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
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      Journalism Jobs - November 14

      On The Careers Group, some new cross-university magazine is looking for contributors (unpaid).

      The Guardian has an advert from Elsevier for a senior editor. John Brown is looking for two magazine editors. ITV is expanding its website, and needs assistant editors.

      Journalism.co.uk has an advert from a dance/clubbing magazine for a subeditor (18k). Bloomberg needs a general assignment night editor. And Dod's Whitehall & Westminster World is looking for an editorial assistant. Mobile News is lookign for a reporter.

      Informa need a production editor, via Gumtree.

      On Craigslist, a blog needs a fashion reporter. A business magazine needs luxury lifestyle freelancers (20/article) and business freelancers (25/article).

      Haymarket's Independent Nurse is looking for a subeditor.

      From the Gorkana updates... The Mail on Sunday's "Live Night and Day" section needs a new features editor. Contact Andrew.Davies@mailonsunday.co.uk with a CV or a brief description of your background.

      The BBC's gardening website needs a researcher.

      Journalism Jobs - November 13

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

      Sky needs a new media editor. King's College needs a writer for their communications department (23-33k). A research firm is looking for a researcher/writer (£23-30k).

      Illustrated book publisher Quintet needs an editor with two years' experience.

      Union Press are looking for a chief subeditor. Building Design magazine need a subeditor for four days a week.

      Recruiters PFJ are looking to fill positions as a subeditor on a food magazine (25-27k) and a reporter (18-19k) on an engineering magazine.

      TMN are looking for a deputy features editor for a fashion retail weekly (up to 27k). They also have a job for a reporter on a business weekly (18-24k).

      And the Media Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival is looking for an editorial coordinator (21-24k).

      And there's an update on the Press Gazette situation by Roy Greenslade that's worth a look.

      On Journalism.co.uk, Crain Communications needs a technical reporter -- if you're into polymers, that'd be a good thing. And a customer publisher needs a deputy editor and is looking for freelancers.

      Total Jobs has an advert for an opinions editor for New Scientist.

      On Gumtree, EMMA online are looking for writers/researchers (unpaid).

      Craigslist has an advert for writers for some site called crumbsformen.com (pay looks unlikely/tbd).

      At New Media Age, some ITV website needs assistant editors.

      LondonCareers.net has an advert for an assistant internet editor for some big newspaper, via PFJ.

      BBC needs an assistant content producer (you'll need some techy skills).

      Emap's WGSN fashion B2B needs an assistant editor and Bliss needs a beauty editor.

      Journalism Jobs - November 10

      On LondonCareers.net, PFJ are looking for a news editor (26-32k) for a B2B and a finance reporter with six months' experience.

      The Guardian jobsite has an advert from Media Types for an investment journalist (26-31k). Sky Sports needs a production assistant.

      It's Friday, so GorkanaPR have some new ones up (to see these jobs, go to their site and login -- they aren't link friendly): Cosmo needs an assistant comissioning editor, Brand Republic needs reporters, and an internet company needs a researcher/reporter, plus many more...

      And a newly-launched children's magazine needs writers -- contact Cathy Olmedillas at cathy@anorak-magazine.co.uk.

      The website for BBC's Top Gear needs an assistant content producer. And BBC Radio have a cool-sounding development opportunity... Basically, they'll pay you as they train you to be a broadcast assistant.

      Craigslist has an advert for freelance writers (unpaid) for an arts site.

      If you're a lonely freelancer without a Christmas party to get sloshed at, don't miss the Freelancers At The Bar party on December 6. Email Charlotte Moore at charlotte@lotsmoore.co.uk for details.

      Journalism Jobs - November 9

      On the Guardian today, recruiter Formula Won is looking for a news editor (£30k) for an insurance B2B. Orange are looking for an experienced online subeditor (£33k). Recruiters Inspired selection are looking for comissioning editors.

      Publishing company McGraw-Hill are looking for reporting interns and have several other business journalism positions as well.

      On Journalism.co.uk, an overseas property magazine needs an assistant editor. An energy markets publisher needs a DTP editor -- which I just learned means "desktop publishing."

      If you speak Arabic, the BBC's new Arabic channel needs researchers. If you do have such language skills, they'll be looking for people in the coming months.

      Recruiters PFJ have advertised on Press Gazette for a features writer (£24k) for a property publication and a reporter (£21k) on a weekly finance magazine.

      Oh, and this one's shiny -- I'm starting to really love HoldtheFrontPage. They've got an advert from the wonderfully-named Press Gang News, a London-based news/features agency, who are looking for senior/junior reporters and photographers.

      Still on the lovely HtFP, something called London Media Press are looking for full-time and freelance photographers. On the LMP website, they say they're always looking for reporters, too.

      Haymarket needs a features editor for Conference and Incentive Travel, and also a community editor for Brand Republic's website.

      JobSite has an ad from a media monitoring agency, which needs two early-morning readers (£15k) and a reading editor (£17k).

      Journalism Jobs - November 8

      If you've got a civil engineering background, recruiter Media Contacts (via the Guardian jobsite) has a position as a reporter (£17-20k) for you.

      Still on the Guardian, Reed have an opening for an online news editor for Personnel Today. And the Lancet needs a senior editor with medical qualifications for maternity cover.

      On Journalism.co.uk, Business Traveller magazine needs a chief subeditor. And the WWF needs a copywriter (£21.5k) in Surrey.

      Gumtree has an ad from an international law publisher, looking for assistant comissioning editors.

      Something called inLondon.com -- it is apparently "the fastest growing lifestyle and travel magazine in the Antipodean market", which makes me laugh -- is looking for a magazine designer and freelance writers (£50-100/day). Bet you all click that one...

      On HoldtheFrontPage, the Slough and Windsor Observer is looking for a news editor. A West London newspaper need a photographer. And they have more regional jobs here.

      JobSite's got a job on their site for a junior reporter (£18-20k) at a business magazine.

      On Craigslist, a New York lifestyle-ish website is looking for a London-based columnist (unpaid). If you're mulitlingual, some company is looking for translators, proofreaders and copywriters. And that weird set of postings looking for 'experts' for freelance writing (£25/article) has returned -- this must be a joke. They're now looking for people with knowledge on film, grandparents or cheese. Um, right. Any of you gotten in touch with these people?

      Future's Proycling needs a production editor.

      BBC needs an assistant radio editor (deadline is Nov 13/ref: 661395) and a broadcast assistant (ref: 662993).

      And on Press Gazette, recruiters PFJ are looking for a subeditor with a year of experience for a tech B2B (£26k).