Live Blogger

The Guardian; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Volunteering days

Payroll giving

Season ticket loans

Life cover

Income protection

Eye tests

Dental insurance

Staff restaurant

Job summary

The Guardian in London is seeking a live blogger to write daily live blogs for UK and global audiences.

You will pull original reporting, verify sources, and engage readers while staying within Guardian style. This 9-month fixed-term contract or internal secondment requires live news experience and a keen eye for speed, accuracy, and media law.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working on live news.
• Strong understanding of Guardian live blogging style, format and tone.
• Experience of using web tools.
• Substantial experience of using social internet tools and technologies.
• Strong understanding of the editorial value and narrative impact of audio and video in a live blog.
• Excellent knowledge of news and current affairs.
• Good understanding of media law.
• You'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.

Responsibilities

• Make sure Guardian live blogs are fast and trustworthy, pulling together original reporting and analysis, contributions from Guardian colleagues, and updates from wires and other news services
• Monitor and verify external sources such as social media, making effective use of other relevant material including audio and video
• Liaise with editors about the focus and headline of a live blog throughout the day, reacting speedily to breaking news
• Engage with readers via our community team and incorporate contributions to enrich and inform coverage
• Ensure live blog updates are accurate and speedy, and in keeping with Guardian style and tone
• Show awareness of media law, and assessing accuracy and risk before publishing
• Keep abreast of developments in live blogging, including new techniques, tools and formats
• Liaise with live bloggers in other offices to ensure smooth handovers.

Skills

Live blogging

News judgment

Media law knowledge

Web tools experience

Social media tools

Audience engagement

Deadline writing

Job description

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We're looking for a live blogger to write daily news live blogs for our UK and global audiences.

Live blogs are an integral staple of the Guardian's output; you could be asked to blog on a huge range of different subjects, from politics or global conflicts, to extreme weather events or even must-see TV shows.

This position is a 9-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment and works a three-day fortnight, working every Sunday and alternate Mondays.

About the role

• Make sure Guardian live blogs are both fast and trustworthy, pulling together your own original reporting and analysis, contributions from Guardian colleagues, and updates from wires and other news services
• Monitor and verify external sources such as social media, making effective use of other relevant material including audio and video
• Liaise with editors about the focus and headline of a live blog throughout the day, reacting speedily to breaking news
• Engage with readers via our community team and incorporate contributions to enrich and inform coverage
• Ensure live blog updates are accurate and speedy, and in keeping with Guardian style and tone
• Show awareness of media law, and assessing accuracy and risk before publishing
• Keep abreast of developments in live blogging, including new techniques, tools and formats
• Liaise with live bloggers in other offices to ensure smooth handovers.

About you

• Proven experience of working on live news
• Strong understanding of Guardian live blogging style, format and tone
• Experience of using web tools
• Substantial experience of using social internet tools and technologies
• Strong understanding of the editorial value and narrative impact of audio and video in a live blog
• Excellent knowledge of news and current affairs
• Good understanding of media law
• You'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.

We operate in a hybrid environment with both working from our offices in King's Cross in London and from home.

The salary for this NUJ position starts from £44,187, with the final offer determined by the successful candidate's skills, experience, and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 21st October 2026.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.

Benefits at the Guardian

• You'll have six weeks (pro rata) of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional days.
• Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age).
• We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving.
• Season ticket loans are also available.

• You are entitled to life cover, income protection, and eye tests.
• You can also opt in to dental insurance.

Culture and wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our staff restaurant has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

We value honesty in your application.

AI generated content must not be presented as your own work. Please review our guidance on the use of AI in your application here.