Job Update - July 4

On the Guardian, an investment publication has a posting for a trainee financial journalist. No experience required, but the pay is crap (£13-15k) especially for that sector...

If you're into radio and want to live somewhere with nice weather, Power FM station in Tenerife is looking for trainee presenters.

On Jobsite, there're postings for an IT reporter (£25k) for a website and a financial reporter (£25k) for a weekly.

On Gumtree, the Sherlock Holmes Museum has again reposted their ad for a tour guide/publications assistant (£8/hr).

And on Craigs List, there's a slightly sketchy sounding posting for a fashion/pop culture blog, paying £500 month for a freelance writer.

Emap need a news editor and features writer (three days a week) for Drapers.

Nature has a ton of postings for editors and such with biomedical knowledge, as well as an assistant production editor.

Job Roundup - July 3

It's a Monday, so here's the billion from the Guardian...

A transport and travel publication needs a journal editor with two years' experience writing or editing (£27k).

The British Museum is looking for a new media creative editor to write material for their site(£24k). The Scouts need a writer/editor (19k), and the LGA needs a web content editor (27k).

Recruiters Inspired Selection are searching for an assistant editor for an oncology magazine; you'll need a related science degree. KP Personnell are recruiting a production editor for a weekly.

If you've ever dreamed of writing for a polymers magazine, it's your lucky day: Crain Communications needs a "young enthusiastic" technical reporter; a second language would help.

And if you've dreamed of a career stalking famous people, Profile is looking for a celebrity contact researcher (18k).

Time Out needs editors with two years' editing experience. DODS needs an EU editor for web stuff and books; French would be useful.

The Guardian itself needs a sub editor -- and if you read it regularily, you know they really, really do -- for their arts pages. They require two years' subbing experience.

And that's it for the Guardian today...

On Journalism.co.uk, Bloomberg is looking for a whole whack-load -- like, dozens -- of journalists stationed across Europe and Tokyo and Dubai, including several in London. They need a general assignment reporter, a world news reporter, a headline editor, and more.

Gumtree has a posting for a part-time travel writer based in London. Pay is £15 per 500/600 words. A B2B needs a research/comissioning editor. And transcrition firm Ubiquis needs an editor to start this week.

Job Roundup - June 30

Inspired Selection is looking for an editorial assistant for a journals publisher, and an assistant editor for an oncology publication.

The Guardian has a posting for a web editor, for writing and techie stuff (£22-27.5k).

Journalism.co.uk has a posting for a sub editor for a search engine company.

And CNBC has a posting for their Europe business network for news assistants, assistant producers and associate producers.

Holdthefrontpage has added an RSS feed for their jobs: http://rss.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/holdthefrontpage/jobstoday.rss

On Jobsite, some firm needs proofreaders for their inhouse publications (£18k). And a news reporter for a games publication with two years' experience (£24-£25k). And there's a posting for an online editor in North London.

On Craigs List there's a posting for college students or recent graduates to write for a blog.

Emap has a few jobs up, including an assistant online editor at Bliss...

Job Roundup - June 29

On the Guardian, a games publisher needs a research assistant and there's a posting for a news and markets editor (£28-36k) with a year's experience.

On Gumtree, some people are looking for a London travel writer. They refuse to consider anyone under the age of 25 -- which is ridiculous -- and they "do not require anyone with less than 2 years full time employment as a copy writer in a related field". But based on their post, they really do need help with their writing. I think all talented 24-year-olds (and under) should apply.

The surf editor job has been reposted on Gumtree, as has a plea from FilmExposed for (unpaid) feature writers.

Press Gazette has set up an email service (as have I -- look to the right) so it's now much easier to sort thru their stuff. I won't post all of it, as there's too much, but will post the more interesting ones.

Today, there're new postings for reporters and subs for AFX newswire and a trainee reporter in Newmarket.

And have found a blog similar to this one, but for freelance writing gigs. Worth a look...

Job Roundup - June 28

On the Guardian job site, there's an ad for an online editorial assistant for a charity for subbing, (£20). Recruiters Inspired Selection need a news and markets reporter and recruiters Workstation are advertising for a production editor with two years' layout experience (£21-22k).

Journalism.co.uk has an advert from Reuters, looking for a style reporter... you'll need some good experience for this one. There's also a posting for freelance editor/writer for a website.

There's an interesting one on Press Gazette for subs/writers/web page producers for a new product. And, as usual, a billion other new jobs to sort thru... but they have added an email alert to their site, so sign up for that.

Holdthefrontpage has a posting for a sub and for a news editor for a Newsquest their southwest London papers (see under subbing jobs and newsdesk jobs respectively).

On Jobsite.co.uk, SPG Media need two commissioning editors.

Emap's teenager mag Bliss needs an assistant editor (online) with two years' experience and a subeditor with a year's experience. And Retail Week needs a technology editor.

Haymarket needs an online editor for their websites, as well as a subeditor for GP magazine.

At NatMags, Runners World needs a sub and an assistant editor online.

Time Out is advertising for interns. As is The Art Newspaper, who need interns for a few days a week or full-time.

And, if you're interested, City University is running a three-day investigative journalism course for £200, starting July 21.