Jobs and Opps at the i Paper, Mark Allen Group, TechRadar, CGP Books, BBC Eye, and Many, Many More 🌦️
Everything you should apply for this week and beyond.
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About a year ago we sent out our first fully-formed reader survey. The goal was to try and make sure we were reaching everyone we should be and double our efforts in weak spots. We wanted to know what we could do better and what we could build for the future. So, this week, as we sat down to curate this year's survey, it seems a fitting time to tell you what we've been working on off the back of last year's results:
A New Newsletter Key: You told us that you wanted more opportunities across the UK and that it should be easier to see where they are, if they offer remote work, and if they close soon. We've added a new key to the newsletter today to show all these things. While we can't control where jobs are created we'll be tracking what we list— aiming to have at least 40 per cent of jobs outside of London in each section each week. We're a UK-based and focused newsletter, but we're adding a key for global opportunities too.
Our CV Library Is Almost Ready: You asked for an open-access library of CVs that got people to interview so you could see what they did right. We've just got the draft of the page ready and our newsletter subscribers can preview it here. We're hoping to get this live for the first week of June, but it needs a few more CVs to get it ship shape — if you're happy to share one of yours please send it over to hello@journoresources.org.uk and we'd be super grateful. We're very happy to anonymise anything you need.
We Built A Transcription App: JR Transcribe was also one of the most requested things in last year's survey. It's now live on MacOS as part of our membership and offers a privacy-focused service with unlimited transcripts and minutes. You can check it out here and there's a two-week free trial to see if it works for you. Some more updates are coming soon to make it even better and yes, it's cheaper than Otter.
There's tonnes more we're working on — from filters on our jobs board to a new build of our lists pages so you can more easily find what's open and closed, so watch this space. We're a super small team but we really do use every piece of feedback we get. We can't thank you enough for your support during the past year and beyond. The new survey will be in your inboxes soon and we hope it can kick off another year of innovations and improvements to help make the journalism industry a fairer, more representative place.
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[AD] 🚨 🏡 Last call for the role with Construction Wave, which is looking for a reporter to join a growing editorial team. You'll hunt down trends, events, and stories and they're paying up to £23,000pa.
[AD] 🏡 Global Corporate Venturing is hiring a junior reporter to cover the fast-changing topic of business innovation. You'll work across their website, social media, podcasts, and webinars, and it pays £25–30,000pa.
[AD] 🚨 Tomorrow is the closing date for the researcher role with Juniper TV. You'll be working on the BBC Politics South East show, covering all the latest developments across Kent and Sussex. The role pays £500–550pw.
TechRadar has an advert live for a staff writer to focus on what they call 'mobile computing'. What that actually means is helping readers find their next mobile or tablet. This role can be done from either Bath or London and pays £24–30,000pa.
Tindles Newspapers is hiring a chief reporter to work in Cornwall. Don't be put off by the title here; the salary starts from £23,000pa so we're viewing this as an entry-level role and they're only asking for a journalism qualification in the experience section.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is hiring a media officer to produce editorial content; this includes writing pieces and working across social media. It pays £22–25,000pa.
🏴 DIGIT, a tech media and events company, is hiring a staff writer in Edinburgh to write news, features, and interviews for their website. It pays £25,100pa.
This is a marketing assistant role in Exeter working for Hospiscare, a small charity that helps people living with terminal illnesses. It pays up to £24,383pa.
And, finally, CGP is hiring a marketing content creator to work across print, emails, socials, and their website. It's based in Broughton-In-Furness and yes, they are the people who made those textbooks for your GCSEs. Pays £24–28,000pa.
There are two nice jobs going with Leeds-List this week, a site which focuses on the best food and drink, culture, and lifestyle across the city. There's a copywriter role which writes their lifestyle articles and pays £22,500–35,000pa and a content manager gig which will take charge of idea generation, SEO, and editing content. It pays £25–35,000pa.
Two production roles are open at ITV this week. One is a six-month contract in Gateshead and is a permanent gig with the News Central Team in Birmingham. Both pay £27,909– 38,541pa and involve producing bulletins, curating the website, and planning stories.
[AD] 🏢 Hyphen is hiring multimedia producers to create content for their website and social platforms. You might work as a reporter/presenter on one project and film/edit video footage on the next. It pays £30–40,000pa.
🏴[AD] Also at Hyphen, two roles for regional reporters. You can be based in Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, or Edinburgh and will write contextualised and insightful features for Muslim communities. It pays £30–40,000pa.
The Staff Canteen, a network of professional chefs, is hiring a content manager based in Hampshire. You'll write features and editorial content for the website, monitor SEO, and work across their social media channels. It pays £28–35,000pa.
[AD] 🚨 🏢 It's your last chance to apply for the role of correspondent/journalist at Health Service Journal. You'll deliver exclusives and investigations which set the agenda and will be paid in the region of £33,000pa.
Homes & Gardens is on the hunt for a section head to lead their 'solved' team; a practical digital content stream that helps audiences with hands-on advice they can use. You'll look after evergreen SEO content and trending topics and will be paid £29–35,000pa.
🍀 BBC Radio Foyle is hiring a journalist to write broadcast-quality scripts for radio programmes and news bulletin and the digital website team. It pays £26,975–42,080pa.
🏢 A couple of London-based BBC journalism jobs this week. There's an assistant producer role with BBC Eye, a World Service programme that focuses on investigations. For this one, you'll be paid £29,500–39,500pa. There's also a senior journalist job at the Today programme which pays £37,845–47,845pa.
One last BBC one from us this week; there's a senior journalist role that will focus on curation and planning at the weekends. You'll organise and commission content for the digital team and will be paid £41–51,000pa. This one is in Salford.
🏴 And, finally, this is a storytelling and content creator gig in Edinburgh to work for an organisation that strives to reduce social isolation in communities across Scotland. It pays £27,638pa.
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[AD] 🚨 🏢 🇪🇺 Offered in either London or Brussels, this media engagement lead gig with BRAC only has a few days left. You'll build relationships with journalists, monitor the European news agenda, and deliver engagement activities. Pays £45–50,000pa.
🏢 Stepstone UK is the company behind Total Jobs, Caterer, and a bunch of other job websites that we check on the reg. Currently, it's looking for a communications content manager to work on blog posts, articles, and press releases. It pays £70–74,000pa.
🏢 The i Paper is hiring a politics live news editor. You'll work the early shift to set the politics team up for the day, oversee their daily politics live blog, and work with the audience teams to maximise reach. It pays £61–70,000pa.
🏢 This is a maternity cover position with Mark Allen in its healthcare team. As the editor, you'll look after The Veterinary Nurse, Livestock, Companion Animal, UK-Vet Equine, and the Veterinary Wound Library. It pays £40–45,000pa and is based in Herne Hill.
🏴 And, finally, the BBC is hiring an assistant editor to focus on growth through their BBC Extend Programme. This means the advert is specifically searching for those who are d/Deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent. It pays £50,730–60,268pa and you'll focus on search, social, and audience needs.
🏢 News UK is looking for an SEO journalist to work casual shifts, including some evenings and weekends, to identify search trends, optimise content, and write pieces for The Sun. There's also a casual news reporter role looking after foreign news. We imagine both of these roles will be based at the News Building in London Bridge.
🏢 This Bloomberg gig has been re-listed again; they're looking for freelance desk producers for ad-hoc shifts to help across radio and TV production.
This is a short-term contract as a communications officer for six months in Manchester. It pays a daily rate of £375 and there's a bit of flex on working from home.
[AD] 🏢 🚨Last chance to apply for the eight weeks of parental leave cover with NBC News Digital. As the news editor you'll manage the website from 7am to 3pm and they'll pay you £6,000pm for the time you're with the team.
🏡 If you’ve got detailed knowledge of US news and have experience writing for American audiences, Newsweek is looking for a remote freelance news reporter to research, pitch, and write news stories. You can be based anywhere in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.
🏡 The TV Foundation is accepting pitches for its Reflections newsletter, which explores conversations about the TV industry. It pays £100.
🚨 🌎 Network for Border Crossing Journalism is looking for pitches that make complex economic issues accessible to a general audience. Rates depend upon the story but can be up to €1,000.
🏡 🌎 The Feminist Food Journal is seeking pitches for its BODY issue. Pays US$130 per piece and they have a really detailed pitch guide on the link above.
🏡 Drinks publication Burum Collective wants to hear your pitches for its new project “The Usual?” — a body of work exploring what it is to be part of a local, as both a worker and a customer. Pays £225 per piece.
🏢'Tis the season for sandals, and FitFlop is looking for a freelance junior social creative to help come up with content, particularly for TikTok.
🏢 And, one more shift-based one; MailOnline is looking for a freelance video journalist to research, produce, and edit short-form videos for its website and social platforms.
🏡 Entertainment Daily is hiring a soap writer on a freelance basis. You'll be paid up to £135 per day and your work will focus on Emmerdale, Coronation Street, and Eastenders.
🏢 And, finally, the i Paper has an urgent call-out for audience freelancers and social media freelancers in the run-up to the General Election.
🏴 🎪The Scottish Beacon is running an Indie News Week event in Edinburgh in June and it looks lit. It's free to join and there are also a bunch of bookable workshops you can reserve — move fast for those, there are only 12 spots at each.
[AD] 🏢 A reminder that applications are still open for The Young Journalists' Summer Academy. It's a week-long programme of expert sessions to kick-start your journalism career and is open to anyone aged 16–21.
🚨 Applications close on Friday for the Genesis Emerging Writers' Programme as part of Jewish Book Week. Grants of up to £1,500 are on offer, along with nine months of mentoring, masterclasses, and peer support.
Bookmark this one; the next round of the Women in Film and Television's Fearless Leadership Programme opens next Tuesday. It's specifically for women working in film and TV who have at least 15 years of experience and offers a bespoke programme of group coaching, 1-2-1 coaching, and masterclasses.
🌎 🎪 Happening as I type is our investigations workshop on investigating companies. So far we've talked about company accounts, legal documents, and finding company sources. The watch back is available to buy until the end of the week.
Also coming up in our events series (all of which include a copy of the recording) is how to make money from Substack, write engaging reviews, use freedom of information and subject access requests, whether you need an NCTJ diploma, investigating greenwashing, and how to manage your freelance work.
Write To Work is offering a free one-day writing course for people in the Liverpool area who are economically inactive. The next day is Monday, June 10 and you can find details about how to register your interest here.
The next round of BAFTA Breakthrough is open. It recognises people in film, games, and television who've had a breakthrough year and offers newcomers bespoke support, industry introductions, and career development over 12 months.
The Asian Media Awards are now open for entries, recognising the strength and depth of the British media industry. There are tonnes of categories covering everything from local newspapers and bloggers to TV presenters and PR experts.
Applications are also now open for the Cudlipp Student Journalist Award, which is a £1,000 prize for a student who has made an outstanding contribution to journalism for an article that explores an area of public interest which aims to reach a wide audience.
🌎 Press Gazette has opened entries for their Future of Media Awards which are free to enter and reward work which brings quality journalism to a digital audience. So, think of online storytelling, digital strategies, and innovative products.
🚨 Applications close today for the Talking Travel Writing and Intrepid Travel Writing Diversifying The Media Press Trip. This offers four budding travel writers a fully-funded trip to Portugal along with established writers to help you secure your first commission, identify an angle, and break into the industry.
🚨 🌎 This week is also the deadline for the DIG Awards, which has categories across audio, video, and pitch. There's up to €15,000 on offer to help move your project forward.
🚨 🌎 The Kurt Schork Awards recognise excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, and human rights across the globe. Winners will receive US$5,000.
🌎 Applications are also now open for the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship, which they say is an unrivalled opportunity for an early-career journalist who wants to work in investigations. You'll spend time in a Reuters newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto, with a monthly stipend of £4,444 and £1,250pm living stipend, plus £1,800 for travel and related expenses.
Just one for you to read this evening — Eddie joined us on work experience for three weeks recently and put together this excellent long-read for us on the realities for mature students trying to break into journalism. It's well worth a read for some perspectives you don't normally hear when we talk about emerging journalists.
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