing team! We are looking for up to two Chief Editors, plus a Deputy Editor/Social Media manager.

If you are a current first or second year wanting to increase your experience in journalism, this is the role for you! We are part of the largest student media group in the country and you will receive training and support from professional journalists throughout your time as editor.

The Tab this year has proved itself a force to be reckoned with. We have broken nearly all of the biggest stories to hit campus including The Sun boycott, the banning of non-students in the LCR and the robbery in the Hive.

We have also produced some great features- including full coverage of the KAOS fashion show, an interview with the Fetish Society and a three-day live blog covering Livewire’s Jailbreak!

The highlight of being Chief Editor- covering Jailbreak! (with the first team who came back, and Kate Marks, Jailbreak co-ordinator)

Could you help us become bigger and better? We’re looking for students who are organised, passionate about relevant student journalism, and who always have their ears out for a good story.

We have the best socials too!

No experience necessary, although a demonstrable interest in writing and journalism is useful. You don’t just have to be a wannabe journalist- this role would suit anyone interested in a career in Communications, PR, Marketing or Social Media. You will learn essential leadership skills, and for the first semester of your time as Editor will have full training and support from the current editorial team.

To apply for the role of Chief Editor please email [email protected] with

• A 500 word piece detailing what you would do to improve The Tab next year, including how you would source and create news stories. Please state your favourite and least favourite thing about The Tab this year. Please also state whether you have experience of WordPress.
• An example of your own writing suitable for The Tab, up to 500 words. This could be a previously published article, a blog, or a special piece written for this application.

To apply for the role of Deputy Editor/Social Media Manager please email [email protected] with

• A 400 word piece detailing how you would approach the job, with particular emphasis on how you would improve The Tab’s social media strategy.
• An example of your own writing suitable for The Tab, up to 500 words. This could be a previously published article, a blog, or a special piece written for this application.

The deadline for applications is Friday 14^th March.

Interviews will be arranged in due course, and successful applicants will begin their roles in exam period. You will also be invited to our end-of-term extravaganza, which will involve the current editors crying into copious shots of tequila.

We look forward to hearing from you!