How can I find careers and job opportunities at Newsquest?

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Newsquest Media Group hires journalists and salespeople, and the company states it supports them to develop their careers. The route to its openings is the "Work for us" section linked from the Newsquest homepage, which sits alongside its "About us" and "Latest news" areas. If you want to work for a UK local media company that describes itself as employing "the best journalists and salespeople," start there rather than through a general job board.

What Newsquest says about working there

The careers content on the Newsquest homepage makes three claims you can use to judge fit:

  • Roles it names: journalists and salespeople. The company says it "employ[s] the best journalists and salespeople and support[s] them to develop their careers."
  • Industry context: Newsquest describes itself as "a great company to work for in an industry that is evolving rapidly" — useful framing if you are weighing a move into or within local media.
  • Scale of the operation: 250+ local news brands and magazines, 50m digital visitors per month, and 4m print readers per week. That scale is the reason the journalism and commercial sides of the business both hire.

One editorial point worth knowing before you apply: Newsquest states that its editors "have complete editorial independence" and are "free to edit as they see fit" in the interests of the communities they represent. If editorial autonomy matters to you, that is the company's stated position.

How to find and apply for roles

The homepage does not list individual vacancies or application steps, so treat the following as the practical path rather than a described process:

  1. Start at the Newsquest homepage (newsquest.co.uk) and look for the "Work for us" link, which appears in the careers block of the page.
  2. Follow that section to see current openings and any application instructions Newsquest publishes there.
  3. Check the "Latest news" area too. Recent items include appointments such as new editors in Dorset and Somerset, new editors of the Eastern Daily Press and Colchester Gazette, and Richard Porritt as Editorial Transformation director. Appointment announcements like these show which parts of the business are active and hiring at senior level.
  4. If you are applying on the commercial side, note that Newsquest's digital marketing arm is LOCALiQ, described as the "No.1 provider of digital marketing services for SMEs." Sales and marketing roles may sit under that brand rather than under a news title.

What to verify before you apply

Because the homepage gives no detail on contract types, locations, pay, or deadlines, confirm these directly in the listings you find:

  • Whether the role is editorial or commercial (the two named categories)
  • Which news brand or business unit the role sits under
  • Any stated experience or portfolio requirements

A realistic way to use this

If your goal is a journalism job, the editorial independence statement and the volume of local brands (250+) suggest a wide set of titles to target — but you still need the live listings to know what is open. If your goal is sales or marketing, look at LOCALiQ as well as the news brands. In both cases, the homepage is a starting point for direction, not a complete vacancy list, so plan to check the "Work for us" section directly and revisit it, since the "Latest news" items show appointments are made on an ongoing basis.