Apply to become Editor of Varsity in Lent Term

Could you make your mark on Cambridge’s oldest largest student paper? Applications are due on November 20th

Could you be the next Editor of Varsity?

by Varsity Applications

This article is 5 years old

Friday November 6 2020, 1:24pm

Applications are now open to become Editor of Varsity in Lent 2021. This is your chance to lead Cambridge’s only independent student newspaper.

Applications can be made individually or as a pair. The successful candidate(s) will lead a large team, manage our website and produce four copies of Varsity’s fortnightly print editions.

Candidates are expected to show a strong vision for the paper and must demonstrate that they have the skills required to run a successful Varsity team. Applicants will be expected to show a clear idea of how the paper should present itself to Cambridge students.

No prior experience at Varsity or any other student publication is required for the role, though successful candidates will be able to provide evidence of their ability to manage a large team.

Information about how to apply can be found here (PDF download). The deadline for applications is midnight on Friday November 20th, with interviews intended to be held on November 23rd or 24th.

If you have any questions about the application, direct them to Jess Ma, Varsity Society President, via president@varsity.co.uk.

If you have questions about the role, you can direct them to Jess Ma via the email listed above or to the Michaelmas Editor, Rich Bartlett via editor@varsity.co.uk.

Applications for all other roles on the Lent team will open shortly after the Editor has been appointed.

Support Varsity

Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or its constituent Colleges.

We are therefore almost entirely reliant on advertising for funding and we expect to have a tough few months and years ahead.

In spite of this situation, we are going to look at inventive ways to look at serving our readership with digital content and of course in print too!

Therefore we are asking our readers, if they wish, to make a donation from as little as £1, to help with our running costs. Many thanks, we hope you can help!