Journalism Jobs - December 5

If it's your dearest dream to become a financial journalist -- hey, I'm not one to pass judgement -- then head over to Journalism.co.uk today.

There, Platts is looking for two copy desk editors and Money Management magazine needs an editorial assistant. Financial newswire Bloomberg has advertised about four dozen jobs, in London and across Europe. I'm not going to list them all; just head over to that site and scroll away.

Travel website Transitions Abroad have two writing competitions, with a grand prize of money. One is for students, with a deadline of December 20. The other is for expats, with a deadline of December 31.

On JobSite, a financial printer needs proofreaders.

HoldtheFrontPage has an advert for a subeditor at Newsquest's Guardian newspapers, in north and east London. And the Ealing Gazette needs a senior reporter.

Dennis have again advertised on Gumtree for an online editorial assistant. If you're looking for a role as an editorial assistant, apply for this one. This is such a cool-sounding job and you'll get all trained-up in the ways of the internet -- which whether you like it or not, is stuff you're gonna need to know.

If you have a legal background, a lawyer needs a research assistant.

The BBC needs assistant producers for Children's Interactive and a production team assistant for Your Game.

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And excellent news: Press Gazette's back! Bought out by some group called Wilmington, though it makes you wonder what they were doing last week, eh?

Journalism Jobs - December 4

On JobsIn, a government council in North London needs a communications officer/editorial assistant (15/hour) for two months, starting... now! So apply quickly.

The BBC is looking for a broadcast assistant for their World Service Sports.

Recruiter PFJ has advertised on londoncareers.net for a part-time web editor (more editorial than techy) for a charity (£21- 34k), a reporter with a year of experience for a property B2B (£22-25k) and a subeditor on tech website (24-26k).

They've also advertised on TotalJobs for a content editor in Surrey (18-19k).

On Gorkana, new online woman's magazine twistedfairy.com is looking for voluntary contributions. Email Sarah Saunders at twistedfairymagazine@gmail.com for details. Why do all women's magazines have to use pink? Why?

Journalism.co.uk has an advert from Grand Designs for a subeditor, from FX Week for a senior reporter (£25-28k), and from Informa for an editor at a telcoms publication. If you're looking to move to sunny LA, Splash needs "news reporters."

And it's Monday -- the last Monday of my current job, thank the powers that be -- so here're a billion jobs from the Guardian jobsite...

VNU need a retail reporter (21k) and an editorial assistant (18k). BBC's Ariel needs an online editor.

Dennis' PC Pro is looking for a staff writer. A publisher needs a junior designer/production assistant (22k).

And this would be fun: Al Jazeera is looking for researchers, a news editor and deputy news editors.

NatMag's Harpers Bazaar is looking for a deputy chief subeditor. Financial newswire AFX needs markets reporters and subeditors.

Educational/medical publisher Remedica is looking for an editor, a commissioning editor and an office assistant -- having a biomed degree will help.

Granta -- "the magazine of new writing" -- needs a new editor. Noble House Media in Soho are looking for a subeditor/production assistant.

Estate Agent Foxtons needs a features/copywriter.

A children's magazine needs an editor (20k).

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And this is what the New Statesman's Peter Wilby thinks about job hunting at the big papers:

Fleet Street papers don't like advertising vacancies. Editors feel decent journalists will make themselves known without doing anything so mundane as filling out a job application. They have a mystical belief they can sniff out a star by casual encounters at parties or a brisk perusal of the smarter magazines. For senior posts, they pride themselves on "contacts" who tell them who's worth poaching from rival publications... this "informal" (as sociologists call it) mode of recruitment may help explain why growing numbers of journalists seem to come from a closed metropolitan circle.

Any thoughts? I'm pretty sure he's not looked for a job in oh, a million years, but it's true you don't see big papers/publications advertising all that often...

Journalism Jobs - December 1

Welcome to December...

Recruiter PFJ has advertised on Total Jobs for a reporter (£26-30k) with a couple of years' experience for some new B2B publication.

On the Guardian, viewlondon.co.uk needs an online subeditor (£21k) -- though, it sounds like you also get to do some writing and comissioning, so more of an all-round role than strictly subbing.

Recruiter Media Contacts is looking for a senior reporter (£25-28k) and Media Types is looking for a financial journalist (£26-30k).

On JobSite, a business travel sector website needs an online editor (25-30k) and someone else needs a proofreader.

Sign in/registar at Gorkana to see their new listings from Warners travel/leisure publishers (subeditor and other staff), FT Mandate (staff writer), Notion music (freelancers and interns), Grand Designs (subeditor), Intermezzo (wine reviewers) and Melcrum (online writer). I interviewed for that last one; guess I didn't get it...? Oh well, I've got another one lined up (I think).

On journalism.co.uk, Platt's needs a commodity journalist.

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Press Gazette may be ressurected -- already? Wow, that was fast. Awesome quote from the administrator, Robert Allen: "I can't say much more because these things are sensitive but today is a new day. And I'm looking forward to it." So optimistic, without saying anything. Ex-PGer Martin is pretty quiet about it on his blog...

Kelly went to the Media Careers Day thing, and wasn't impressed, saying it "was pretty much a waste of time. I mean, if you know about the Guardian jobs website and the BBC jobs website, that's about all that was there that was useful for anyone who wasn't a 16-year-old." Anyone dis/agree?

Journalism Jobs - November 30

HoldTheFrontPage has an advert from AFP for a picture desk assistant.

On Gumtree, some new website needs an editorial assistant. A web-based data service needs a part-time news researcher/administrator -- could be good for you students. Hotcourses is looking for a senior editor (£28k).

If you speak Tamil, the BBC needs you as a presenter.

On Journalism.co.uk, Haymarket's Horticulture Week is looking for a subeditor. And Index on Censorship is looking for a "web savvy" news editor.

Emap's Top Sante needs a feature writer as does Construction News. Apparently Emap has a broadcasting division -- who knew? -- which has an opening for a presentation assistant.

The Guardian has an advert from the BBC Radio Times, looking for an experienced picture editor. Recruiter Media Types is looking for a senior reporter for a telecoms publication (£25-30k) and an online financial journalist (£22-24k) for a Newsquest business publication. And a part-time web publishing assistant (£22k pro rata) is needed at some membership organization.

On JobSite, a business publisher is looking for a production assistant (19k).

Newsquest's News Shopper, in south London/Kent, is looking for a trainee feature writer/subeditor.

A deadline of tomorrow on this one: Archant's Heritage is looking for an assistant editor.

Centaur's Design Week needs a subeditor. And Future's Nintendo Magazine is looking for a production editor.

Journalism Jobs - November 29

On Journalism.co.uk, music mag Record Collector is looking for subeditor/writer. And Family History Monthly has advertised for an assistant editor (previously listed on GorkanaPr). Both those publications are part of Metropolis publishing, which clearly seems to be hiring. There is no job info on their site, but their contact details are here.

HoldtheFrontPage has a listing for a North London/Herts newspaper, which is looking for a trainee photographer. The Slough and Windsor Observer is looking for a features writer. The Yorkshire Evening Post is seeking a Westminster-based political editor.

On the Guardian jobsite, a recruiter is looking for a writer for a tourism website (£20-23k).

BBC's Good Food magazine needs a designer.

Monster has an advert from a national radio station for a web features editor (£20-23k).

A recruiter has posted on JobSite for a reviews editor for an IT portal (£24-40k). PFJ are looking for a reporter with six months' experience for a daily business B2B (£18-19k). And some undisclosed company needs an editorial assistant in Surrey.

Tomorrow's Media Careers Information Day is sold out of advanced tickets, but you may be able to get tickets on the day if you show up early enough/wait around long enough. Anyone who does go to this, drop me a line (jjobslondon@hotmail.com) and let me know what you thought of it...