Photo editor trainee (m/f/d)

You complete a holistic, two-year journalistic training – both in our editorial work, the further editors of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagzeitung as well as in our online editorial. In multi-month stations in different departments, you will learn the craftsmanship for responsible journalism and have the opportunity to prove your skills directly. You work on multifaceted topics – from image research, selection and rights clarification, collaboration with photographers to publication. Additional courses offer you the opportunity to theoretically fund your journalistic know-how or to learn from the Pike. After two years of training, you have the expertise to work as an image editor (m/w/d) with a quality medium.

Your heart beats for quality journalism and you are looking for entry into editorial work to introduce and develop your skills in this important area. Ideally you have a successfully completed study, first journalistic knowledge and bring a good feeling for image, language and storytelling. You are eager, have excellent general education and have a strong interest in the current time. Personally, you can convince yourself with your team skills and look forward to shaping first-class journalistic products together with us. Your application documents should contain a maximum of five journalistic work samples, including letters, CV, certificates, in particular about your school and study degree. Your application will only be via our online application system and up to 30. June 2026 to be accepted. After the application deadline has expired, we will check all the applications received. If you were convinced, we would invite you to an interview.

You get the tools of journalistic craftsmanship – in one of the most famous and renowned media houses in the country. You will learn from experienced colleagues in the esteeming environment of a respected house. This offers you brilliant prospects for your career – also with us. Already during your volunteer, you can benefit from our qualified further education offerings, bring and implement your ideas, and thus shape the future of journalism. Of course we will provide you with the latest IT equipment and you will receive all the digital products of the F.A.Z. free of charge. If you do not come from Frankfurt, you will have the opportunity to use one of our company apartments at the beginning – please contact us for the availability of apartments. Guests can also enjoy numerous discounts and offers, such as subsidised meals in our canteen and stay environmentally friendly in your leisure time with a German ticket and eCarsharing. .