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 20

      On Journalism.co.uk, Haymarket is looking for a deputy editor/features writer (depending on experience) for digital media and marketing mag Revolution. Their Young People Now still needs a subeditor.

      The Fresh Produce Journal has an "excellent entry-level role" for a staff journalist (£16-18k).

      A facilities management publication is looking for a news editor (£25k).

      Emap's Broadcast is looking for a layout subeditor (£24k) with at least two year's experience.

      On Gumtree, a Victoria Real retail website needs a content assistant (75/day). And an entertainment website is looking for an assistant editor.

      HoldtheFrontPage has an advert from Newsquest's News Shopper, which is looking for two senior journalists for its website (£20k). The Press Association needs a content coordinator (30k). The South London Press needs a senior photographer. And, as always, that site has a ton and a half of regional jobs.

      The Careers Group has an advert from an online magazine for writers/editors/subeditors (unpaid) -- could be good for you students.

      On the Guardian, recruiters Recruit Media are looking for a newspaper designer (25-30k).

      The East Thames Group is looking for a recent graduate for a trainee reporter role (£23-26k).

      Centaur's Money Marketing has an opening for an investment reporter. LexisNexis is looking for an editor with legal background for a legal reports publication (£22.5). They also need a tax writer/editor. And Solicitor's Journal needs an editor.

      Recruiters PFJ need a subeditor (£22-25k) for a tech B2B and an editor (£26-30k) with a law or finance background. Reuters is looking for a television reporter/producer.

      If you have a "broad knowledge of and enthusiasm for scientific research", Nature's Insight needs a subeditor. MacMillian's cancer website is looking for a web editor.

      Emap's Meed -- " the business and current affairs weekly for the Middle East and North Africa" -- needs an editor and a production editor.

      The BBC is looking for an assistant content producer for their new media section.

      PFJ has advertised on londoncareers.net for a reporter for a property B2B and a website editor for a charity.

      Journalism Jobs - December 18

      On Journalism.co.uk, Money Management magazine (put out by FT Business) is looking for a deputy editor.

      TotalJobs has a job from something called Trident Communications for a journalist (22k).

      A new finance and lifestyle website is looking for an editor, via Gumtree. And a business consultancy needs a business journalist.

      It's Monday, so there're a few on the Guardian jobsite. Recruiter Media Contacts is looking for a deputy editor for a finance publisher and a deputy editor for a publishing house. Euromoney are looking for an online editor.

      This one's pretty shiny: Sky needs an editorial assistant for their sports network.

      Channel 4 News has openings for a business correspondent and a senior program editor -- both of these will need a lot of experience.

      Business Monitor International needs an oil and gas writer.

      The British Medical Journal has openings for an online copyeditor, a content manager, a proofreader, an editorial assistant, and publishing assistants.

      Something called Story Worldwide -- "the world's fastest growing international customer publishing agency" -- is looking for editors, managing editors, production editors, sub-editors and editorial assistants to work across their titles.

      And remember Patrick who won the Press Gazette contest? He sent me an email saying Press Gazette is looking for work experience people in January and February. He says: "It's unpaid but potentially a great opportunity for someone, particularly students, wanting to get a better CV and learn something on the industry's premier (and only) trade mag." To apply, email PG editor Dominic Ponsford at dominicp@pressgazette.co.uk with a CV and details of why and when you'd like to be at PG.

      And Gorkana's expanding to Europe in January. Contact them if you want those updates.

      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).

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      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.