Traineeship at Handelsblatt & WirtschaftsWoche – Training at the Holtzbrinck School of Journalism (gn)

We, the HANDELSBLATT MEDIA GROUP, have an important mission as a leading media house for economic and financial information in Germany and Europe: “We want to empower people to understand the economy.” We need you for that! In our headquarters in Düsseldorf, nearly 1000 employees work: within every day, to forcefully implement the dissemination of economic expertise. Handelsblatt GmbH is the market leader in the business and financial press segment. With our strong brands Handelsblatt and WirtschaftsWoche as well as a wide range of leading specialist media, we ensure daily orientation and opinion formation in business and politics – from newspapers, apps to the Internet. You're burning journalism and looking for the best entry? You want to learn how to accurately research, critically analyze and capture – in print, online, audio and video? Then apply for a Volontariat at Handelsblatt and WirtschaftsWoche – including training at the renowned Holtzbrinck School for Journalism, the central training site of Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, Tagesspiegel and ZEIT Online. We are looking for January 01, 2026.

A sound, dual training for 24 months Practical work in the central editorial offices of Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche and in our correspondent offices (Frankfurt am Main and Berlin) Teaching at the Holtzbrinck School of Journalism – at least five weeks per half – with renowned lecturers: women from German and international media houses as well as leading universities A search trip abroad

Curiosity, passion, stubbornness and a sense of language First journalistic experiences – through internships or free cooperation A completed study, ideally in business, law, politics, natural sciences or languages Very good knowledge of German and English; other foreign languages are a plus Multimedia thinking – you think journalistically across all channels – whether text, audio, video or social media

FLEXIBILITY Your work adapts to your personal circumstances and individual professional requirements. Use our 50 % mobile control to work together with your team in our modern office.

NEW PERSPECTIVES You dive into a diverse working environment with a large design playroom. Bring your ideas with us.

DEVELOPMENT Train your skills with the offer of our “GROW Academy”, regular impulses and a 24/7 access to our learning platform.

DIR TREU Work as you feel. You are unique and we are looking for that.

THE CLASSIFICATIONS: A comprehensive onboarding, 30 days vacation, a grant company ticket, cycling offer, fitness studio collaborations, in-house KITA, pension provision grants, discounted book ordering, corporate events etc. Different cultural and social backgrounds we find great, people with disabilities want to integrate proactively. We are certainly not yet perfect at all points. No matter what's in your past CV: If you're burning for the subject of business and you're identifying yourself with journalistic values such as independence, unbiasedness and greenliness, you'll get involved with us, the Media Group Trade Sheet. We look forward to all applicants: women, regardless of origin, nationality, skin color, religion, age, disability, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. JOBV1_EN