TMG publishes the multimedia news brands The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph.co.uk and the Telegraph app.

TMG’s six employee networks offer both support and promotion of a greater sense of inclusion and belonging at TMG. The networks regularly run events that encourage open discussions around diversity in the workplace, ranging from accessibility, gender inclusion, ethnic and cultural diversity, LGBTQ, wellbeing and working families.

TMG runs a number of learning and development schemes designed to break down the barriers to journalism and the media industry for all people from all backgrounds.

Supporting working families at Telegraph Media Group

TMG was one of the first companies in the UK to offer staff Equal Parental Pay. Since 2019 TMG has offered both new mothers and fathers 26 weeks full pay for parental leave. This long-term investment in supporting working families has been widely utilised since its launch in January 2019. The equalised pay is available to TMG staff who have been working for the company for over a year.

Attracting and supporting upcoming talent from all backgrounds at Telegraph Media Group

TMG runs work experience, apprenticeships and traineeships which are open to all people from all backgrounds, helping to break down the barriers to journalism and the media industry.

TMG partners with a range of recruitment organisations that support talent attraction by proactively promoting opportunities at TMG. TMG runs inclusive hiring practices across all recruitment and ensures that inclusive language appears on all job descriptions. TMG monitors its recruitment data to ensure shortlists are as diverse as possible for roles at all levels across the business.

Career support at Telegraph Media Group

TMG offers mentoring, training and development opportunities for all staff to ensure an inclusive and supportive working environment. TMG provides workshops to staff including project management courses, courses on increasing personal effectiveness and wellbeing, and stakeholder management, as well as speed coaching sessions with external experts. Via its Learning Hub, an accessible and interactive digital eLearning platform, the company also recommends useful articles, podcasts, and video tutorials which staff can access at their own pace.

TMG’s Mentoring Programme is designed to help members of staff develop their skills and career by matching them with a more or differently experienced colleague. Feedback from the programme is always extremely positive, with both mentors and mentees finding it an engaging and enhancing experience.

Wellbeing at Telegraph Media Group

All TMG staff have access to a range of benefits designed to support a healthy work-life balance, creating a real sense of belonging. Staff within the organisation are trained as Mental Health First Aiders so employees can seek support if needed. TMG offers Emergency Back-Up Care benefits, giving access to nannies, nurseries, childminders, carers or eldercare specialists to support all of its staff. These benefits highlight that TMG recognises employees have different needs and may require assistance at different life stages.

Community at Telegraph Media Group

As an organisation, TMG aims to support the communities staff live and work in and fosters a culture of belonging.

Learning and development schemes at Telegraph Media Group

TMG runs a number of learning and development schemes designed to break down the barriers to journalism and the media industry for people from all backgrounds. The learning and development schemes are designed to attract as wide a pool of candidates as possible. All those partaking in TMG’s learning and development schemes listed below are paid the London Living Wage (LLW). Editorial graduates are paid a competitive salary above the LLW.

Apprenticeships

TMG offers apprenticeships in different areas across the organisation. Apprentices learn on the job, develop essential skills, and will gain a qualification at the end of the scheme. One day a week is spent studying and apprentices are supported by a colleague who has recently completed the programme alongside a development coach. After completing their qualification, apprentices can apply for a full-time role at TMG.

Editorial graduate programme

The Telegraph’s two-year rotational programme gives graduates a solid journalistic grounding. After a thorough induction and training in key skills, graduates gain hands-on experience from different desks across the newsroom, as well as the opportunity to experience placements with regional news organisations. Each trainee is supported and mentored throughout and, on completion of the programme, they start a full-time role in the newsroom.

Internships

Those studying for a degree and looking for an internship can apply to spend between three and nine months as an editorial intern at The Telegraph. Internships are offered on an ad hoc basis depending on business needs.

Work experience

TMG’s work experience opportunities are advertised when available, and can offer experience in different areas of the business. Attendees have the opportunity to shadow members of the team, contribute to projects and learn about different areas of the business, gaining first-hand experience of a newsroom and working for a leading media business.

Media Literacy Programme (MLP)

The Telegraph’s Media Literacy Programme (MLP) was launched in 2021 to give sixth-form students the tools and skills to think critically about the news.

The Telegraph’s MLP works in partnership with schools to provide a short introduction to the media industry for students, and aims to inspire young people by offering them a deeper understanding of the media landscape and the role of journalism in society. It also aims to inform and inspire sixth-formers about journalism, help them develop an understanding of the importance of quality, edited news sources, and hopefully result in them wanting to work for the Telegraph or within the wider media industry.

Sessions are designed to help young people navigate the news system in a world of unedited social media, fake news and disinformation, and give participants the opportunity to think critically about news consumption and what they read. It also gives students a greater understanding of working in journalism, and how to get started.

The inaugural Media Literacy Programme was introduced to six inner-city schools in London, close to the Telegraph’s head office, all with a diverse intake of students. To deliver the programme, the Telegraph teamed up with Deborah Streatfield, who runs The Careers Office, a charity that helps young people make decisions about their future, to help identify schools and connect with the key teaching staff, who were encouraged to highlight the Telegraph MLP to their pupils.

In 2022 the scheme was expanded and rolled out to over 150 participating students from diverse backgrounds across the regions following its successful pilot in London.

The MLP is designed to show the different types of journalism at the Telegraph, the huge variety of opportunities, and how much care and attention goes into producing quality journalism. The programme, which requires genuine commitment from participants, involves hour-long, interactive, lively weekly sessions, including interviews, discussions, videos and slides.

In 2022, the expanded month-long programme was hosted by commuter editions editor Danny Boyle and Snapchat editor Rachel Matthews, and featured award-winning journalists from across the Telegraph’s newsroom, from a wide variety of areas including travel, the news desk, creative, women’s sports, video, beauty, audio, the foreign desk, and social. Students took part in a range of sessions covering topics such as How to be a Travel Writer; The Secrets of Visual Journalism; Inside the World of a Beauty Director; A Day in the Life of Telegraph US Correspondent; How to be a Sports Writer; Inside the World of a Music Writer; Making the Telegraph Beautiful; and Inside the World of Podcasts. The final session included career tips for working in the media industry and advice on how to write a CV.

Students gain a detailed insight into what it takes to be a journalist and a greater understanding of the importance of a vibrant news media industry. Participating pupils receive a Telegraph Media Literacy Programme certificate.

The MLP will return again in 2023, with even more schools involved in the programme.