Community Journalism and Trainer
Gaydio is the UK’s LGBTQ+ radio station, broadcasting across 13 cities and reaching more than half a million listeners every week across radio, streaming, social and events.
Alongside our broadcast service we run the Gaydio Academy, helping LGBTQ+ people develop confidence, skills and opportunities in media and broadcasting.
We proudly operate on a non-profit basis, for the community that we serve.
As Gaydio continues to expand its journalism and storytelling, we are creating a new role — Community Journalism Editor and Trainer. This role will help grow our journalism output while supporting LGBTQ+ people to develop media and storytelling skills through Gaydio Academy.
This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about journalism, community storytelling and developing new voices in media.
Stories we cover
Gaydio produces journalism and storytelling that reflects LGBTQ+ lives and culture across the UK, including:
- Pride events and LGBTQ+ community stories
- LGBTQ+ news and current affairs
- Arts, culture and entertainment
- Health, wellbeing and community issues
- Stories from LGBTQ+ voices across the UK
- Interviews and features that appear both online and on-air
What the role involves
- Producing journalism for Gaydio’s website, broadcast output and digital platforms
- Commissioning and editing stories from community contributors
- Supporting the development of LGBTQ+ voices and storytellers
- Delivering journalism training and mentoring through Gaydio Academy
- Helping build a network of contributors from LGBTQ+ communities
- Working closely with the Content Director and Academy team
- Developing stories that can appear across radio, digital and social media
- Helping strengthen Gaydio’s non-music content and storytelling
Building the next generation of LGBTQ+ storytellers
This role sits at the heart of Gaydio’s content and community work.
You might spend part of your week researching and writing stories for Gaydio’s digital platforms, working with our content team to develop features that appear on air.
You’ll also help run training sessions and mentoring opportunities through the Gaydio Academy, supporting community contributors as they develop journalism skills and produce their own stories.
Over time, the role will help build a network of contributors whose work strengthens Gaydio’s journalism across radio, digital and social media.
What we are looking for
- Experience in journalism, digital publishing or broadcast media
- Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills
- Good editorial judgement and understanding of news values
- Confidence supporting and mentoring emerging contributors
- An understanding of LGBTQ+ communities and issues
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
- An interest in community storytelling and developing new voices in media
- Experience delivering workshops or training is helpful but not essential
Our values
At Gaydio our values guide how we work together and represent the communities we serve.
Authenticity – Being yourself and supporting others to do the same.
Equity – Building inclusive and accessible workplaces.
Integrity – Working with honesty and professionalism.
Excellence – Delivering high quality content and experiences.
Ambition – Bringing ideas and energy to shape the future of LGBTQ+ media.
What you will receive
- 25 days holiday, rising to 30 days with service, plus your birthday off
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Free drinks and fruit in the office
- Flexible hybrid working
- Contributory pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and career development
- Regular team socials and opportunities to attend events
- The chance to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ media
Safeguarding
This role involves working with volunteers, young people and community participants.
The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and follow Gaydio’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
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