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
    • Also see: Freelance Internships Graduate Schemes

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      Journalism Jobs - December 15

      On HoldtheFrontPage, the Press Association need a content coordinator. Centaur's Precision Marketing magazine needs a production editor and an experienced part-time subeditor.

      A casting agency has advertised on the Careers Group for a copywriter for their website (unpaid).

      GorkanaPR have updated their job listings. Sign in there to see these jobs or sign up at their other site (kind of confusing) to get the mailing list:

      • CityAM is expanding it's team and needs reporters, a features writer, a subeditor, a web editor and more.
      • Computer Weekly (based in Sutton) is also hiring several staff, including a subeditor and senior reporter.
      • Good Holiday magazine needs a designer/artworker/journalist with production skills and is also looking for freelance stories about California.
      • Haymarket's Revolution needs a senior reporter.
      • A food website is looking for an editorial assistant.
      • ArabianBusiness.com needs a senior journalist, junior journalist and a subeditor.
      • And many B2Bs, business publications and newswires are also up there.

      On the Guardian, Metro needs travel and environmental editors. They also need graphic artists and a designer.

      Recruiter PFJ has advertised on that site for a reporter with a year of experience for a property B2B (£22-25k).

      Emap's Media and Marketing Europe needs an editor.

      The very nice people at Crain Communications have advertised on journalism.co.uk for a technical reporter. They will consider a freelancer for one or both of their chemical and polymer publications.

      . . .

      So something called the Media Bloggers Association is going to try to bring professionalism to the fine art of blogging by making its members take an online course and prove they're valid journalists. But isn't the whole point of blogging that it's not professional? If you want, uh, professional journalism, shouldn't you buy a newspaper?

      Journalism Jobs - December 14

      On Journalism.co.uk, a business publishing house needs an assistant/news editor.

      Emap's updated their jobs page. All the new jobs have already been advertised elsewhere and listed here, but go there to see them again.

      On the nicely redesigned TotalJobs, a diet website needs an editorial assistant. An investment site needs a journalist. And Dennis is still looking for a staff writer for PC Pro.

      JobSite has an advert from ComputerWeekly.com for an editor (£40k). And some company needs an editorial assistant (£14k).

      Recruiter PFJ has advertised on Press Gazette for a subeditor (26k) with a year's experience for a B2B and an assistant editor.

      Journalism Jobs - December 13

      On Journalism.co.uk, Emap's Local Government Chronicle is looking for a subeditor (£24.5k) and it's Health Service Journal is looking for a subeditor and a comissioning editor.

      Reed's Caterer and Housekeeper magazine needs a senior reporter. Informa's Telecoms & Media section needs a senior reporter and a reporter/researcher.

      On their own site, Informa are looking for an editorial assistant (these links open .doc files) on a health care publication and a production assistant.

      The South London Press has advertised on HoldtheFrontPage for a subeditor.

      Recruiter PFJ is looking for a subeditor for a technology B2B, via LondonCareers.net (£24-26k).

      Centaur's New Media Age needs a news editor and a reporter with at least three years of experience. Their travel website needs an online editor.

      Haymarket's Independent Nurse is again looking for a subeditor.

      On Craigslist, some website called Ground Report needs a London correspondent (low pay). An auto safety newsletter is looking for a news writer (100/article).

      . . .

      Sorry for the random extra posts going thru on the RSS feed and email. Whenever I update an old page, it's showing up. Will sort it out soon, I hope.

      Journalism Jobs - December 12

      If you want to get into financial journalism, Standard and Poor's MarketScope is advertising some six-month internships on journalism.co.uk. Not sure if they're paid, but probably.

      Another financial publication is looking for a bond markets reporter. And Haymarket's Human Resources magazine needs a deputy editor.

      Sick of London? Go subedit in the Bahamas. (I'm in Canada right now -- that's a dream I can embrace.) HoldtheFrontPage have some more across the UK, too.

      On CWJobs, a website needs a web editor with techie skills (£15/hour).

      If you speak Punjabi and want to work in radio, there's a job for a radio production manager (£18) on the Guardian site for you. And Chrysalis Radio needs a broadcast journalist with a year of journalism experience.

      On the Gorkana mailout, new website financialworldonline.co.uk has launched and is looking for contributors. Email Denise Smith on dsmith@ifslearning.com.

      JobsIn has an advert for an online and reference editor (£25k).

      Jobs4Journalists has a listing from recruiters PFJ for an assistant editor for some non-profit magazines (21k).

      On MediaUK (good place to look for radio jobs), something called Trafficlink is looking for an editor. Something called Koink.co.uk needs freelance talk radio producers. And an entertainment news website needs a journalist. And Sunrise radio needs a broadcast journalist and two trainees. And Dead Air UK is launching in January and needs presenters.

      PFJ has advertised on JobSite for a subeditor on a B2B tech site.

      Craigslist has an advert looking for online game reviewers (paid) and travel writers (unpaid).

      Helen has sent out an email about the next Schmooze and Booze networking event. It will be January 10 in Soho. The last one was great, so don't miss it (tho I will, as I'll still be freezing in the wilds of Canada).

      Journalism Jobs - December 11

      Get a cup of tea and a cookie, it's a loooooooong post today. And here I was thinking December'd be slow...

      On Journalism.co.uk, Emap's Heating and Ventilating News needs a news editor (£30-32k, in Croyden). The Let's Recycle website is looking for a senior reporter with at least two year's experience (£23k).

      And if you've always wanted to work in trash TV, the Trisha Goddard show (based in Norwich) is hiring researchers and assistant producers -- no experience necessary.

      Got a copy of an ezine called H in my inbox. Not much to say about the rest of the content, but there's some good freelance listings. To subscribe (free of course), email ezine@grantovich.com with "subscribe" in the subject line. If any of you want the current copy of the magazine, which has more detail for the following jobs as well as subscription info, email me at jjobslondon@hotmail.com and I'll forward it to you.

      In it, Bookshelf Boyfriend are (still-- some of these are Gorkana repeats) looking for writers and photographers -- email contribute@bookshelfboyfriend.com. Soccer International is looking for football writers -- email jobs@soccerinternational.co.uk.

      A copywriting business is looking for freelance writers (£9/hour). Send CV and sample writing to Emily Hill at info@writemysite.co.uk. Elan Money need freelance writers (unpaid) -- samia.rahman@elanmoney.com.

      Something called The Ivy Group need freelance writers, editors, proof readers, Americanizers and indexers -- email your details to applications@ivy-group.co.uk.

      If you speak Mandarin, German or French and have science skills, an internet publisher is looking for part-time and freelance staff -- email your CV to arif@selectscience.net.

      And another publisher called Bernan Press need freelance people for research, editorial, indexing, and production services -- send your CV to bpress@bernan.com.

      And magazine publishing house Hachette and Filipacchi are looking for work experience people. Send your details/CV to:
      ELLE - Claire Sacre: claire.sacre@hf-uk.com
      ELLE Decoration - Laura Mulvaney: laura.mulvaney@hf-uk.com
      All About Soap - Carena Crawford: ccrawford@hf-uk.com
      Sugar - Jacqui Meddings: jacqui.meddings@hf-uk.com
      Inside Soap - Katy Moon: katy.moon@hf-uk.com
      Real Homes - Jessica Edwards: jessica.edwards@hf-uk.com
      Psychologies - Rosie Ifould: rosie.ifould@hf-uk.com
      Red - Gabrielle Nathan: gabrielle.nathan@hf-uk.com

      It's Monday, so here's some from the Guardian jobsite...

      Informa's Scrip Pharmaceutical magazine is still (I posted this last week, I think) looking for reporters.

      This is super cool: TalkBalk Thames is recruiting for an assistant story editor to work on The Bill -- "role would suit someone with administrative experience who has a proven passion for TV drama".

      Book publisher Athena Press need an admin assistant; Tower Business Communications need a publishing assistant (£18k).

      A gardening magazine is looking for a deputy production editor (£25-28k). An online investment publication has an opening for a chief reporter (£22-25k).

      Recruiters PFJ need a markets reporter (£26-30k), a news editor on a B2B (£26-30k) and an editor on a financial B2B (£28-32k).

      PFJ have also advertised on LondonCareers.net for a subeditor on a business publication, and on Press Gazette for a writer for a travel website, among others.

      On JobSite, someone's looking for night-shift proof readers. A B2B needs a subeditor with Quark skills. Some other company also needs a subeditor.