Jobs and Opps at The Bureau, The News Movement, New Internationalist, The Economist, and Many, Many More 🏆
Plus, your call to put it out there and enter some awards.
I have a lot of feelings about journalism awards. Some of them, to put it bluntly, are just here to take your money. They don’t care who applies, they don’t really care who wins, and the bottom line is how much money they make from your entry fees and an extortionately priced ticket to a ceremony that doesn’t even include soft drinks. Those are the kind of journalism awards we don’t list at Journo Resources — our rule is that if it’s pay to play, it’s not worth your time.
But not all award ceremonies are like this. Every week we list dozens of amazing award schemes run by thoughtful people who genuinely want to help you shine. A couple of my favourites — the SPA Awards, DBACE, and The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards — are open right now. For various reasons, they all mean something special to me — but far too few of us actually put ourselves forward for these things. Perhaps you feel like it’s unrealistic? Maybe you feel it’s a waste of time? It might just feel like a reach to describe yourself as ‘the best’.
Putting yourself out there can feel terrifying — but very rarely will anyone else do it for you. In an industry that’s confusing, hectic, and unpredictable, we need to learn to back ourselves. If you’re reading this newsletter opener right now, I can pretty much guarantee that we’ll list something applicable to you over the next month. So, I’m putting the challenge out there — pick one and write the application. And send it.
Throwing your work out there may seem pointless or petrifying, depending on your viewpoint. But whether you win or lose, it’s often a positive experience. Sure, winners get the tangible stuff — money, accolades, prizes. But everyone gets to learn something about themselves along the way; a chance to look back and reflect on achievements, clarify a route forward, and learn more about yourself. So, again, I invite you to scroll just a little further down this week’s list of opportunities.
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This is a production editorial assistant role, within a legal publisher. You’ll copy-edit, proofread, and create page layouts, with responsibility for your own portfolio of publications. It pays £24,000pa.
Tindle Newspapers is hiring for three trainee multimedia reporters across three titles; The Crediton Courier, Tavistock Times, and Mid-Devon Advertiser. It’s a bit wild that they’re calling the £20,0069pa salary competitive, but they do say they’ll help you qualify as a senior reporter.
I feel like I may have mentioned this before, but just in case: Cyclist is looking for a staff writer to write pieces for their website and social media. You’ll cover all areas of road and gravel cycling and will be paid £25,000pa.
A New Direction has listed tonnes of roles as part of their STEP programme, a 12-month paid scheme for East Londoners. There are loads of great roles including a junior writer for It’s Nice That (pays £25,650pa), a social media assistant with Creative Lives In Progress (pays £13.15ph) and a learning trainee with BBC Music (pays £13.25ph).
The News Movement is offering a journalism summer internship with Creative Access. It’s three months, kicking off in June, and you’ll be paid the London Living Wage to create content across their platforms aimed at Gen Z.
The Blackmore Vale came across my desk this week as they wrote a wonderful feature on cold-water swimming. There’s a chance to write fun pieces like that as their new journalist, a role which pays £25,000pa. Do say we sent you!
🚨🏡 🌎 Last chance to apply for the junior investigations reporter vacancy at The Centre for Climate Reporting. Entry-level opportunities in investigations really don’t come around often, so go for this one! It pays £26–30,000pa.
🚨It’s also your last call to put an application together for The Economist’s social media fellowship. It’s an amazing 12-month scheme working across their digital channels and it pays £28,000pa.
🚨🏡 Also closing this week is the editorial assistant role at New Internationalist, which seems like a perfect job to start out with. You’ll be paid £25,000pa and work on reporting around social and environmental justice.
🚨 Honestly, this has just turned into a list of short deadlines. Applications to work as a reporter at The Henley Standard also close this week. They’re offering £20,400pa for trainee reporters or up to £25,700pa for seniors.
And, finally, Law.com International is looking for a reporter to write original business stories on the world’s largest firms. It’s a great beat to specialise in and you’ll be paid £22–30,000pa.
🚨The social media editor gig at The Economist also closes this week. You’ll be a vital part of their audience team at a super fascinating outlet and you’ll be paid in the region of £35,000pa.
This is a senior reporter role working across several free-to-read business publications. You’ll be paid £28–34,000pa and will focus your time on the Asset Servicing Times and Securities Finance Times. International travel is included.
The Bookseller needs a news editor to oversee the smooth running of the newsdesk and make sure their content is of the highest standard. It pays £34–38,000pa.
Mark Allen Group is hiring a deputy editor for Industrial Vehicle Technology International. There’s a real mix of stuff from YouTube videos to magazine production here and you only need one year of experience. It pays £29,000pa.
Motor Trading is looking for a senior reporter/features writer to write daily news for the website and longer features of the monthly magazine. It pays £28–30,000pa.
The Blackmore Vale (who I mentioned above) is also looking for a news editor. It looks like there’s a lot of scope to still write yourself, as well as help shape the direction of their content. It pays from £32,000pa.
🚨🏡 If I didn’t have this job, I would be applying for this gig with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism like a shot. As their community organiser, you’ll be paid £40–44,000pa and will help ensure the people they write about are at the heart of the organisation’s community.
This web editor role is for a site that works in the digital gaming and tech sector and focuses on honest and unbiased reviews. You’ll be paid £35–40,000pa and lead their content, with a focus on buying guides and hands-on reviews.
Comic Relief (you know, the red nose people) are looking for a PR lead for a 12-month fixed-term contract. It pays £45,579–48,668pa.
A copywriter gig here for an events and media business in the tech space. It pays a very respectable £45,000pa and you’ll be part of their publishing team, writing journalism-style content.
Ocean Media, the company which runs Inside Housing and Social Housing, is hiring a special projects editor to work across all of their sponsored content from written features and Q&As to online events. It pays £47–50,000pa.
An editorial director role next, with an indie B2B publisher. They want you to manage, develop, and inspire your editorial team and will pay you £70–80,000pa.
There isn’t too much time left to apply for the freelance reporter role at FE Week. They need someone to work with them until Easter, for up to five days a week. It pays £150 a day and some work can be done remotely.
🕐 Also re-upping this newsletter writer and local reporter gig with a new Substack outlet The Wimble. This seems like a really great chance to get stuck into proper stories and it pays £20ph.
If you’re in the house improvement space, House Digest is looking for a remote freelance editor to work Fridays and weekends — it pays US$23 per hour. It also looks like there are several other freelance roles live including a freelance food features writer and a freelance home design and lifestyle writer.
Country & Town House is looking for pitches for a design feature to go in its upcoming Interiors Book, themed ‘Home & Away’. Pays 40ppw up to 1,000 words. More on what they are looking for and how to pitch here.
Sheffield-based local publication Now Then Magazine is open to pitches about border abolition and immigration. They pay £150 for 800 words.
Are there any Pilates fans out there? Insider’s Emily Krivograd is looking for first-person stories about how the practice has impacted their lives.
Robert Anderson at IGN is looking for writers with experience writing about Sci-Fi/Fantasy books to write for the UK and US versions.
It looks like Joseph Dinnage at CapX, which covers politics, economics, markets, and tech, is open to pitches.
In collaboration with Creative Nonfiction, Narratively is looking for pitches for its special series, “The Art of Narrative Storytelling”. Rates start at US$1,500 per story. More information this way.
Blake Montgomery at The Guardian US is looking for pitches exploring the impact of technology on the environment.
The Markup, a non-profit news organisation exploring technology’s impact on society, is looking for pitches about how misinformation is impacting immigrant communities in the US. It pays US$1pw based on the estimated word count. You can find in-depth guidelines here.
Material Queer is looking to commission LGBTQ+ (for now, UK-based) writers for evergreen, niche, and current content. Do take a look at the website to see what they’ve published so far before pitching. Rates start at £150.
Jenny Splitter, editor-in-chief of the non-profit news outlet Sentient Media (which investigates factory farms and their impact on the world), is always open to pitches. Freshly updated pitching guidelines here.
The Skewer, a BBC Radio 4 podcast, is back tomorrow for an eight-week run. Producers are accepting pitches for episodes on a weekly basis. Contributor guidelines here.
And, finally, this one’s popped up again — The International Journalism Network is always looking for pitches about tools, apps, and resources that can make a journalist’s life easier. Pays US$200 per article.
🚨 The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards are currently open — anyone aged 18-30 can apply for up to £1,500 to support your professional development in journalism, media, and publishing. They’re also running a free Q&A on Thursday to help you give the application your best shot.
The Association of British Science Writers are running a Young Science Writer of the Year Award. It’s open to young people aged 14–16 at state-funded schools and there’s a prize of up to £1,000 on offer.
The Student Publication Association’s National Awards close at the end of next Monday. Anyone writing for a student-led publication in the UK and Republic of Ireland can enter. I’m also on the shortlisting panel, so I may read your work! You can watch my guide to nailing your entry here.
🎪 We have tonnes of great events coming up on our calendar at the moment — join us for a look at how to write about your lived experience without being exploited, a deep-dive into both arts and music journalism, how to set up as a copywriter, how to nail your interviews, and more.
The Wincott Awards are open again, offering prizes of up to £5,000 to anyone under 30 whose work covers business, finance, and economics. There are seven categories open for entries. They’ve also written a piece to explain what they judges are looking for too.
The Statistical Excellence in Journalism Awards have also just opened up, rewarding the use of numbers and data in high-quality journalism.
The Paul Foot Award, run by Private Eye, is back open too. They have a top prize of £8,000 awarded to an investigative piece of reporting.
And, finally, this is cool — The Aerospace Media Awards recognises the best stories about space, aviation, propulsion, and more.
Ironic that after that intro I’ve run out of time because I’m going to the theatre! You can check our full lists of awards, funding, and mentoring here.
Come join us over on TikTok for a deep-dive into the Freedom of Information request — we’re talking everything from where to came from to how to give yourself the best chance at applying. And yes, there’s a duckhouse too.
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