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Everything that should be on your list to apply for this week.

Next Wednesday is my birthday. I’ve always kind of enjoyed the fact it falls on the last day of November — it feels like an apt and clean way for the seasons to change. As a result, I steadfastly refuse any notion of Christmas festivities beforehand. November is for crunchy leaves, fireworks, and opening birthday presents. December is for advent calendars, pantomimes, and festive drinks. Perhaps that makes me the grinch, but I’ve always enjoyed the clean lines in creates in my year.

This year, we’re also using it as a marker for our magazine too. Up until this point, we’ve been working on a secret shorthand-related project for next year, but from December 1, it’s all stations go for our magazine. It’s been a year since we last cracked open the flatplan, started twiddling with the settings on InDesign, and winced at the price of printing a magazine — no joke, it’s doubled since this time last year.

Putting it together to me is almost a festive task — it’s a space to celebrate the work of our amazing fellows during the past 12 months and to look forward to a better year ahead for all of us. I love getting creative with the activities inside — last year we had colour-in achievement badges and a paper aeroplane to send to editors who don’t pay up, alongside the ‘sensible’ resources to help you plan stories and get paid fairly. And that’s before we even get to the original features.

So, as we get ready to put this year’s edition together, I’d love for you to join us on the journey, as pre-orders are now open. You can treat yourself to a copy, grab one for a friend, or donate one to someone who needs one. Every single penny goes back to supporting our fellowship and helping us to get through one of the trickiest times of the year, as job adverts all but dry up for Christmas. If you can support us, we’d really appreciate it — and we hope you’ll love what you get sent in January too!

PS. If you want to reach a load of wonderful journalists, we’re also taking ad bookings for both the magazine and this newsletter, but we’re filling up! Our print booking deadline is November 30 and you can reach 13,500 journos. Just drop me a line on jem@journoresources.org.uk.

[AD] Free Journalism Festival In Manchester & Glasgow

There’s still time to get your free tickets for the Festival of Journalism, which is happening this week in Glasgow (Nov 23–24) and next week in Manchester (Nov 29–Dec 1). Join them for sessions covering everything from investigating company accounts to using TikTok, freelance pitching to media law updates. Produced by PA Media Journalism Training, in association with the Google News Initiative, there’s something for all experience levels — and a drinks meet-up afterwards.

🚨 [Event] How To Sell Your Freelance Ideas Twice

It’s your last chance to grab tickets for our event tomorrow on how to sell your ideas multiple times — and crucially get paid multiple times. Florian Sturm will be talking through how to build in ‘multiple selling’ from the very beginning — he estimates it’s how he makes about 25 percent of his income, without tonnes of extra work.

• Property118.com is looking for a features writer to “fight the corner for responsible landlords”. It pays £23–25,000pa and please let me know if you do find any responsible ones. Yes, I am bitter about landlords. Why do you ask?

• The Other Side Of The Story is the BBC’s content stream for children ages 12–16, which digs beneath the surface of fake news, social media trends, and echo chambers. They’re looking for a researcher to create content and it pays from £23,101pa.

• 🚨 There is also another great researcher job at the BBC Today Programme as well, where you’ll be finding and booking guests, coming up with original ways to cover stories, and briefing presenters. Again, pays from £23,101pa.

• 🚨🏡 Last chance to apply for the social media account manager gig at 32West, where they help a variety of businesses. You’ll be paid £19–23,500pa.

• Fluid Finance has a junior editor vacancy to help reduce complex ideas to clear and concise phrases. It’s the most junior role in their team and pays £45–50,000pa.

• Don’t be put off by the title of an assistant editor — there’s nothing in this job description to suggest it’s not a grad role. It’s with Emerald Green Media working across their satirical and travel news websites. Pays up to £11.50 an hour.

• The UK Green Building Council is looking for a website and content intern to create accessible content for their website. Pays £23,303pa.

• Found via our friends at MediaBeans, The British Museum is looking for a junior website content editor to edit and upload new content to their website. It pays £23,916pa.

• MediaContacts have a role for a news reporter they say is for a grad and it’s paying £22,000pa. You’ll be working across retail supply chains that affect the cost of living crisis and food shortages.

• And, finally, the Conservative Environment Network is looking for an intern and is paying London Living Wage. You’ll write briefings for MPs and content for their blog.

• 🕑 The New Humanist is looking for a deputy editor to join them for two to three days a week, starting next year. You’ll be paid £190 a day and they’re also flexible on the location.

• 🚨 🕑 Last chance to apply for the deputy editor role with Haringey Community Press, which is part of the wonderful Social Spider CIC. You’ll be writing, editing, and commissioning for three days a week. Pays £26,500pa FTE.

• As ever, here are the weekly batch of new BBC jobs you might want to take a look at. BBC Radio Shropshire is looking for a bulletin reader/producer, BBC Radio Kent is looking for a sports broadcast journalist and there’s also a production journalist role at BBC Yorkshire. They’re all Band C, which is £25,670–50,313pa.

• 🕑 Magistrate, the only magazine which is dedicated to the magistracy, is looking for an editor and content manager to look after their bi-monthly magazine. It’s for 21 hours a week and pays £35,000pa FTE.

• Dock & Bay is looking for a social content creator to work primarily across their TikTok and Instagram — and we imagine you get a nifty discount on some products too. Pays up to £35,000pa.

• People Management is looking for a deputy editor, covering the world of work. They’re paying £35–40,000pa and you’ll work across the magazine and website.

• 🚨 Last chance to apply for the Fauna & Flora International Role as a digital marketing executive. You’ll be looking after social and community fundraising and they’re paying about £32,000pa.

• Woodgreen, the animal charity, is looking for a copywriter for maternity cover. You’ll work on everything from features to web and email content and they’re paying £27,348–30,387pa.

• The Crown and Co gig is still open for an editor to take charge of a client’s website, content, and email newsletter. It’s paying up to £45,000pa.

• And, finally, Novara Media is looking for a head of social media to manage their presence across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and others. Pays £31,616pa.

• The BMJ is looking for an investigations reporter who will join them for six months to put together investigative features across all their platforms. They’re paying £50,000pa.

• The BBC need an assistant editor to look after the growth of their digital output and development. Basically, you want to help them reach more people. It’s Band E, which pays £48,516–82,144pa.

• 🚨🏡 Last chance for the social media producer gig at Bellingcat. You can be based pretty much anywhere and will work on reaching new audiences with their open-source investigations. Pays up to €51,000pa.

• PitchBook is looking for a senior financial writer to produce original journalism and insights to shine a light on fascinating people, companies, and trends. They’re paying £50–65,000pa.

• A couple of freelance shift roles going at Metro.co.uk at the moment. They’re looking for a freelance London reporter to curate content on the capital and a freelance sports reporter.

• 🚨🏡 This is your last chance to apply for the Skin Deep Managing Editor role — it’s one day a week to put together their 10th print edition and it pays £175 a day.

• This is a funky one — they want a copywriter to work with them to write the scripts and build the tone of voice for a company’s chatbot. Pays £350 a day.

• Refinery29 is looking for Christmas and end-of-year pitches across lifestyle, wellness, relationships and sex. Get in touch with Maybelle Morgan.

• Aetla is open for pitches on sustainability, slow living, adventure, and travel. Payment for online stories is up to £75 and print stories up to £150.

• Shabana Arif is looking for freelancers to cover gaming news for Reach for a couple of months on a shift basis. It’s £125 per day.

• i-D is looking for your end-of-year reflection pitches as well as spicy takes and listicles. Send all of your ideas to Douglas Greenwood.

• Matt Ortile is looking for essays for Catapult Story and there are still slots in December. There’s loads of info in the guide, but rates start at US$200.

• Jack Sommers also wants your festive story ideas to run before, during, and after Christmas.

• Mxogyny is looking for submissions from writers in Scotland for the next edition of their zine.

• Air Quality News Magazine is looking for environment-focused stories that touch on the cost of living or transport and local government.

• Art Düsseldorf’s online magazine is looking for pitches on the theme of sustainability. Send your ideas by next Friday and ask for about €400.

• And, finally, Tom’s Guide is looking for experienced freelance writers to cover all things computers. Here’s the person to get in touch with.

• 🚨🎪 It’s your very last chance to grab tickets to our event tomorrow on how to get more money out of just one story idea. Think of this event like recycling for journalism, rather than glass bottles.

• 🎪 We only have three more co-working sessions left before the year is up — join us for a low-key but motivating work session to get through whatever is at the bottom of your to-do list.

• 🚨 Our fellowship is still open too — but it closes next week. Join us for support to develop your career and stories in the newsroom.

• 🎪 And, final events of the year from us — we have an event on how to file your tax return and a cosy fireside chat with Amelia Tait for our final December events.

• The Aziz Foundation is now awarding scholarships and bursaries for British Muslims thinking about a career in journalism all year round. You can apply for help with masters, certificates, and diploma programmes, and they’re also running four-day taster workshops with News UK.

• 🚨 🎪 🆓 Don’t forget to get your free tickets to the Festival of Journalism in Glasgow tomorrow and in Manchester next week. It looks really great and is packed with tonnes of useful sessions.

• Women in Journalism Scotland has just launched the third round of its annual mentoring scheme, which will pair more than 30 women journalists up with a senior mentor.

• If you know a young person in Year 12, who might benefit from a programme of mentoring and support to achieve their career goals, the Aspiring Professionals Programme from the Social Mobility Foundation is open.

• 🎪 One World Media has put together a screening this week of short docs produced by their alumni, along with a Q&A and it looks great.

• Vault Festival’s New Critics Programme is open again, offering expert mentorship from critics, free access to festival shows, and networking.

• 🚨 This is your final reminder that the New Media Writing Prize closes at midday this Friday, for writing specifically designed for the web. Up to £1,000 on offer.

• There’s just over a week left for The Radio and Audio Funding Award from The Whickers, which offers up to £5,000 plus mentorship to an emerging audio producer to create an original radio documentary.

• And, finally, The Kim Wall Memorial Fund is now open, offering US$5,000 to women and non-binary journalists who cover subcultures and what Kim liked to call the “undercurrents of rebellion”.

Pre-Order The Annual Journo Resources Yearbook Now 📗

Our magazine only comes out once a year, and is printed to order, so don’t miss out! It’s 100 pages of inspiring features and practical advice, along with all-new worksheets and directories to help you take control of your journalism career in 2023. Plus, every penny goes back into supporting our work and fellowship over the next difficult few months.