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Welcome back to our first newsletter of 2024!
And, so, we return. It always feels odd to me to start a Journo Resources week on a Tuesday — beginning the work week by writing this newsletter feels a little like being thrown to the wolves. I love it dearly, but it’s something I want to do after I’ve had a Monday to deal with the chaos of the world. It’s an afternoon task to hide away with headphones and a hot cup — once I’ve deleted the emails that don’t matter, blocked out the tasks that do, and done the mental work to calm my brain.
Sitting down today felt a lot like panic — what could I possibly say that’s useful after a week and a half of back-to-back pantomimes, Chocolate Log, and Monopoly’s less argumentative sibling, Monopoly Deal? What wisdom do I possess about the future of journalism? Does my brain even have a clue what goals I think are worth setting for the year ahead? It seems everyone else on the internet does, but me? I’m not so sure.
So, I mentioned this at our first meeting of the year this morning. As a remote team, our catch-ups are always half work, half random life updates. It was pretty comforting to hear that no one else had actually nailed any resolutions or goals either — we might have a vague idea of what we were pleased with last year or a direction we’d like to travel in — but actual New Year’s Resolutions? Not so much.
Instead, we spent half an hour this afternoon coming up with the list of ins and outs you can see above. It’s a huge mish-mash — beliefs that guide our work, things that really irk us, and themes we think will pop up throughout 2024. More than anything else, it was just fun — and helped to take the pressure away from the grand statements we’re used to seeing at this time of year. Sure, there are a few common themes, but that’s a discussion for another day. In the meantime, please do send us your additions, as I go back to finishing off the last of the Chocolate Log.
🚨Just 10 Days Left To Pre-Order Our 2024 Yearbook! 🚨
We’re heading to the printers in just 10 days’ time — and need to make our minimum order of 200 orders before then. We’re about 60 orders away from getting there, so there’s never been a better time to make us feel slightly less stressed. You can expect 100 pages of inquisitive, original features, brand-new exercises to help you plan your year ahead, and tonnes of inspiration for your work and beyond.
The ITV Academy is offering a six-month contract starting in May for people looking to work in unscripted TV development. You’ll be paid at least the Real Living Wage and could be based in London, Manchester, Cardiff, or Bristol.
The Met Office, off of the weather, is offering placement year contracts in their design and content team. Honestly, this sounds the most fun?! You’ll work on primarily on their social content and will be paid £25,606pa.
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SquareMeal, which covers restaurants, bars, and venues, is hiring a junior- to mid-level writer to focus on weddings and affiliate content. It pays £26,000pa and you’ll work on articles, social media content, and SEO.
Billion Media is looking for a journalist to work on Freedom of Information requests, interviews, and surveys for a variety of their websites. It pays £22,000—30,000pa and you’ll be based in Liverpool.
The Chemical Engineer, run by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is advertising for a staff reporter and says it could suit a graduate. Pay starts from £27,000pa and you’ll be working on stories, interviews, and attending events.
🕑 The Royal Society is hiring an editorial coordinator to provide support to one or more of their journals. You’ll get papers ready for publication and will be paid £19,243pa for a 21-hour week.
The National Farmers’ Union always had a branch on my high street when I was growing up as I came from the countryside, but I never really knew what they did/ You could change that! They’re in need of a digital content officer and it looks like it could work as a first job. It pays £24,000pa.
And, finally, The Wildlife Trust in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is hiring a communications assistant to help inspire people across the region using digital media, design, and publications. It pays £22,000pa.
🏡 🌎 The PIE News covers the international education sector, spanning everything from government policy to student recruitment. They’re hiring for a reporter to join the team and are pretty flexible about location. Pays £26,000pa.
🚨 The senior reporter role at FE Week closes before our next newsletter, so get your application together now. The ideal candidate is an experienced reporter who wants to dive into investigative work — it pays £30–42,000pa.
🚨Also closing before we’re back next week is the social media manager vacancy at PinkNews. You’ll be helping them to identify and engage new audiences, as well as leading a small team. It pays £35–40,000pa.
Commercial by Nature, which is a name that really gave me no clue as to what they actually do, is looking for a content writer. They’re keen for someone from a journalism background and you’ll be paid £34,000pa.
🚨 Another one is closing before we’re back! The content editor role with ITV Border pays £36,359–49,343pa and you’ll work on programme producing, news editing, and planning.
🚨 One more! The journalism tutor role with our friends at News Associates closes ahead of next week. They’re paying up to £30,000pa for someone to inspire the next generation of journalists.
The Stray Ferret, based in Harrogate, is on the lookout for a deputy editor to help lead the team. They’re keen to find someone who has a track record of original journalism and wants to take a step up. It pays £29,000pa.
🏡 This looks like a pretty sweet content creator gig with Luxury Family Hotels. You’ll WFH, but travel to one of their five English hotels roughly once a week to shoot and create content for their website and socials. It pays £28,000pa.
Factory International is on the hunt for a marketing and audience manager to deliver their audience strategy. It pays £30–32,000pa and will get to work on a whole bunch of exciting projects.
Did we mention this last time? I’ve no real idea as I’ve erased 2023 from my mind. Either way, Motor Trader is on the lookout for a senior reporter/features writer to write analytical features on cars. It pays £28–30,000pa.
And, last one for this week, Full Fact is hiring a clinical fact checker to help fight medical miscommunication with clear and accurate journalism. It pays £36,700–43,785pa and some experience in the field is preferred.
🏡 🕑 HuffPost UK is hiring a part-time parenting editor as part of their lifestyle team. It’s a three-day-a-week role, focused on guiding readers and inspiring conversations, and the role pays £45–50,000pa FTE.
BuzzFeed is also hiring in the UK — they’ve got an opening for a productions and operations lead, who’ll look after commercial and branded projects. This one is a six-month role and pays £42–49,000pa.
🚨🏡 It’s the last call for the senior business editor at The Conversation. You’ll lead their coverage from big breaking stories to developments in world tech — and you’ll be paid £43,000pa.
🏡 NewsNow has an advert up for an editor. You’ll need at least three years of experience and will curate news, opinion, and analysis from thousands of publishers across the globe. The role pays £60,000pa.
🏡 The Independent Schools Association is hiring a head of press and strategic communications to focus on securing high-quality coverage. It pays £41,159–47,319pa for the 15-month contract.
And, finally, this is an investment writer role with Phoenix, with the option to be based in Edinburgh or London. It pays £50,000pa, with 38 days of annual leave.
🏡 This is a freelance content creator role working with 360 Talent, which is a job website for fashion, lifestyle, and beauty brands. You’ll mainly work on their TikTok and Instagram Reels and it pays up to £15ph/
The Sun is still looking for an SEO journalist to work on a shift basis, and it doesn’t seem to have been flooded with applications yet.
The Telegraph’s production team wants to hear from freelancers with digital and/or print production experience — again this is on a shift basis.
One final one for shifts — Finixio is expanding its team of sports news writers in the UK with a number of freelance roles available — more here.
Starting this month, David Bradford is the new features editor at Cycling Weekly so send pitches this way.
Continuing the bike theme, the quarterly motorcycle magazine Ride Texas, is looking for pitches for its Spring 2024 issue. It pays up to US$400 per piece.
Climate Home News is always looking for news and investigations pitches — so, if you have a compelling climate story with an international outlook, you know where to go.
If you have any tips, tricks, or tools that have the power to help journalists globally, IJNet is always accepting pitches. The pay rate is US$200 per piece.
Health and human rights publication Peste Magazine is looking for pitches on the Gaza conflict.
Travel and culture magazine Ori looks like it’s still accepting pitches for contributions to its Spring issue.
The lovely Louise Ridley from Business Insider is looking for long, quality features from anywhere in the world. She’s open to any area but is especially keen on tech, business, innovation, and careers. It pays US$1 a word.
Global Investigative Journalism Network Africa has put a call out for story ideas for the investigative documentary programme BBC Africa Eye. Ignore the graphic which says 2019, we promise this is a recent tweet!
And, finally, Hannah Strong will be commissioning again soon for the film magazine Little White Lies. They pay 15ppw and please, please do read the really helpful thread which has a pitch guide and tonnes of tips.
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WomenCinemakers returns for 2024 and is accepting submissions from women filmmakers, directors, and producers. There are several categories and the successful applicants will be highlighted as part of their next edition.
This looks like a super interesting mentoring scheme for people interested in working within the music industry. The RawTalent scheme is run by Vevo and offers six months of training, including within editorial and production.
🚨 The final categories close this week in the Sony World Photography Awards. A cash prize of up to US$5,000 is on offer, plus equipment and the chance to showcase your work at their London exhibition.
The Scottish Arts Trust runs the Edinburgh Short Story Award, which is open to writers of short stories all over the world. There are five cash prizes of up to £3,000 and the top 20 stories will be published in their next anthology.
🚨 There are just two days left to apply for The Hachette Children’s Novel Awards, which offer a £3,000 cash prize and a nine-month programme of mentoring. You can find all the details over here.
🚨 Last call for the Engage phase of the Global Fact Check Fund, which supports newsrooms and third-party organisations who have ambitious plans to fight misinformation. Apply now for up to US$100,000 in funding.
🚨 A Writing Chance has three programmes closing this week, all of which look incredible. The journalism programme with The Daily Mirror offers a bursary of £2,000, 12 months of mentoring, training, and the chance to pitch further pieces to the team at the paper.
🚨 The non-fiction programme with Substack is for anyone who wants to write essays, news, features, or articles. You’ll again get a bursary of £2,000, 12 months of mentoring support, and help to grow your Substack audience.
🚨 Finally, there’s a fiction programme with Faber & Faber. You know the drill by now — there’s a £2,000 bursary and 12 months of bespoke mentoring.
🚨 One final deadline — the Matriarch Grassroute Prize for new and unrepresented working-class writers who want to start out in TV is closing soon.
After having started this by talking about how much I hate predictions, I’m ending with some! This is a great piece from
about work trends which will be big in 2024.And, finally, one last plug for our guide to the FT’s graduate scheme. It’s getting a shiny new update tomorrow with tonnes more intel and insights, so set your calendars and come back then!
🚨Just 10 Days Left To Pre-Order Our 2024 Yearbook! 🚨
We’re heading to the printers in just 10 days’ time — and need to make our minimum order of 200 orders before then. We’re about 60 orders away from getting there, so there’s never been a better time to make us feel slightly less stressed. You can expect 100 pages of inquisitive, original features, brand-new exercises to help you plan your year ahead, and tonnes of inspiration for your work and beyond.
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