Lecturer in Journalism

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Brighton is looking for a full-time lecturer in journalism to join its team. You will contribute to teaching across several NCTJ-accredited courses, such as BA Journalism and MA Journalism. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant degree and possess substantial industry experience. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is also emphasized in this role. This position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Agile working system

Inclusive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in BA or MA Journalism is necessary.
• Experience in core news reporting practices is key.
• Expertise in digital and social media journalism is critical.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching and research across journalism courses.
• Collaborate with colleagues on course development.

Skills

Core news reporting

Multimedia practices

Digital journalism

Diversity and inclusion

Research and scholarly track record

Teaching experience in journalism

Education

Degree in BA or MA Journalism

Tools

Page design software

Content management systems

Audio-visual editing software

Job description

Overview

Location: Brighton - City Campus and Moulsecoomb

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Reference: ME3256-25-211

This position provides an excellent opportunity to play an important and active role in our Journalism lecturing team. This full-time, permanent role will contribute to teaching and research as a lecturer across our four NCTJ-accredited journalism courses – BA (Hons) Journalism, BA (Hons) Sports Journalism, MA Journalism, and MA Sports Journalism – in the media subject area of the School of Art and Media. You will work with colleagues to realise a collective vision that will take the courses forward.

Responsibilities

Contribute to teaching and research as a lecturer across the four NCTJ-accredited journalism courses – BA (Hons) Journalism, BA (Hons) Sports Journalism, MA Journalism, and MA Sports Journalism – within the School of Art and Media.

Collaborate with colleagues to realise a collective vision that advances the courses.

Qualifications

• a relevant degree in BA or MA Journalism
• Recent and substantive industry experience of core news reporting and production practices in multimedia and multi-platform settings.
• Expertise in how digital and social media is used in journalism practice.
• Commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion in both higher education and journalism environment.
• Up-to-date, sound knowledge of the subject including current professional/vocational developments and the range of generic skills required.
• Strong research and scholarly track record or a clear sense of career trajectory in this direction.
• Teaching experience in journalism at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level and a professional qualification in journalism awarded by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) would be preferable.
• High level knowledge of the technical aspects of journalism including TV and radio studio production, audio-visual editing, content management systems, and page design software is also an advantage.

This is a permanent, full-time post. We welcome applications from job sharers.

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Further Details

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, martial status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

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