This site offers journalism job information for entry-level or early career jobs in London. Links to recruitment agencies, job postings and other related info are posted below.

  • Companies - magazines, newspapers and other specific firms
  • Recruitment Agencies - people who are paid to fill positions
  • Listings - think Guardian jobs, Monster, that sort of thing
    • Also see: Freelance Internships Graduate Schemes

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      Job Roundup

      From Monster.com, VNU business publications is looking for a graduate trainee staff writer for a computer magazine.

      Journalismjobs.co.uk has a posting for The Grocer, for a local news reporter with two years experience.

      Agency PFJ (via mediaweek) has an opening for an entry level financial reporter.

      Job Roundup

      On Gumtree, The Sherlock Holmes Museum is looking for someone with publishing/writing experience to assist visitors and reproduce books from the Victorian era. Pay is 1o/hour. On the SHM website, they also list a job opening for online newspaper editor; not sure if that's the same job as on gumtree.

      On MediaUK, Aylesbury radio station MIX 96 is looking for August holiday cover. Virgin is advertising a paid one-year work placement.

      JobsIn has new postings for a News Reporter -- few details on this one, but they want someone "eager to learn", so that sounds like an entry level position to me.

      Guardian jobs has a listing for a Production Assistant with 6 months experience. Also new on GUjobs, the Illustrated London News Group is looking for freelance copywriters, and Law Business Research is looking for Trainee Reporters. ITN is looking for online researchers with a year's experience.

      Roundup

      According to Press Gazzette, the Daily Mail is looking for trainee subs. PFJ has openings for a staff writer with 6 months experience for a consumer magazine at about £18-21k.

      The Guardian jobsite has a new posting for a technology reporter for BBC with gaming experience.

      Journalism.co.uk is advertising online sports editors (one year experience), journalists/subeditors for a finance magazine (graduate with some experience), and interns/trainees for an equity product.

      JobsIn has postings up today for a news reporter with some experience and published work.

      Jobsite is advertising an online content writer, "with a bit of experience, could have a degree in journalism, English or even a web design degree and be a content writer/ editor!" Also have an ad up for an editor (one year experience) for a financial/technical group.

      More on Monday!

      Explanation

      Finding a first (or second or third) journalism job isn't easy. If you do figure out an easy way to do it, let me know, and together, we'll take over the world. The trick seems to be apply everywhere. Send out a billion emails and CVs, and then do it all over again.

      Finding jobs to apply to is the other concern. There are many great job listing sites out there -- Media Guardian, journalism.co.uk and others -- but on this site we organize them, describe them and post some of the more interesting openings here.

      Also check out the information regarding schools, internships, freelancing and other ways to get your foot in the door.