Company openings

Why go through recruiters or listings when you can go right to the source? Many companies list their job openings on their own websites. Alternatively, send in CVs and samples in unsolicited. You never know when a job is going to open up; they may as well have you on file...

Magazine houses -- the big ones

Future Publishing - Home to ten+ magazines, including Total Film, and all the fancy websites that go with them. Located in London, Bath and Manchester. You can upload your resume for them to consider for future job openings, set up a job alert via email and check out their work experience and freelance details.

Emap - The makers of FHM and many other magazines. Big company. Usually have a few jobs up, in London and across the UK. Also check out their findamediajob.co.uk site for postings in Australia and work experience details.

Haymarket - Produce consumer, commerical and medical magazines... dozens and dozens of them. On all sorts of crazy topics from cars to gardens to nursing.

IPC - This firm boasts Horse & Hound and Wallpaper -- how's that for diverse? Just moved into shiny new offices, too.

National Magazines Company - NatMags has lots of listings and encourages people to apply on spec (ie, at random). You might know them from women's glossies like Good Housekeeping and Cosmo, but they publish a lot of different titles. Check out their work experience details here.

Dennis Publishing - Another big magazine publishing company which publishes gambling, computer and car titles, as well as a little mag called Maxim. Good place to work -- I should know.

BBC Worldwide - Magazine arm of BBC, with postings -- you guessed it -- worldwide. Also see the BBC's site and their work experience details.

Hachette Filipacchi - The makers of Elle, Red and Psychologies -- this is mecca for women's mags -- post their jobs here. They also have contact information for work experience on their site under "recruitment".

Centaur Media - Publishers of Marketing Week and New Media Age.

Incisive Media - This business/financial publisher is frequently on the lookout for reporters and subeditors.

Informa - Publishing house which specializes in academic and business publishing. They often have openings and do work experience placements.



Smaller Publishing Houses
They may not boast seven storey buildings and consumer glossies, but B2Bs, contractors and smaller publishing houses could be a great first job. Most of these places will advertise their jobs externally, but these links could be useful if you're sending out on-spec CVs or just wanting to see what else is out there.

Brooklands Publishing - Based in Surrey, they are the people behind A Place In The Sun and also do airline magazines.

H.Bauer - This magazine firm is the one responsible for, among others, Take A Break!

John Brown Publishing - They make things like Sky Magazine, commercial advertising type magazines which are very, very glossy. They also take students for work experience (check to see if they need anyone) and have a form for freelancers.

Mediamark - Small team of contract publishers, with a super cute website.

Redwood Publishing - They don't seem to list jobs, but do seem welcome to on-spec cvs and recent grads.

River Publishing - Makers of Sunday Times Travel magazine, among other shiny mags. Link leads to the front page of their flash site; click contacts and then vacancies from there.

The Economist Group - The people who put out the Economist.

Time Out - The London listings bible's job listings...

Cedar - They publish some very glossy mags, including BA inflight stuff, and accept CVs on-spec.

Redactive - Publish mostly contract magazines.

SPG Media - Publish B2Bs.

Newspapers

London24 - No jobs listed here, but there is a good list of local London newspapers, perfect for unsolicited attempts

JournalismUK - Has links -- but no jobs! -- to all major UK newspapers as well as many local and regional ones. Handy resource.

Daily Mail/General Trust - Many jobs for publications within the Daily Mail/GT empire.

Johnstons Press - Publisher of local newspapers and websites.

The Independent - The lefty newspaper puts its posts here.

The Art Newspaper - A newspaper. About art. Go figure.


Newswires

AFX - Business newswire, often looking for staff.

Bloomberg - Well-known business newswire, often looking for staff across Europe. If you speak German, they'll love you.

Press Association - Another well-known business news agency, based in Victoria.


Other/Multiformat

BBC - You pay for them (or maybe not...) so why not get something (else) back from them? Jobs in TV and radio, as well as their many publications. Can search for work experience and internships here, too.

Archant - They print magazines and some 85 community newspapers. Not all are in London, obviously. But they do have a few job listings...

Newsquest - UK publishers who print magazines, newspapers and specialist publications. Very diverse, so the jobs are diverse too.

MacMillian - Educational publishers who produce Nature magazine. Good for those with a science background. Usually a few job openings available.

Reed Business Information - If you want a job in financial journalism, here's a place to start. But lets face it, if you want a job in financial journalism, you'll have no trouble finding one... They also own New Scientist and some other journals...

Websters - They make encyclopedias and do a lot of web stuff. Seem to have ties with MSN. They also run a yearly wine-writing competition for young people.

Am I missing any? Let me know... jjobslondon[at]hotmail[dot]com. Last updated June 18/07.

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment agencies might seem like a sketchy way to get a job, but signing up for one could mean you get offered jobs that haven't been posted elsewhere. And, the good folks at whichever agenc(ies) you choose will tailor the possibilities to your qualifications. On the flip side, they may not take you on, if your skills aren't up to the level they think they need.

You will likely need to interview with the agency before even finding out the name of the company you've applied for. They post many of their jobs on listing sites and job search sites, as well as their own sites, which are detailed below.

I tend to not put agency jobs on the main blog, because they often don't name the employer and because you'd need to sign up with the company to apply. But if you're looking for a job -- and quick! -- these are great places to start.

PFJ - Phee Farrer Jones, or something like that. They have a good base of listings with some pretty major companies, if that's what you're looking for. They also have an email service, but you must be registered to get it.

Reilly People - Located in Covent Garden, this agency lets you either search their job postings or register yourself so companies can search for you. Handy, that.

The Media Network (TMN) - This site posts openings without the company name, so you'll need to register. You can also upload a CV. More upper-level jobs than entry-level, but some good second or third jobs. Very cute website, too.

Recruit Media - While their website isn't very flashy, it is very useful. All their jobs are listed on one page, making a quick scroll very easy. A wide variety of jobs here.

Media Contacts - Lots of jobs displayed in an easy to use format. Divided out into different areas and job level -- pretty handy.

Inspired Selection - Usually 50-odd jobs in the Editorial section; there're also jobs here for admin, sales and marketing, among others.

Media Types - Under their Editorial/Publishing section, they had ten or so positions, across the UK.

Work Station - Not a large number of job postings under their editorial tag, but a few designer and art positions, too.

Formula Won - While they do have a decent selection, many of the postings in their Graduates section tend to be of the Sales variety. They've made their website look much prettier however, so kudos to them.

Purple - You'll never guess what colour this site is. Anyway, lots of good postings, in the 20k range especially. Usually a few subeditor positions, too.

Pathfinders - The Media Employer of the Year (2006)! Who knew? Seem to offer good support for graduates and temporary workers. But, the word "sales" is everywhere...

Folio - Specialize in subs, both permanent and freelance. There are no job listings here -- they seem to list on Guardian Jobs, tho -- but you can send them your CV and sign up for their freelancers database.

KP Publishing - They post a lot of their jobs in the Guardian, but you can also register your details with them on their website.

Career Moves - A more general recruitment agency, they have jobs in broadcasting and publishing among others.

Am I missing any? Let me know... jjobslondon[at]hotmail[dot]com. Last updated June 18/07.

Job Listing sites

These sites all post job openings for other companies. Most are updated daily.

Guardian Jobs - Mecca for UK journalism jobs. Has hundreds of postings at any given time, and thankfully features a search function. Many of these jobs can be found in Monday's Media section, but jobs are listed online daily. You can also set up to have an email sent to you every day or week with new jobs. Worth a look but keep in mind that most job searches are looking here too, so competition can be fierce.

Journalism.co.uk - Usually has several dozen jobs, from entry level to features editor in Dubai. The website itself has some very good information for journalists, whether you're searching for jobs or not.

Gorkana - Amazing journalism site. And, you no longer need to register.

SourceThatJob - Like Gorkana, but not quite as good.

Press Gazette's Jobs4Journalists - The newspaper for journalists, Press Gazzette also has a job listings page, which has moved onto it's own address after they got bought out last year.

Hold the Front Page - At any given time, has dozens of excellent jobs at regional papers. London-based positions pop up now and then. They now have an RSS feed.

MediaUK - Tons of jobs in print, radio or tv. Postings go up constantly, but most are for regional jobs and sales. Worth a look if you're into broadcasting.

Journalismjobs.com - Mainly a site for US jobs, it sometimes has one or two for UK journalists. Good place to look for European positions. Also a decent place to look for freelance or telecommute jobs.

NCTJ - The National Council of Training Journalists... or something like that. Normally not more than a few jobs up here, and often not in London. But sometimes a few good entry-level/trainee ones.

New Media Age - Mostly copywriting and online type stuff, but could be worth a look if you're into the techy stuff and have some related skills.


Bulletin Boards

Gumtree - Usually has a new post in their media/advertising section every few days. Some are useful, some aren't. Great for silly freelance stuff. Craigslist - Most postings in the editorial/writing section are pretty odd sounding, but there're few really good ones from time to time... Some pay, some don't.

Facebook - Job search gets all networked up... good for part-time, freelance gigs. You'll need to sign up, but you probably have already.


General Job Search Sites Obviously, larger job search sites have media jobs. Here's a few to start with, but there are always new ones popping up...

JobSite - This site has a decent selection of media and media-related jobs, all on one page and very easy to read. Again, many unrelated postings -- unless you're also a qualified php developer -- but there's usually a few reporter or editor openings.

JobsIn - JobsIn... the Uk. Much of the jobs that come up under the Media/New Media tag are for developers, programmers and sales. Make use of the "Jobs Like This" tag if you find one you do like, however. It can be dead useful when trying to sort the thousands of jobs you could turn up here.

Total Jobs - This site has billions of journalism jobs, tho most seem to be pulled from other sources, so watch that you're not double-applying somewhere. Can set up an RSS feed from your search, but it seems to break after a bit. But that might just be me...

Go Yocal - Like Total above, most the jobs here seem to be from other sources, so some are a bit old or expired, but they note the source, so it's easier to keep track. There are a lot, so it's worth a look. Also has an RSS feed.

TNT mag - The expat magazine has its own job list with a wide variety of listings.

Jobs.ac.uk - This site focuses on academic and research jobs, but they do have the odd journalism position, too.

Monster - Has billions of jobs, and quite of few journalism ones in London. Good place to look for international jobs, too. Can set up email alerts.

LondonCareers.net - Has the odd journalism job, and you can sign up for email alerts. There's some silly personality tests and that sort of thing as well.


Am I missing any? Let me know... jjobslondon[at]hotmail[dot]com. Last updated June 18/07.

Events

Upcoming Media/Journalism job-gettin' related events in London, as well as some general networking ones. Have an event coming up or seen one advertised? Leave a comment or email jjobslondon[at]hotmail[dot]com and I'll put it up.

Schmooze and Booze - Run networking type events for young journalists. Next one is mid-March with a journo-only one to follow in April. Check back here or at their site for more details. Or sign up for their email updates to uh, keep updated.

Network Canada - For Canadian media types (such as myself). In mid-March 2007.

Guardian Student Media Conference - November 2007. Applications and details about this annual event will be available on the media Guardian site in October 2007.

Graduate Schemes

Though similar to some internships, the Graduate Schemes/Programs listed here offer training and/or pay, with the promise/possibility of a paid job after completion.

Most have a set deadline every year, which are listed here where available. However, these things change, so if one really interests you, make sure you double check it.

Newspapers

Johnston Press - A program where untrained wannabe journalists apply to the company, and are sent for company-sponsored training at Darlington College. Spaces for the program are limited. It's advertised in their papers and website, or contact the editor of a Johnston Press paper.

Daily Mail/Euromoney PLC - Good way to break into financial journalism -- but as it's been said on this site, that's not the hardest thing to do, now is it? Euromoney offers a paid, six-month editorial placement. Applications are ongoing.

Guardian - Their training program runs for one year starting in September and pays 25,000 pounds. Up to four people are taken each year, and must have finished a degree. Also: "The programme requires fluency in standard English and at least one other language, including but not limited to foreign languages, computer languages, the language of the arts or science, English dialects or some other speciality." Whatever that means. Details are advertised in mid-December in the paper and online, with a deadline for application in mid-February.

The Times - Their graduate training scheme starts in September every year, but you must apply by April. Pays £25k a year and runs for two years.

Magazines

MacMillian - This academic and educational publisher seems to take their grad scheme quite seriously, and say: "We seek to take on people who, we believe, have the potential to become future senior managers of the Macmillan Group." They take five or six graduates a year. Apply by December 2006 for September 2007 intake.

Other

BBC - Vague details of their trainee program here.