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International professional education and career development college, based in Central London are currently looking for an experienced Copywriter to oversee content across all digital marketing communication channels and printed literature.

Your remit will be to ensure that a high standard of factually correct content is produced that will engage with the audience.

The role combines web editing activities such as writing fresh copy and updating elements of the website as well as writing all printed marketing material.

You will be responsible for managing the content production process from start to finish and enforcing high editorial standards across all of digital properties.

This will also include responsibility for photography, imagery, infographics, video and audio.

You will implement the editorial calendar, write website blogs and perform regular analysis to help optimise effectiveness of content. The role will also involve managing and writing all social media content.

Requirements:

• Excellent written communication skills 
• Attention to detail
• Ability to write engagingly and convincingly for the web with a large portfolio of copy
• Comfortable taking direction from multiple stakeholders
• Experienced in briefing designers and other contributors
• Excellent understanding of SEO best practices and proven implementation experience
• Exposure to working in an online environment with high volume of digital content
• Excellent knowledge of digital trends
• Passion for online media

How to Apply:

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Date posted: 08/02/12 17:09 Closing date: 24/02/12
Salary: £30 - 40K Location: London, England
Categories: copywriters | editors and management | section editors | specialist writers | new media |

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This is a fantastic position for an aspiring web professional to join the Digital Communications team of a major household brand. Digital is the future and you will be joining at an exciting time as they continue to deliver innovative, customer-focussed online services to their 14 million customers and 5,000 employees.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain content across all digital channels, including the customer websites
• Continuous improvement of the customer website and supporting micro sites to ensure they constantly reflect the needs of their audience and help deliver business objectives 
• Create and edit online copy to ensure content meets brand, style and tone of voice guidelines
• Analysing effectiveness of digital content through statistics, research and regular reporting
• Assisting in the successful delivery of a broad range of digital projects, including mobile, online forms, interactive content, social media tools
• You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of design, usability and accessibility of digital communications and online services

You should be an enthusiastic, aspiring web content professional with 18 months relevant experience in a digital communications role.

You will be joining an experienced team where you will have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills, supporting your career progression in the world of the web.

You must be passionate about customers and understanding their needs, so that you can assist in the delivery of creative and engaging online services.

Strong IT skills are essential including web analytics programmes and web content management systems.      

To apply for this role click here to go to the recruiter's online application form, or email your CV and covering letter to david.rowden@majorplayers.co.uk, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk.

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Date posted: 08/02/12 17:04 Closing date: 23/02/12
Salary: £23 - 27K Location: Berkshire, England
Categories: copywriters | editors and management | production and sub-editors | section editors | specialist writers | new media |

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Law Business Research is recruiting for a trainee news reporter to join the Global Competition Review (GCR) editorial team.

Candidates should have at least a 2:1 degree from a leading university and a post-graduate law or journalism qualification. 

A diligent approach to work, an interest in law and international affairs and a willingness to travel are essential. 

Legal knowledge or business writing experience is an advantage.

We are based in Notting Hill, W11.

Please send your covering letter and CV to Rachel.smith-bingham@lbresearch.com by 2 March 2012, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk

Only candidates eligible to work in the United Kingdom will be considered.

Date posted: 08/02/12 16:31 Closing date: 07/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: editorial assistants and trainees | news | specialist writers |

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Fertilizer Markets Analyst/Editor, Fertilizer Newsletters (London Office)

Fertilizer Week, the leading global market intelligence service, is seeking to appoint a Markets Editor to join its team of analysts around the world.

Part of the CRU Group – the leading independent authority on fertilizers, mining and metals – Fertilizer Week is a fast-growing, daily, high priced subscription digital product. Its subscribers rely on FW for daily and weekly price and market updates and use FW data in their contracts with their customers.

The successful candidate may have experience in B2B journalism or in commodities markets but will want to focus on gaining a deep understanding of the working of key global commodity markets and particularly on price and price discovery.

The main responsibilities are covering two global fertilizer markets, and the candidate will have the opportunity to become the authority on their given field, through interaction with market sources and customers. The candidate will therefore need to feel comfortable communicating with a range of international contacts from different countries and backgrounds, mainly at upper management level. This will require perseverance and a good telephone manner as well as the ability to maintain and build new relationships in order to maintain and enhance the quality of the information gathered. Networking with sources will require some travel to industry conferences. 

A high level of energy and commitment are required for this job! 

A background in fertilizers, metals, petrochemicals, oil and gas or other related commodities and/or shipping would be an advantage to understanding the fertilizer markets. Strong analytical skills as well as an experience or understanding of economics or commodities markets is essential. A degree in economics, science, journalism or languages is preferred, but not essential.

As analysis and report writing are the main part of the job, a high command of the English language is a must if the candidate’s mother tongue is not English. Fluency in Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese or Russian are an advantage, but not essential.

The job is full-time and based at our headquarters in London near Kings Cross/Chancery Lane/Russell Square/Farringdon tube stations. 

Salary is dependent on experience.

Please send your c.v. plus covering letter to recruitment@crugroup.com

Date posted: 08/02/12 15:25 Closing date: 29/02/12
Salary: £35-42k Location: London, England
Hours Per Week:35
Categories: news | specialist writers |

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Few organizations can keep up with the fast-paced, 24/7 nature of today's media coverage; even fewer can claim to have helped shape it. Bloomberg has long been a leading source of data and news and presents one of the most challenging environments in financial journalism. Bloomberg offers a unique opportunity to produce real-time stories that shape the markets and our world.

The Role:

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced markets editor for its UK based Syndicated Loans team in London. The editor will be responsible for stories about company fund-raisings, credit market, interviews with prominent money managers and investment strategists, and regulation. The ideal candidate will also have business journalism experience and experience of editing feature stories. He or she will be able to produce clear, concise and accurate copy under deadline pressure. The editor will also be expected to serve as a mentor and coach to reporters and should be comfortable working within a team environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of the economy, financial markets, and business.
• Previous experience in business journalism.

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Date posted: 08/02/12 12:30 Closing date: 15/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: editors and management | section editors | specialist writers | new media |

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Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the European Central Bank and the German economy in Frankfurt. Currently one of the most exciting stories in world finance at the heart of the sovereign debt crisis, this beat involves covering the ECB’s 23 policy makers around Europe and beyond, developing sources within the central banking community, breaking news, and writing analysis articles for Bloomberg’s global audience.

The successful candidate will join our ECB team in Frankfurt and work with colleagues in the Western European Economy and Government teams in bureaus across the euro region. This high-profile job involves regular travel across the continent.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in economics, a journalism qualification, or equivalent work experience is desirable.
• Financial journalism experience is required.
• Experience of working in a real-time news environment is desirable.
• Understanding of the European Central Bank and the German economy is essential.
• Fluency in English and good German is essential. Other languages would be useful.

The Company:

Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloomberg's media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network delivers smart television to more than 240 million homes. BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via SIRIUS XM Radio and worldspaceTM satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine and the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site provide news and insight to businesses and investors.


Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Date posted: 08/02/12 12:20 Closing date: 15/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Categories: specialist writers |

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About The Role

Immediate freelance opportunity to take on the role of Editor at FuturePlus, Future’s dedicated customer publishing/content agency, and deliver high-quality, super-engaging print and digital content for our clients.

Leading a dedicated, talented team of creatives and journalists, you will have the opportunity to combine your editorial expertise and your excellent client-handling and client-facing skills. You will focus on the editorial quality of FuturePlus products, ensuring that publications are delivered on time, to a high editorial and design standard, whilst ensuring client requirements are met and exceeded.

About You

With previous experience in newsstand magazines or a customer publishing environment, you will have proven editorial skills and a demonstrable flair for writing and editing high quality copy for both print and online. Strong magazine craft skills, visual flair and fantastic project management skills are essential to ensure the delivery of a best in class editorial product.

Excellent people management and client handling skills will allow you to work effectively with the account management teams and deal constructively with client feedback.


What We Can Offer You

The opportunity to work in a highly successful and talented team in an agency environment. Working with a diverse Client base and some of the best-in-class creative, production, web, multimedia and app teams in the business.

How To Apply

To help us ensure we select the right candidates for interview please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job. We are keen to see examples of your work so please include a portfolio or links to your online portfolio or work examples. You will also need to indicate what salary range you would ideally be looking for and your current availability.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 17th Feb at 17.00hrs.

Date posted: 08/02/12 11:57 Closing date: 17/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: Bath, England
Categories: editors and management |

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About The Role

Fancy combining your editorial expertise with your passion for mountain biking? Then come and join the sports team and work within this buoyant and growing sector.
Working on the World’s biggest cycling portfolio and the UK’s largest Mountain Bike publications, you’ll manage the editorial team and work closely with publishers to ensure that all the commercial aspects of publishing the magazine are delivered on time and within budgets.
You’ll work closely with our online teams ensuring cross-promotion of all events, products and exclusive news items.

About You

With demonstrable experience of working at Editorial level on a national newsstand magazine or website, you’ll utilise your managerial skills, looking after a small, but busy team.
It’s also essential for you to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbally as you’ll be liaising with publishers, suppliers and internal teams throughout the group on a daily basis.
An interest and participation in mountain biking is preferred or experience as an Editor on a sports-related magazine or website is useful, as is previous experience of working with In-Design.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, comprehensive training programmes and additional benefits, this is a fantastic opportunity to take the helm and help shape the future of this buoyant sporting sector.

About Us

Future is an international special-interest media company creating over 180 publications, websites and events, with strong portfolios in the technology, games, music, automotive and sports sectors.

Our sports publications are amongst the most well established and respected within their specialised markets/sectors.

How To Apply

To help us ensure we select the right candidates for interview please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job. You will also need to indicate what salary range you would ideally be looking for.

Closing date for applications Friday 17th Feb 2012

Date posted: 08/02/12 11:55 Closing date: 17/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: Bath, England
Categories: editors and management |

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About The Role

Become Editor of Totalfilm.com and lead one of the most popular online brands for film enthusiasts.

Working with the Total Film Editor you will be responsible for leading the online team to deliver a 24/7 high quality editorial experience. You will define and cement the continued success of a site which has grown in unique users by 100% year-on-year with ambitious plans in place for 2012.

Leading a small editorial team, you will make daily decisions and judgement calls to evaluate and implement news, headlines and authoritative comment that encourage users to engage and interact with Totalfilm.com.
Core responsibilities will include looking at analytics constantly to drive user insight in order to maximise editorial ROI, to commission and manage the content, to support & assist in commercial projects, to implement best practice SEO, to continue to develop and manage a market- leading social networking strategy and to get involved in any major data driven website development.

About You

Significant editorial experience in a daily publishing environment, consumer-focused, ideally within an online content publishing business is essential for the role.
You must have an excellent news sense, with strong planning and execution skills and the ability to deliver world class exclusives. You’ll be expected to produce great copy within the given style, tone-of-voice and editorial-policy guidelines and manage your team to do the same.

You’ll be hungry to generate exclusive stories, know how to target them to a global audience, knowing which stories will generate buzz; which stories will trend; how to write for SEO and how to engage social media communities. You will have experience of CMS and a solid understanding of audience driven analytics and SEO best practice.

Passionate about digital consumer publishing with an interest in film, you will be a hands-on person who is delivery driven and goes the extra mile to get things done.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and comprehensive training programmes you will have the chance to build a reputation as one of the most respected online editors in the entertainment industry

How To Apply

For a full job description please visit our website at www.futurenet.com/jobs.

To apply, please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job, and indicating your ideal salary range. As part of your application you will also need to provide links to examples of your published work.

Date posted: 08/02/12 11:50 Closing date: 07/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: editors and management | section editors | new media |

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About The Role

Do you want to be a key decision-maker at the world’s biggest heavy metal magazine?
Metal Hammer is looking for a Features Editor to join the team.

You will be planning, writing and commissioning features and interviews for Metal Hammer, working closely with the Editor to create exciting and original features for the magazine and website. You will be responsible for managing and commissioning freelancers and ensuring that they hit their deadlines, as well as sub-editing copy and working with the Production Editor to produce the magazine to time and on budget. You will build on strong contacts within the industry and work on events such as Destroyers of the Faith and Golden Gods, as well as managing the social networks and curating the CD cover mounts.

About You

You will be passionate and knowledgeable about heavy metal with strong contacts in the industry. Strong feature writing skills and experience of generating news and feature ideas are essential. You will have magazine and online journalism skills and have experience of commissioning and managing freelance contributors to tight deadlines. With excellent time management skills you will be super organised with the proven ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and comprehensive training programmes, you will have the opportunity to develop a broad skill-set in a fast-moving media environment

How To Apply

To help us ensure we select the right candidates for interview please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job. You will also need to indicate what salary range you would ideally be looking for.

Date posted: 08/02/12 11:50 Closing date: 07/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: editors and management | features | section editors |

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About The Role

A fantastic opportunity exists to join our new design digital team as Community Editor, to shape all aspects of content for an exciting new website launch. You'll aim to build an international online community, becoming an active ambassador for our market-leading design brands.

With excellent knowledge of website publishing, the Community Editor will be responsible for creating and seeding content for websites and social networks across our established brands, including Computer Arts and Computer Arts collection.
Possessing first class writing and sub editing skills, you'll work closely with relevant publishers and editorial teams to understand strategies, budgets, objectives and sectors and
be active and visible amongst the online communities, promoting and highlighting new content, writing editorial, and commissioning content. You’ll tirelessly seek out new opportunities to widen audiences through link-building with third-party sites,securing promotions with digital partners.

About You

You will have a passion for, and deep understanding of digital design including, 3D art, graphic or web design. You'll have advanced IT skills and prior knowledge of Adobe's Creative Suite software is essential.
You'll already be highly active in online communities and any existing relationships with the design industry are advantageous, as is experience of writing editorial content specifically for the web.

About Us

Future is an international special-interest media company creating over 180 publications, websites and events, with strong portfolios in the technology, games, music, automotive and sports sectors.

How To Apply

To help us ensure we select the right candidates for interview please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job. You will also need to indicate what salary range you would ideally be looking for.


Closing date for applications Friday 10th Feb 2012

Date posted: 08/02/12 11:30 Closing date: 10/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: Bath, England
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Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme (Journalism) at the Financial Times

When was the last time you came across an award-winning internship programme, which pays a salary, offers a training and development programme, and helps you to get a foot in the industry?

Our award-wining programme the Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme for graduates from visible ethnic minority backgrounds offers all this and more. If you are excited by the thought of writing for an international newspaper, Covering international business, finance and politics, learning new skills and having fun at the same time?

Then the Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme (PDSIP) at the Financial Times could be for you. 

PDSIP is an award winning programme providing talented and ambitious UK aspiring journalists from visible ethnic minority backgrounds with the opportunity to work for the Financial Times - one of the world’s leading publications.

On the programme you spend twelve weeks on rotation on various desks in The Financial Times’ Editorial department or other FT publications such as This is Africa.  Interns will be expected to shadow journalists within the teams they are assigned with duties including research, writing and breaking new stories as well as general assistance to reporters and editors as required. Whatever you do during your twelve weeks with us, you will gain unrivalled experience and – you won’t be making  the tea or coffee. 

Candidates on the programme receive:

• £1,100 a month before tax
• Generous holiday allowance
• Extensive training and support throughout the programme

For details on how to apply for the internship visit: http://summerinternships.pearson.com

The closing date for applications is: 31st March 2012

*The Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme operates under the Equality Act.  Please note international students are not eligible for the internship programme.

Pearson is the international company with world leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing.  Pearson is behind world class brands such as Penguin Books, The Financial Times and Pearson Education.

For more details of the programme and how to apply visit:
http://summerinternships.pearson.com

Application close at 5pm, 31st March 2012

*The Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme is run under the Equality Act. Please note, unfortunately, we cannot accept international student applications.

Learn More: http://summerinternships.pearson.com

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Date posted: 08/02/12 09:50 Closing date: 31/03/12
Salary: £1100 before tax + holiday allowance and training Location: London, United Kingdom
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About The Role

We are currently looking for a talented Production Editor to join the team and to work on one of Futures newest brands. Mollie Makes launched in May 2011 and was an instant hit with its mix of craft and lifestyle content, beautiful design and high production values.

As Production Editor you will be responsible for managing all aspects of copy flow, text and organisation for the magazine to ensure that the magazine hits all deadlines and is superbly run. You will be subbing and rewriting copy, chasing copy from contributors and detail checking the copy to ensure that it is factually and grammatically correct. Alongside subbing you will have the opportunity to write copy for the magazine, including product reviews, as well as headlines, straps and captions.

About You

You will have experience as a Production Editor or Sub Editor, preferably on a newsstand magazine. Alongside your exceptional organisational skills, you will have good attention to detail and have the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines. With good standards of spelling, grammar and punctuation you will ensure that all copy maintains a high standard and within the house style. An interest in crafting and lifestyle magazines/blogs would be beneficial.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, comprehensive training programmes and additional benefits, this role offers you the chance to work on an exciting new launch from the beginning and develop your skills in a supportive team.

About Us

Future is an international special-interest media company creating over 180 publications, websites and events, with strong portfolios in the technology, games, music, automotive and sports sectors.

How To Apply

To help us ensure we select the right candidates for interview please upload your CV and covering letter online, focusing on why you are the right person for the job. You will also need to indicate what salary range you would ideally be looking for.

Date posted: 08/02/12 00:00 Closing date: 07/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: Bath, England
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Petroleum Economist is a global magazine, focused on the international energy industry, publishing monthly in print and daily online.

The brand provides high-level intelligence and insight for senior decision-makers in the energy sector; Petroleum Economist is well known for in-depth coverage of energy markets and independent analysis of the factors and events which affect and shape the energy industry.

Petroleum Economist has a vacancy for a production editor to manage the title’s print and online production, as well as supplements and occasional projects, such as daily newspapers published for high-profile industry exhibitions. The role involves taking primary responsibility for the following areas:

Sub-editing: Checking facts and querying inconsistencies in copy; editing for style, length, accuracy and grammar; writing headlines, standfirsts and crossheads.

Layout and design: Producing flatplans; assisting senior editorial staff secure copy from in-house and freelance writers; overseeing copy flow (with assistance of senior editorial staff) sourcing data and producing/reproducing relevant charts/graphics; sourcing images for magazine and website, including cover images; sending proofs to writers and editorial staff; taking in corrections and amendments to proofed pages.

Coordinating print/fulfillment/distribution: building and maintaining the necessary internal and external relationships; ensuring that all parties adhere to the production schedule; creating print-ready PDFs; managing/checking/correcting advertising copy.

Maintaining the editorial archive: Archiving paper proofs/CDs of past issues; managing the editorial network drive.

Website: Uploading and laying out articles in CMS; tagging to ensure web optimisation; sourcing/adding hyperlinks to internal/external articles; adapting and placing charts/pics, plus captioning where appropriate/necessary; monitoring search-engine pick-up of content; managing PE social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)

Email: Preparing, proofing and sending weekly email bulletins; adding / prioritising new email content; selecting lead article; writing the email content line; monitoring email delivery and open rates.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the brand’s ongoing improvement and development, alongside other members of the team.

Required skills:

• Experience in a similar production role, working across print and online, ideally in a b2b environment. 
• Exceptional organisational skills and an ability to manage the daily / weekly / monthly workflow independently.
• Strong IT skills, including excellent knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Quark, Acrobat and Photoshop plus Word and Excel and experience of using an online content management system.
• A good understanding of print processes (litho and digital).
• A thorough knowledge of UK libel law.
• Ability to get to grips quickly with the energy sector and PE’s editorial coverage, as well as keeping up-to-date with market developments. 
• Prior knowledge of the energy / oil & gas market would be an advantage.

How to Apply:

To apply for this role, visit www.euromoneyplc.com/careers and search for job number 2004. Please mention that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk.



 

Date posted: 07/02/12 17:27 Closing date: 06/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: editors and management | production and sub-editors | specialist writers | new media |

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Insurance Times, the leading media brand for general insurance in the UK, has two exciting new opportunities for junior reporters to join its award-winning editorial team.

One role is focused on covering regional broking issues for the brand; the other on directly assisting the editor-in-chief in setting up and covering Insurance Times’ high level events programme (including multi-media coverage). Both roles are an excellent starting point for a career in business journalism across print, online and face-to-face platforms.

The successful candidates will be bright, ambitious, dedicated and tenacious. We require some training in journalism, or journalism-related work experience.

To apply, please send a CV and a covering letter suggesting one current national story that you think would be of interest to Insurance Times’ readers to editor in chief Ellen Bennett on ellen.bennett@insurancetimes.co.uk mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk

Closing date 17th February 2012

Insurance Times is part of Newsquest Specialist Media Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gannett Corporation, who are the publishers of USA Today, over 100 US daily newspapers and 22 television stations. For more information on the company please visit www.newsquestspecialistmedia.com

BENEFITS: Competitive salary, Contributory pension scheme, interest-free season ticket loan, 25 days holidays, excellent training and development opportunities

'Newsquest is committed to encouraging diversity throughout its workforce'

Date posted: 07/02/12 11:07 Closing date: 17/02/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: news | specialist writers | new media |

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Computing is looking for an enthusiastic reporter to join the team on the UK's leading business technology publication. The successful candidate will have some experience in journalism and a desire to be involved in all aspects of modern journalism, covering news, analysis and features in print and on the web, as well as areas such web seminars and other video content including interviews and case studies.

The Role:

Based in Incisive Media's Soho offices, the role involves writing content aimed at an audience of senior technology professionals, following developments in the IT sector and building up a contact base of industry experts.

The ideal candidate will have a journalism or IT degree, with some experience working on a technology publication. They will have a strong news sense, excellent writing ability and the confidence to build relationships with industry contacts. Equally important is hands on experience with technology, and an ability to form an opinion on different vendor offerings and positions. An enthusiasm for technology is an absolute prerequisite of the role as you will be expected to quickly master the subject matter and the technology journalist's constant companion - the TLA (Three Letter Acronym).

The Benefits:

In little more than a decade, Incisive Media has grown from the launch publisher of a single B2B financial magazine to a global business media company with a portfolio that is the envy of its peers. Whether communicating in print, in person or online, Incisive Media prides itself on its entrepreneurial culture, creating market-leading products for the industries we serve.

As you would expect from a leading specialist business information provider, we place a high value on our employees and are striving to be an employer of choice. In doing so we offer highly attractive rewards packages, an environment where performance is recognised and rewarded, jobs and careers are fostered and people are respected to ensure we attract and retain the calibre of people that we need for our rapidly expanding business.

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Date posted: 07/02/12 09:50 Closing date: 05/03/12
Salary: Up to £21K DoE Location: London, All
Categories: news |

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We are looking for a keen individual who wants to carve a reputation in a challenging news environment, building an impressive career off the back of a solid foundation.

A dynamic title – headed up by two experienced journalists, long established in this global sector – is seeking a graduate to work as reporter on a title that is rapidly becoming market leader for breaking news and views on infrastructure investments.

Operating out of offices on The King’s Road, Chelsea, the successful candidate will write news and features on investments into Renewables, Social Infrastructure and Transport – with a central focus on finance.

This is an exciting role for an ambitious graduate seeking a training in business journalism on the front line, tracking billions of dollars of investments – even in this tough market – into major construction and energy projects.

Reporting into deputy editor Ila Halai (formerly IJ and Infra-News) and editor Angus Leslie Melville (formerly editor at EMAP title Infrastructure Journal), you will benefit from years of experience in the growing market of infrastructure investments and be introduced to the leading players in the international arena.

We are keen to hire a candidate with fire in the belly and a real desire to impress the reader at a title where commitment and effort will be rewarded.

We are looking for people to start as paid interns for the first month to ascertain that he/she is right for the role, followed by a full-time position.

We may appoint before the deadline and if the right person is interviewed, they may be taken on immediately.

Please send CVs and covering letters to i.halai@inspiratia.com, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk

 

Date posted: 06/02/12 16:48 Closing date: 05/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Categories: features | news | specialist writers | new media | internships |

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This vacancy is for a content curator for the Global News Hub for co-operatives website: www.thenews.coop, which brings together content from co-operatives around the world on one platform. This is managed by the UK-based Co-operative News, the 140-year-old newspaper for co-operatives.

As well as creating original content, you will also be the main administrator for the website and be responsible for many things including moderating comments to taking our social media strategy to the next level.

The United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives and co-operatives are big business, which represent a billion people across the world. They also touch many areas of society that are extremely relevant today including fair trade, renewable energy, global poverty and finance.

Responsibilities:

• Have a keen eye for the best stories to promote on the website and social networks and the printed Co-operative News
• Moderate website content, comments and social network channels
• Create original content around themes, and respond to fast-happening topical events
• Other relevant work as required

Requirements:

• Communications or journalism background
• Research and write compelling stories, which will include interviewing people and attending conferences and events
• Execute searches and research across many sources, including Google and social networks
• Find new sources of content, such as blogs, co-operative websites and other hard-to-find websites
• Form partnerships with content creators
• First-hand experience with managing, publishing and engaging users across social networks
• Organised, with attention to detail and working to tight deadlines and fast turnaround
• To routinely collect feedback and provide monthly statistics on the performance of the website; and social media initiatives (ie. visitor numbers, identify poorly performing areas of the website etc…)
• Must be able to create and format spreadsheets
• Understanding of basic HTML and foundation-level web technologies, such as RSS
• Ability to learn and understand new technologies

Desirable, but not essential:

• Fluency in writing or speaking foreign languages (French/Spanish preferable)
• Knowledge and a passion for co-operatives
• Experience and knowledge of data visualisation tools to create content such as infographics, maps, charts and diagrams.
• Understanding of a website statistics tool such as Google Analytics
• Multimedia experience (know how to use a camera for video/photography or format video/audio for the web)

This is a full-time position based in Manchester, UK. We may consider part-time and flexible working patterns.

How to Apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter to jobs@thenews.coop, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk. 

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In your application, to help give us an overview of your skills, please tell us how you will help drive readership for the Co-operative News website.

Company Description

Co-operative News is both a printed publication for UK co-operatives and a news service for co-ops worldwide through its Global News Hub website www.thenews.coop. A hybrid co-operative that is both owned by co-operatives and individual members, Co-operative Press Ltd was established in 1871, which makes us the oldest co-operative newspaper in the world — and also, arguably, the oldest democratically controlled paper.

We also run the short web address maker at: http://s.coop/

Date posted: 06/02/12 13:33 Closing date: 05/03/12
Salary: £16-20K Location: Manchester, England
Categories: features | news | new media |

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The International Business Times is a global online publication with 17 different editions across 14 countries. We are currently looking for an experienced sports editor to manage and contribute to the output of our sports desk.

The candidate is expected to have experience in covering and breaking exclusive football news. Football will form the core of the news covered by the sports desk at the London newsroom.

The main duties of the sports editor will be:

• Subediting the work of the sports desk accurately and quickly
• Managing the IBTimes UK sports page
• Liaising with journalists and the editors
• Writing sports news articles
• Increasing the readership of IBTimes UK sports coverage
• Breaking exclusive football and other sports news stories

Preferred candidates for this role will have:

• Proven track record as a sports editor or journalist at a reputable news organisation
• Worked at an online news organisation
• Good understanding of online journalism
• Awareness of SEO
• The ability to work quickly and effectively in a target driven newsroom
• Good network of contacts

Salary: DoE

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to careers@ibtimes.co.uk (mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk) and please place “sports editor” in the subject of the email.

Date posted: 06/02/12 12:00 Closing date: 06/03/12
Salary: DoE Location: London, England
Hours Per Week:40
Categories: news | section editors |

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The PIE News is an online b2b news site for Professionals in International Education (www.thepienews.com). 

We are searching for an Editorial Assistant, initially for a six-month contract, to join our small team of two and write, research and do a million and one other administrative tasks, whilst learning about this sector. 

We are a growing company and this could be a springboard into a full-time position for the right person. 

Readers of our site run businesses that involve international students - specialist study abroad travel agencies, education institutions, language schools etc. They are based around the world.

We'd like to hear from people with journalism/media experience or education and an interest in writing for business titles. No soft features here. We may ask you to intern for a day as part of our interview process. Experience of studying abroad possibly an advantage, but most important is enthusiasm, a can-do attitude and some natural writing skill and newshunting ability. A personable character also helps as the job may well involve networking. 

Prompt start required.

To apply for this role please email your CV and covering letter to amy@thepienews.com, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk.

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Date posted: 06/02/12 09:53 Closing date: 17/02/12
Salary: £17K pro rata Location: London, England
Hours Per Week:37.5
Categories: editorial assistants and trainees |

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