The Guardian has announced plans to create dozens of new positions as part of a global initiative aimed at reaching audiences in new ways and expanding its audio and visual journalism.
Over the next 12 months, around 55 new permanent positions will be created across the Guardian’s offices in the UK, US and Australia.
The move is part of a multimillion-pound, multiyear investment announced in 2025 to build a more digital, visual, global and experimental Guardian while securing the organization’s long-term future.
New initiatives and a focus on visual journalism
As the ways audiences discover and engage with journalism continue to evolve, the Guardian is expanding its long-standing tradition of innovation and experimentation through a series of initiatives designed to reach new and diverse audiences.
- Guardian Studios: The new creative hub, focused on video-led and character-driven journalism, will account for some of the new positions.
- Investment in visual and social journalism: Other roles will support a greater emphasis on video across areas including opinion, features and sport. A new US-based video team will be established, alongside increased investment in visual research and data visualization.
- Global hub: Guardian Australia will become a global center of excellence for social media hosting and content creation, leading the organization’s expertise in the field worldwide.
Alongside the new editorial positions, the investment will also support the Guardian’s product innovation, product development, analytics and commercial teams. Guardian advertising director James Fleetham has been appointed commercial director for Project Berger.
Executives outline the strategy
Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of the Guardian, said innovation was essential to the organization’s future.
“Being innovative is vital to the Guardian’s future,” Viner said. “Our ongoing investment is about taking the next transformative steps by combining our global reputation for the best and most impactful journalism with journalism that is more visual, digital, global and experimental.”
“At a time when people are facing increasing levels of misinformation and divisive technologies, journalism is a crucial part of meeting this challenge. These new roles will help the Guardian deliver on that mission, serving communities and audiences with genuine global impact.”
Anna Bateson, chief executive of the Guardian, said the organization was committed to further investment as its business model becomes increasingly digital and global.
“We are committed to making new investments to maximize the reach and impact of Guardian journalism while ensuring the organization remains financially sustainable over the long term,” Bateson said.
She added that, alongside investment in world-class editorial roles, the Guardian would expand its investment in product, engineering, commercial and other teams to reach new audiences and strengthen the organization’s financial future.
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