Jobs and Opps at PinkNews, The Know, Nosy Crow, The Guardian, and Many, Many More 🐦‍⬛

Notebooks at the ready — here's your list of opportunities.

Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s me, Hannah, back again with another (inadvertently) technology-themed intro. 

I’m a tech dinosaur. As a ‘young person’ (I’m nearly 24 and never know whether I’m technically a millennial or Gen Z), I know this isn’t necessarily the category I should fall into. Nor is it something I should probably admit as a journalist starting out. But it’s true. While some people take as naturally to Excel and Photoshop as a duck takes to water, I have spreadsheet-induced meltdowns while my (very patient) boyfriend attempts to give me YouTube-style tutorials on all things IT. I have *so* much respect for those who’ve got to grips with technology and social media who grew up when it would’ve been an utterly alien concept. My Nana, for example, was a Samaritan for over 30 years and witnessed so much change — from taking calls in phone boxes to the introduction of email. With practise, she was uploading selfies to Instagram in no time.

My downfall is that I often decide I won’t be good at something before I’ve given it a proper shot — worried it won’t be perfect, or God forbid, I’ll fail completely. Written down, I realise how ridiculous it sounds because 1. You don’t have to be ‘good’ at something to do it, and 2. You probably aren’t going to be good at something without practise and patience. I promise this is relevant and I’m not going off on a complete tangent. 

So, TikTok. The ubiquitous social media app with over 1.6 billion users worldwide. After downloading the app during lockdown, I spent unholy amounts of time scrolling my FYP — but until recently, I’d never created and published my own video. I immediately just assumed I just wouldn’t be able to do it because I’d be unable to edit or not be creative enough. I distanced myself as a viewer from ‘the creators’. But when some responsibilities shifted here at JR, I had to face my TikTok fear head on. Now, I absolutely love making videos — both for work and personally. I even got over a thousand likes on this one (I know, practically viral) and recently spent a spa day wisely, recreating my favourite Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging scene. 

What I’m saying is, give yourself some time and space to be imperfect. You never know when an employer might be after someone with knowledge and skills relating to a specific tool or area. So just have a go and keep trying. You never know, you might just enjoy it. 

We’ll be posting more behind-the-scenes content on JR’s TikTok soon, so look out for some more relaxed videos where you’ll hopefully feel able to get to know us more!

[LAST CHANCE] All Your Questions About Writing A Book

Do you need an agent? What does a book proposal look like? Do you need a social media following? Find out all of these and more at our book writing event next Monday, with commissioning editor Kirsty Reade. We’ll look at the whole stage of the process, with practical tips on how to get the process rolling.

• The team at Alliance News are in need of a new reporter to join the team. You’ll be covering business news and they say it’s perfect for someone looking to get into financial journalism. It pays £26,000pa.

• 🕑 Newsquest has an opening for a part-time commercial features writer who will work on sponsored content for the Eastern Daily Press and the East Anglian Daily Times. It pays £22,935pa.

• This looks like a nice internship with the British Red Cross as a content creator. It’s a three-month fixed term contract and pays £22,000pa FTE. It’s a structured development programme and there’s no need to have a degree.

• The Institute of Art and Ideas has reopened its graduate scheme. It’s a research trainee role for three months initially where you’ll be coming up with editorial ideas for their events series. Pays £20–25,000pa.

• YachtCharterFleet is in need of an editorial assistant to write news stories and features about yachts for super-rich people who have too much money. OK, that last bit isn’t in the actual job description. It pays you £21–26,000pa.

• There’s also another editorial assistant role with Lapthorn Media, which publishes a range of trade and B2B titles covering everything from restaurants to construction. It pays £21,000pa.

• Carers UK, which supports unpaid carers in the UK, is hiring a media and campaigns assistant to create content that will help raise the profile of their organisation. It pays £25,994pa.

• AA School of Architecture need a junior editor to work across newsletters, press releases, and internal comms. It pays £24–26,000pa and comes with 40 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays.

• Tindles Newspapers is hiring a multimedia news reporter for The Cambrian News. It pays £19,656pa and you’ll work across news, features, and sport.

• Nosy Crow is hiring an audio assistant to work on their children’s audiobooks and says it’s the perfect role for someone looking to break into the industry. It pays £20–30,000pa and above London Living Wage.

• And, finally, FoodBev needs a news reporter to report on all things food and drink. It pays up to £21,000pa.

• 🕑 🏡 Two part-time roles with The Rory Peck Trust here, perfect for someone looking for a stable gig to freelance around. Both of them involve supporting freelance journalists, as their training assistant or programme assistant. Both pay £25,000pa FTE.

• 🚨🕑 It’s your last chance to apply for the influence ops reporter role at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. It’s a fascinating gig looking into people trying to influence the general election and pays £30–32,000pa FTE.

• Times Higher Education is looking for a content curator to edit advice resources. It looks like the role can be done remotely and it pays £32–35,000pa.

• The Southbank Centre is hiring a new marketing editor who will work across print and digital to promote their activities, organisation, and events. It pays £28,500–29,500pa.

• Social Care Wales is looking for a video and podcast producer to work on a range of projects, seeing them through from production to editing. It pays a very specific £32,458–34,318pa.

• 🏡 Today’s Media has a range of publications across the legal sector. They’re looking for an editor and will pay £28–32,000pa.

• There are a tonne of jobs at PinkNews this week. There’s a social media executive gig working across various networks that pays £25–28,000pa. They also need an assistant editor to focus on entertainment and another to focus on news, both of which pay £35–40,000pa.

• This looks like a nice gig with The Scottish Book Trust, which is hiring for a digital officer. You’ll be looking after their website content primarily, as well as supporting their social team. It pays £28,349pa.

• The National Gallery is hiring a content producer to help grow its online audiences. You’ll be paid £35,858pa and get to see cool art.

• The Law Society is looking for an assistant content editor to work on their print magazine and digital newsletters. It pays £32,029–37,681pa.

• 🕑 🏡 And, finally, SeeAbility is in need of a content and social media manager. You’re able to work remotely, with travel to their locations in the South of England and it pays £30,900pa FTE — £24,720pa for the four days.

• 🚨🇪🇺 Last chance to apply for this role with Sifted.eu as a senior reporter/newsletter writer. They genuinely seem like a lovely team and their work is really interesting. It pays £40–55,000pa. You can be based in London or any ‘tech hub’ in Europe.

• More from PinkNews — they’re looking for a senior producer to drive high-quality video storytelling across their platforms and the role pays £40–50,000pa. They’re also in need of an executive producer to push forward their video strategy and this one pays £50–60,000pa.

• Digital Frontier is hiring a future of finance editor to lead a small team of reporters to focus on exclusives. It pays £50–60,000pa.

• And, finally, here’s a role with a B2B publisher as a digital editor for a professional membership organisation. It pays up to £60,000pa.

• 🏡 The wonderful people at QueerAF are looking for an audience development producer to help grow the success of their newsletter using socials. It’s a remote role with the expectation of two shifts a week. It pays £14ph.

• 🏡 Kate Samuelson is A* and also happens to be hiring a social media content creator to join her team at The Know. It’s £15ph for five to 10 hours a week.

• The Sun need freelance reporters to work on their live blog, covering breaking news across the UK, Europe, and the US.

• Love cars? Well HotCars, a site publishing content on the latest automotive trends and classic cars, is looking for a remote freelance writer to write a minimum of 5 articles per week.

• The Guardian have an advert up for freelance subeditors to make sure copy for their online and print editions is tip-top.

• 🏡 Lots of shift work going on this week! Newsweek has a call-out for a freelance entertainment reporter, who’ll write several news pieces a shift. You can be based anywhere in the UK or Republic of Ireland.

• There’s also this one with a mystery sports desk in London, to focus on football for a global audience. It pays up to £160 a day.

• Last one on shifts! MailOnline is searching for a freelance social media assistant to work across their platforms.

• Jack King from British GQ has some commissioning budget to work with in the near future and is keen to hear pitches within the cultural space.

• Political issues magazine Briarpatch, has partnered with the African Caribbean Black Network of Waterloo Region to publish a Black radicalism special issue in January 2024. They’re seeking pitches about Black radical organising, futures, and liberation. Rates start from $150 and the deadline to send pitches is August 15.

• The International Journalists’ Network wants to hear your pitches on all things journalism tools and resources. Pay is US$200 per article.

• Podcast people, this one’s for you. Tulika Bose is commissioning one-off podcasts for Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. They’d love some fun pitches relating to animal behaviour.

• Maisonneuve, a quarterly magazine covering arts, opinion and ideas, is seeking pitches for its Winter 2023 issue — which doesn’t have a specific theme this time around.

• 🚨 Entries close soon for the Asian Media Awards, which aim to recognise people working across the industry, from local newspapers to online influencers. Take a look at all the categories here.

• There isn’t too long left to go for the Nan Shepherd Prize, where unpublished nature writers can send a book proposal. You’ll get a £10,000 publishing contract, editorial mentoring, and an offer of representation.

• This is our semi-regular reminder that the Young Women’s Trust offers free coaching to women aged 18-30 to help work out the next steps in your career. You can book up to six free sessions with a dedicated coach. I found it super helpful.

• Action Against Hunger is offering a grant of €10,000 to a photographer, videographer, or content creator for a project looking at a new humanitarian perspective. Your work will be exhibited in 2024.

• Google News Initiative has extended its support for the UCLan Journalism & Innovation Programme, offering free tuition on the postgraduate course, which helps develop diverse media leaders.

• 🚨🎪 Last chance to get tickets for our book event on Monday, where we’ll be looking at how to get your book published, from idea to royalties.

• There are also a bunch of free news journalism workshops coming up from our friends at News Associates, both in-person and remotely.

• There are a couple of bursaries on offer for the Channel 4 Investigative Journalism MA at De Montford University. As well as covering course fees, you could also get a £5,000 payment towards the cost of living.

• In a very well-timed email, this landed in my inbox last Friday. A lesson on why a lot of stuff about the world of work is an absolute joke.