Job Roundup - May 31

On the Guardian's job site, there's a posting for a production assistant for the Economist. And estate agents Foxtons are looking for a typesetter to work on their magazines and advertising materials (£20k).

Still on the Guardian, a B2B magazine publisher is looking for a production assistant for subediting, basic office stuff, proofing and advert production. And a legal publishing company is looking for researchers/writers.

JobsIn has postings for a subeditor for a weekly magazine, a photo researcher, an editorial assistant for euromoney (£18k), and an online content editor for an accounting jobsite (£20k).

On Fish4Jobs, (thanks for the tip, Miriam) there's a posting for an online content editor for a jobsite -- might be the same one as posted above, might not be (8.50 p/hr).

And Brook Street also has a posting for an online content editor (ref: CLA/1832) for a jobsite (£20k). I'm guessing the first and third are the same job, but it's hard to tell from the adverts.

Journalismjobs.co.uk has a posting from Editorial and Picture services for a production assistant (£18K to £20K).

Job Roundup - May 30

John Brown Publishing is looking for a trainee publishing assistant. Must be someone looking to get into magazine publishing who is "meticulous". More meticulous than them, given the spelling mistakes in the advert...

On TNT's jobsite, there's a job posted for a temporary reporter for a B2B (£13-14 p/hr) and a temporary subeditor, at the same rate. They also have a temporary managing editor for a travel thing (£12-13 p/hr). Not sure what's up with the "temporary" and the hourly wage... but all three are via recruiter PFJ. Coincidence? I think not.

Holdthefrontpage.co.uk has a posting for a mining publication for a junior sub/designer. Closing date is June 2. There's also a position open at the Tablet, a Catholic international weekly, for a foreign news editor. They're looking for a graduate with at least two year's experience. And, there's a position for a senior reporter with 18 months' experience. (Links go to their main job page, so scroll to the relevant section for details.)

On Gumtree, there's a posting for writers and researchers for EMMA Online magazine.

IPC has an advert for a magazine assistant for Angler's Mail. It's not a writing job, but you will learn a lot... about fish.

If you've got some techie skills, the BBC is looking for online content researchers.

PFJ recruiters have a posting for an assistant editor with a year's experience (£22k to £23k) for a medical publication, among others.

Recruit Media has a listing for an online content coordinator (£120 per day) on a contract basis. Must have 2 years of web experience.

According to the Guardian, Reuters is in the process of hiring 100 journalists. While there aren't any new jobs posted on their site, it might be a good time to give them a call if you've ever dreamed of working on a wire service. Or check out their graduate section.

You might have noticed some new sources today. I've added a few in the company listings and job listing pages; you may need to refresh the page to see them. And as always, if you know a good one I've missed, please share...

Job Roundup - May 29

Newsquest has a posting for a trainee reporter for a South London paper. They also have postings for a subeditor in North London.

On the Guardian's jobsite, there's a posting for a radio journalist with one year's experience.

On Jobsite, there's a vacancy for a business writer for a graduate with a year's experience (21-23k). They also have a posting from recruiter Media Types for a sub with design skills (23-27k).

And recruiter Media Contacts has a posting for a production assistant (reference: 13382).

Job Roundup - May 26

Journalism.co.uk has a position posted for a reporter with a bakery magazine (£18k). There's also a subediting job for an online travel thing (£130/day).

On the Guardian site today, there's a posting for publishing editors with six-months related experience (£24k) and a production editor with a year's editing experience (£21k).

On Jobsite, there's a posting for on online content editor for a jobs website (£20k)

Emap needs an editorial assistant (no writing) for Empire film magazine. There's also a posting for a part-time features editor for Local Government Chronicle. Those are new postings, but other jobs previously listed here -- for those of you just joining in -- include a staff writer for Bliss, a sub for Retail Week, a features writer for Construction News.

IPC has an ad for an editorial assistant for a race car magazine in Croydon.

The good folks at Macmillian have a posting for an online editor, but if you fit this description, well, wow, good for you: "The successful applicant will have, or will be shortly expecting to receive a PhD in a glycobiology-related discipline, but will have a broad interest and understanding of molecular biology."

Reed Business are looking for telephone researchers. This is soul-less, evil work. I speak from experience. But if you're still in school, or desperate for cash, or, say, both, maybe check it out. They also need a subeditor for a legal publication.

Press Gazette has a PFJ posting for a reporter for a business publication (£20-22k) among others.

Inspired Selection has an opening for a publishing assistant (ref: 3659).

Have a great weekend...

Jobs Roundup - May 24

A few new Guardian jobs today, unsurprisingly. Website silicon.com is looking for a tech reporter with one to two years' experience. A non-profit is looking for an editorial assistant.

Journalism.co.uk has a posting for a reporter for Meat Trades Journal. How awesome would that be?

And still on the same site, FT Business needs a Dutch-speaking reporter. Must speak Dutch. Obviously.

Press Gazette has the usual billion-and-a-quarter recruiter-placed posts, including a writing position for a financial mag, requiring six months experience.

That's it for today!

Job Roundup - May 23

On the Guardian site, the British Museum needs an e-learning editor for one day a week, so good for you freelancers. The museum is also looking for a New Media Creative Author, which sounds like a web copy writer based on the description. They are looking for "creativity" rather than techie knowledge.

Still with the Guardian, something called Inframation is looking for senior reporters and researchers.

Journalism.co.uk has a post for a trainee/intern equity reporter.

Also on that site, Future publishing is heavily advertising for their new launch, with posts for a subeditor and staff writers (based in Bath.) If you want to write/work for an entertainment magazine/site, and don't mind living in Bath, it's worth looking into this one. In fact, if you're willing to move to Bath, Future publishing is partially based there, so go to their jobs site, as they have many postings for the city...

Along with the usual stack-and-a-half of jobs from recruiter PFJ, Press Gazette has an interesting posting for a reporter with six months experience for a defense publication. Also a non-PFJ job for reporter at an environmental publication called ReNew, located in Cheltenham (where is that? Too lazy to Google).

Jobsite has a posting from recruiter Media Types for a subeditor with design skills.

Macmillian publishers are looking for an editorial assistant.

Reed Business Information has a posting for an online environment reporter for New Scientist. You'll need a good background for this one...


And, a new London alternative weekly paper has launched, called Penny, and they're looking for interns...

And noticed a job in Metro on the way into work... The freesheet is looking for an editorial assistant. I can't find their jobs section on their website, so I'll post the full details, but pick up your own copy if you want to see it in their words. It is not a writing position; it is purely administrative. The role consists of: general office duties, reader enquiries, photocopying, post, library maintenance. Must have an excellent phone manner and be good with microsoft word, as well as ability to balance workload and maintain a high degree of accuracy (whatever that means). Job goes Sunday to Thursday. Email CV and a letter explaining why you are worth a first interview to francesca.dickenson@ukmetro.co.uk by May 31.

Job Update - May 22

Tons of jobs on the Guardian's jobsite, including the paper itself, which is looking for a trainee commissioning editor for a six-month term at their Weekend magazine. You must have two-years experience. Apply by June 2.

The Guardian is also looking for a subeditor (with two to three year's experience) and a business subeditor.

Still on Guardian's jobs website, Sage Publications is looking for a production editor with one year's experience or a publishing qualification.

Still on Gjobs, Future publishing has posted jobs for a news reporter (likely the same one listed on this site a week or so ago) with a few years experience.

For medical, nursing and bioscience grads, there's a good-sounding editorial assistant position.

And there're postings for an assistant editor for an optometry magazine, a copy editor for an international B2B, a production junior, and designers for sports publications. And "a young, enthusiastic reporter/writer for two technical magazines produced in London" which involve tyres and polyurethanes.

...or, you could just buy the Guardian today.

Press Gazette has a billion jobs up, and they're all sub-editor/reporter/staff writer types of similar description, so I can't remember which I've posted previously or not. I'll leave you to figure it out. Most are posted by recruiters PFJ.

On PFJ's site, they have postings for an editorial assistant for someone with six-month's experience, an editorial assistant with an entertainment site, and a reporter with a year's experience, among others.

Jobsin has a posting for an editorial assistant for a legal publication -- the advert begins on a misspelling, so take that as you will. They also have a posting for an online content editor.

And Media-Types has a posting for an editorial assistant for an online medical publisher.

And a note: PFJ has waaay too many jobs going up for me to list them all here without repeating a bunch or missing some. So to keep you from applying twice or missing something good, and then getting pissed off at me, I'll leave it up to you. I'll still post the most interesting ones, and let you check their site, and the other places they post (ie, Guardian, Independent jobs, Press Gazette) on your own.

Job Update - May 19

On Guardian Jobs, Wandadoo is looking for freelance editors for long- and short-term contracts across the following channels: News, Sport, Cars, Music, Games, Film, TV, Celebrity, Travel, Diet and Money. Need some subbing, photoshop, and "tea making" skills.

Journalism.co.uk has a posting from Jane's Information Group -- which always makes me think of Firefly -- for a subeditor with at least one year's experience.

Press Gazette has a million and a half jobs, most of which are from recruiter PFJ, including a subeditor with three months experience.

Jobsite has a strange posting for a newsroom assistant for 8.50/hour. Expect to answer phones and make tea.

Macmillian Publishers are looking for assistant editors for their journals. "Ideally, candidates will have a graduate degree in a relevant scientific subject (cell biology, genetics or cancer)."

Job Roundup - May 18

On Guardian Unlimited Jobs, Folio Recruitment (who I'll add to the recruiters list) has a very cool sounding posting for anyone interested in food and beauty -- sounds like an interesting publication, that one. The magazine(s) are looking for a sub/writer with a year's experience.

Also on GUJ, TMN recruiters has a posting -- and a well-paid one at that -- for a North American subeditor. I'm not sure they realize that North American's do indeed speak English, but if they test you, all you gotta do is drop the "u" and change your "s" to a "z". They also want a year's experience.

MediaUK has a post for sports journalists for some website. Must, um, like sports.

Also on MediaUK, a magazine about cranes -- probably not the birds -- is looking for an assistant editor with subbing, writing experience, as well as some usefulness on the interweb. Requires some international travel...

On Journalism.co.uk, Dow Jones is looking for a reporter with some knowledge of equity markets. So go buy the FT before applying.

On Jobsin, a website is looking for two subeditors for a six-week contract. They say they require 3 years related experience, but they are looking for short term work urgently, so it's worth a shot.

And Jobsite has a post for a news editor for a public sector thing; must know dreamweaver, photoshop. It's a contract position for three months and pays between 170 and 230 pounds a day.

Inspired Selection has a job posting up for an editorial assistant (ref: 3619) at a publishing house in Oxfordshire, in their Sociology and Criminology departments.

Emap has a posting for a staff writer for Bliss magazine. Must have one year's experience writing on a consumer magazine and a strong portfolio... in order to write for teenagers. They also have a series of vacancies at Retail Week, including one for a maternity-cover subeditor.

Still with Emap, Construction News is looking for a features writer with two year's experience and journalism qualifications. And the deadline for the H&V news reporter job is tomorrow...

And lastly for today, IPC has a staff writer's position for their TV magazine.

Job Update - May 16

Guardian Jobs has a listing for a subeditor for Hayward Medical Publishers requiring at least one year's experience.

Inspired Selection recruiters have a posting for an academic book publisher -- okay, not really journalism, but interesting anyway -- looking for an Editorial Assistant for their philosophy department.

Journalism.co.uk has an opening for deputy/sub editor for Dentistry magazine, requiring at least two years experience.

Press Gazette has a lot of PFJ listings, including a journalist with 18 months experience for an HR mag and a reporter for a B2B. It's worth taking a look at Press Gazette's job page, as there is quite a few up there, and I can't remember which ones I've posted already, and am too lazy to look.

Reilly recruiters have an opening for a graduate trainee financial reporter, for an M&A product.

Recruit media has a posting for two Staff Writers for PC Advisor magazine and a Senior Writer for a tech magazine, both with a year's experience.

Jobs Roundup

Future publishing has an Editorial Assistant position for Junior magazine. Looking for someone with NCTJ training and some magazine experience.

Emap has posted an opening for a news reporter for H&V, a building services trade magazine. Must have one or two years experience reporting. Deadline is May 19.

Lots of new postings on Guardian Unlimited Jobs today. The LSE has a listing for an Editorial Assistant. And Emap is advertising a six-month maternity leave sub-editor position for their Retail Week publication.

If you're into teen publications -- or can fake it -- Hatchette Fillipacchi is looking for a sub for their mag, Sugar. Campden Publishing needs a sub for Nursing in Practice. Wilminton Media needs an Editorial Assitant for a cosmetics publication; must be fluent in German. The same firm, but different publication, needs a reporter.

Still on GUJ, Real Recruitment is seeking a Publishing Production Assistant with a year of experience. And recruiters WorkStation are looking for a subeditor.

Journalism.co.uk has a posting for a News Content Coordinator. Whatever that is, it sure doesn't pay well.

Inspired Selection has sent a few to my inbox, including ELT Editors (ref: 3608), for anyone with TEFL or EFL experience, or basic educational publishing experience. They also have a new job for a Production Assistant (ref: 3608) for a graduate with some experience.

And on Gumtree, the Sherlock Holmes museum has reposted their ad for someone to "help reproduce various books and articles from the Victorian era for publication." They do want your photo with your CV, so if you've applied already and not heard back, they may think you're ugly...

Job Roundup

MediaUK has an interesting post from the Sun Online, which is looking for freelance journalists to cover shifts. Must be NCTJ qualified and have "some national newspaper experience."

Future magazines has an opening for a news reporter for a new technology launch. Need some experience and IT interest.

The BBC has posted an opening for a web assistant for their history site, providing editorial and technical assistance.

Journalism.co.uk has a few new postings, including one for a sub on a FT mag, and a sub on an entertainment product which requires two years experience.

Press Gazette has (as usual) a billion and a half PFJ listings, including a Reporter for an online B2B (requires one year experience), and a Content Manager for a film website (requires two years experience and a degree). There's also a listing for an Associate Editor in Southeast England at "fast moving media news environment" for someone with six months experience and a BA.

Jobsite.co.uk has a new posting for a subeditor with layout skills for a B2B for maternity cover.

On the Recruiter front, Reilly has a job for a graduate financial reporter (ref: SS2778). Inspired Selection has an opening for two Production Assistants; must have a year's experience or qualifications. They also have a posting for a Publishing Assistant, which entails some admin work.

More on Monday!

People Profiler

Guardian Jobs has a silly online quiz about work personality called People Profiler. Do a five-minute quiz and find out what your work type is, and what sector you (apparently) best fit.

I came out as a Stressful Mercenary Mr. Big type (see left), which is most prevelant in the Sales sector. Given I'm horrid -- really, really horrid -- at sales, I doubt the accuracy of this.

According to PP, Media folk tend to have a low "focus of interest" and "high outgoingness".

And, Media people have the fourth highest job satisfaction (at a rather lowly 9%), but a similar level of anxiety (fourth in line, at 8%).

Jobs Roundup

The good folks at journalism.co.uk have an ad up for Junior Sub-editor with InDesign experience for several B2B titles.

Press Gazzette has several new listings, including a Staff Writer with a BA and six months experience, and a reporter with similar background, both from recruiter PFJ.

And Jobsite has a few new ones up for entry-level types, including a Reporter for what sounds like a B2B firm.

Jobsin has a listing for a Researcher for Getty Images.

And recruiter Media Contacts has a listing for a first-time job for a reporter -- but must have shorthand. Knew I shouldn't have bunked off those classes... Search for Ref: 12376 on their site.

Guardian Jobs has a posting for an intern traineeship for ITV News. It is paid and a year long; applications end May 31.

They also have a posting for Haymarket publishing, for a staff writer position for a Caravan mag. Even if you don't care about caravans, it's a good foot-in-the-door to a major publishing firm...

Other GUjobs include reporters for Steel Business Briefing and Cosmetics International, who both require little experience, but do prefer a second language.