Traineeship at YACHT und BOOTE: Start your media career on the water!

Your leap into digital water sports journalism:

Imagine your passion for the water becoming your profession - at Europe's leading water sports brands! As a trainee at YACHT und BOOTE, you will immerse yourself in the fascinating world of digital publishing, produce content for all channels and always have one foot on the water. From gripping social media stories and YouTube videos to in-depth online reports - here you will learn everything that modern journalism means today from experienced professionals.

More than just a job - your career opportunity in a dream setting

Don't want to have to choose between an office job and a passion for water sports? With us you can combine both! At our location on Hamburg's Gänsemarkt, you can expect a dynamic team that has the same pulse as you. With a flexible mobile office, 30 days' holiday and regular assignments on the water, we offer you the perfect setup for your career start. Here you can grow, contribute your own ideas and become part of a community that shares your enthusiasm.

For our water sports editors YACHT and BOATS we are looking for full-time to the as soon as possible one Editorial trainee digital publishing m/f/d.

These tasks await you:

• a two-year traineeship in digital publishing, where you will learn about and master all aspects of journalistic work
• the most exciting thematic environment you can imagine
• plenty of feedback and guidance from professionals who have been working as page makers for many years with the same passion as you
• Training and further education at renowned journalistic training institutes

What you bring with you:

• Ideally, a degree in communications or comparable knowledge from a qualified training programme
• Enthusiasm for sailing and boating with all its facets
• You already have several years of experience on boats, are not easily dissuaded from the course and ideally have the necessary boating licences (SBF Binnen/See)
• High motivation to work as a journalist
• Familiarity with social networks, enjoy communicating at eye level, desire to take your readers and followers on the water with you
• Good knowledge of English

This is what we offer:

• a very challenging, varied and exciting job with the market leader among water sports brands
• a dynamic, sporty and collegial working environment
• New and modern offices in an attractive location (Gänsemarkt in Hamburg)
• Working hours: 38 hours per week full-time
• a mobile office concept with the option of working from home by arrangement
• 30 days holiday and additional days off on 24.12., 31.12. + 6.1.
• Germany ticket subsidised 100% during the traineeship
• Various benefits, such as free drinks and attractive shopping advantages

Have we aroused your interest?

If you are the right person for us, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents. Please use our Online form.

At the editorial office in Hamburg The editorial teams of the magazines YACHT, BOOTE, SURF, SUP, WING and BOOTE-EXKLUSIV work together. Websites, social media, digital specials, YouTube videos, newsletters and podcasts are all part of the publisher's digital offering for water sports enthusiasts.

Delius Klasing is one of the leading special interest publishers in Europe. Delius Klasing's printed and digital magazine portfolio (including BIKE, YACHT and TOUR) comprises a total of 17 regularly published magazines as well as the corresponding digital editions and various special and annual publications. The book publisher's programme includes around 800 available printed titles and 630 e-books. The company also organises around 30 of its own target group-specific events. Around 140 employees currently work for the publishing house, which has been part of the KLAMBT media group since September 2022, at its locations in Bielefeld, Hamburg and Munich.