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For me, turning up at a swimming pool without your swimming costume falls into classic nightmare territory. It’s akin to those dreams where you’re suddenly sitting your GCSEs again with zero preparation and in a subject you never studied in the first place. Or, the all-time classic, that all your teeth were falling out — a worry I’ve only recently managed to put to bed after tracking down a new dentist this year.
The problem with the swimming dream is that it’s much more likely to happen than secretly being put in for some exams or your canines giving up despite the all-clear from a certified teeth professional. There’s a very real chance you can forget your swimsuit on the way to the pool. And it’s slightly more of a problem than usual if you’ve just driven three and a half hours to get to the aforementioned pool as part of a slightly ridiculous bank holiday day trip.
So, what do you do when you turn up at the pool with two pairs of swimming trunks and not one costume? My initial brainstorm told me I had a couple of options, some slightly more feasible than others. After a quick inspection of my partner’s swimming shorts, I ruled out any way of making them work as a single garment. A quick Google told me there was a Sports Direct a short drive away. My knowledge of outdoor pools tells me there was probably a slightly gruffly lost property bucket somewhere.
None of these turned out to be the correct answer; upon taking a deep breath and disclosing my ridiculous failings to the lifeguards these wonderful people happened to have a crate of new swimming suits in their van, en route to their shop. I took an even deeper breath before telling them what size of swimsuit I needed and focused my eyes on the prize; a swim in the beautiful geothermal springs of Matlock Baths.
After completing the seven-hour round trip last night, I found myself feeling strangely proud of myself. It might sound small, but it would have been too easy to despair, to give up, and get angry at myself. Instead, I’d somehow managed to focus on what I could do, with the belief the problem could be solved — and that other people might want to help me sort it. Other things are undeniably harder to solve than some missing elastane, but it’s certainly an ethos I’ll etch on my kit bag.
PS. If you’re in the mood for other swimming-based content this week, I really enjoyed this from Lauren Potts (who’s also written for us). It’s about learning to swim at age 39. It’s also available to read on Apple News if you don’t have a Stylist sub.
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Springer Nature is hiring a journalism intern to work on their leading title Nature. You’ll spend up to six months with the team, pitching stories to editors and building up a portfolio of work. It pays the London Living Wage.
This is a trainee digital reporter role at The Blackmore Vale, covering stories across Somerset, Dorset, and Wiltshire. It pays from £25,000pa and we get the sense you’ll be creating a really decent chunk of original content.
Also in the local news space, Tindles Newspapers is hiring a chief reporter in Cornwall. You’ll be based in Launceston (lovely steam railway FYI). As the pay starts at just £23,000pa don’t be put off by the title — treat it as entry-level.
🚨 This is a bit more on the book side, but Pan Macmillian is hiring an editorial assistant to work on their fiction imprints. It pays £26,500pa and you’ll work across both admin and editorial.
Caters Media Group, a news agency that supplies a huge range of outlets, is looking for a video journalist to focus on viral clips. It pays £22,500–24,000pa.
This is a communications design internship with Stripe Partners and it looks like a fascinating deep-dive into how you can use social and data science to communicate better. It pays £2,100pm for four months.
The BBC has a role open for a journalism assistant in Belfast. You’ll work in the news and current affairs department across radio and TV and it’s very much an entry-level role. It pays £21,368–23,149pa.
A rare sports opp here and it’s based in my home county of Devon! However, I’m not sure who it’s from as it’s via a recruiter. As the sports copywriting editor you’ll write factual and creative copy for football, rugby, tennis, and cricket and they’re offering a salary of £24,000pa.
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🚨 [AD] It’s your last chance to apply to the media campaigns manager role at Sadler’s Wells — it closes tomorrow. You’ll be paid £37,960pa and will come up with effective press campaigns about their dance shows — which include an annual rendition of The Snowman!
🚨 BBC Radio 5 Live is hiring a journalist/radio producer to create engaging programme content. It pays up to £32,000pa but you’ll need to act quickly as it closes on Thursday.
Parkdean Resorts, which runs a bunch of holiday resorts across the UK, has a couple of openings this week. First up is a copywriter role which pays £32,000pa to write clear copy for their socials, emails, and printed products. There is also a videographer vacancy which pays £33,000pa and looks pretty hands-on.
Times Higher Education is hiring a reporter with “a nose for a story”. You’ll be comfortable interviewing everyone from researchers to vice-chancellors and politicians and they’ll pay a salary of £32–36,000pa.
A couple of roles open at Women & Home this week, one of the UK’s biggest websites for women aged 45–60. First up is this role as a fashion writer, which pays £26–27,000pa and there’s also a beauty writer role which pays £26–30,000pa.
🚨Last chance to apply for this role as a digital comms and campaigns officer with BirdLife International, which closes on Thursday. You’ll work across social media, their website, and campaigns. Disclaimer: I mainly included this as I felt like my cat would approve.
A “leading B2B publisher” is looking for a deputy editor to work across print and digital. You’ll commission and edit content, as well as write newsletters and social. It pays up to £26,000pa.
It’s your weekly copywriter role round-up — just the one this week, which pays up to £35,000pa and is with a marketing agency,
And, finally, if you’re thinking of making the switch to teaching, this is an associate lecturer role in media and journalism based in Manchester. There are three roles they’re looking to fill to cover off media narratives, data journalism, and advanced marketing and comms. It pays £37–44,000pa.
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This is a senior digital content manager for a ‘leading energy brand’. It’s a brand-new role and you’ll oversee the production of content across all things digital and social. In return, you’ll be paid a pretty decent £75,000pa.
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ITV News Meridian is looking for a political correspondent for the region, focusing on their flagship 5pm news programme. It pays £50–65,000pa.
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[AD] 🏡 AKADi Magazine is looking for a freelance journalist to join the digital team. It’s paid on a day rate and you’ll work on news stories for Black British, African, and Ghanian readers.
Times Radio, run by News UK, has an advert up for a freelance assistant producer to come up with news-based ideas for interviews and discussions as well as book guests, edit audio, and keep across audience interactions.
NBC News Digital is also looking for a weekend reporter for shifts. You’ll cover breaking news for its international bureau in London and they want you to have some experience in a national news organisation. It pays a day rate of £190.
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🪼Megan Downing works at jellyfish and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to use such an underutilised emoji. She’s looking for a freelance social media manager to work on a well-known tech brand/household name.
The Lead wants to hear from people with stories about sewage, whether it’s a local story about sewage discharge or a scoop on water company wrongdoings. The last rate we have listed for them is £300.
The Fence Magazine is looking for pitches for its next two issues. The email to send pitches to is here. There’s a pitch guide here too.
For HUCK’s website, Ben Smoke is seeking pitches for features which deep dive into subcultures or interesting and weird events. Submission guidelines here.
Raconteur, which covers business, has a Google Sheet of topics it’s interested in receiving pitches about.
LGBTQ Nation’s Molly Sprayregen is looking for pitches across lots of different topics including features on LGBTQ+ parenting/families, LGBTQ+ businesses, and LGBTQ+ tech. Pays US$100–200 per piece
MIT Technology Review is still accepting pitches for its ‘Hard Problems—Food’ issue. Pitches are due mid-to-late May. Rates range from US$1–2 per word and we know they’ve taken pitches from UK writers before.
A pile of call-outs from Business Insider this week. Emily Krivograd is looking for general lifestyle pitches (rates start at US$200) and pitches from freelancers who shop at Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi for pieces about your favourite supermarket finds (from US$175). You also have a week to submit ideas on cruises to Stephanie Pitera Statile (starts from US$220).
Longreads is accepting personal essay drafts and pitches for reported personal essays and reading lists. Readings lists pay US$350, personal essays pay US$500, and rates for reported essays start at US$500.
And, finally, Footballco is hiring for a freelance news editor to manage the GOAL homepage, assign stories, and sub-edit and publish content.
🌍 Nominations are open for The World Around Young Climate Prize. It’s for anyone under 25 who is helping to build a more sustainable future and offers mentorship and a trip to New York. More details here.
🚨 🇪🇺 Applications close on Friday for the Solutions Journalism Accelerator Freelancers Call. It’s open for freelancers or small staff teams who publish in the UK, France, or Germany. You’ll get a grant of up to €8,500 to report on topics related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
🚨🌍 Thursday is the deadline for the Lighthouse Reports Fellowships. You’ll work with the team for 2.5 days a week for six months to develop your investigative skills and contribute to investigations. It pays €1,100pm.
Applications are open again for The Network, part of the Edinburgh TV Festival. A cohort of 50 delegates will get access to sessions, masterclasses, and workshops, as well as a year of professional mentoring.
The annual Genesis Emerging Writers’ Programme covers journalism, fiction, and poetry tied to Jewish Book Week. You’ll be offered a tailored programme of support including mentoring and bursaries.
🚨🇮🇪Applications to the Mary Mulvihill Award 2024 close at midnight today. The theme for 2024 is intelligence and it’s open to undergraduate and postgraduate students who submit a theme on the topic. There’s a prize of €2,000.
🚨 I’m writing to you now on a laptop funded by The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards. This year’s entries close on Friday — so get your entry in before then. It’s open to those aged 18-30 and offers up to £1,500 in funding for things that will help your career and personal development. I’m sure the process has changed in the last few years, but here is my entry if it’s helpful.
🚨 🌍 You have until Sunday to submit to the World Oceans Day 2024 Photo Competition. They’re looking for images that encourage people to make a difference in their lives and communities to protect our oceans.
🚨 Sunday is also the deadline for The Orwell Society/NUJ Young Journalist’s Award. There are two categories for writing a column or a review and each of them offers a top prize of £1,000.
🌍 Send this along to anyone you know aged 18 and under; The Global Young Journalist Awards are looking for young people to enter podcasts, written entries, videos, and illustrations on a number of themes.
🚨 🌍Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the international summer school about journalism, run by the Bakala Foundation. It’s a 10-day programme in Prague for university students and you can find more details here.
🚨🌍The Earth Journalism Network’s next deadline is coming up. Apply by this time next week to be awarded a grant of €10–12,000 to cover critical issues around conservation and biodiversity.
🇪🇺 And, finally, you have until April 9 to apply for the One Young Word Leading Europe Scholarship 2024, which will cover the costs of you travelling to and attending their next conference in Montreal, Canada.
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