Do the best work
of your life,
No chasing virality. No writing for algorithms. Just journalism, product and craft, done to a standard you'll be proud of in ten years. We hire slowly and deliberately.
Open positions.
REMOTE & ON-SITE · INDIACut fast-turnaround news video for Go and Express, from raw footage to publish-ready in minutes, not hours.
Remote · Full-timeFile on-the-ground political coverage with a named byline. 3+ years reporting the beat.
Remote · New DelhiCover equities, currency and commodities with investor-grade context for the Just In wire. 3+ years on markets.
Remote · MumbaiReport on real estate, housing policy and market trends. Assignment-based, story by story.
Remote · Assignment-basedMatch reporting and analysis written for fans, Go and Express formats included. Assignment-based, story by story.
Remote · Assignment-basedPitch and file across desks on a per-story basis. Open to writers based in any of our newsroom cities.
Mumbai · New Delhi · Bangalore · PuneRun the desk end-to-end: assign, edit and ship. 6+ years in a newsroom, at least 2 in a desk-lead role.
Ahmedabad · Full-timeApply
Send your work (clips, portfolio or repositories) to hr@newsfirst.co.in. No cover letter theatre.
Craft conversation
60 minutes on your work and how you think. With the people you'd actually work with.
Paid trial piece
A real, paid assignment on your desk, judged blind against our house standard.
Decision in 10 days
A clear yes or no with honest feedback. We don't ghost. Ever.
Why work
here.
We are building a hundred-year institution. The first fifty people will define it.
NEWSFIRST CAREERS · AHMEDABAD · 2026