Young Journos in Scotland Newsletter #36
Job opportunities: Glasgow Film Festival, openDemocracy, The Critic, JPI Media, Reach
Hi, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well, I’m surely enjoying this fall weather 🍁
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This is the Young Journos in Scotland Newsletter, a weekly rundown of the best journalist and writing opportunities in Scotland. As usual, below you’ll find the most recent job opportunities in the Scottish media industry (plus some extra freelance and home-working gigs).
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Issue #36 - Thursday 7 October
The Critic is looking to hire a full-time Deputy Online Editor to work partly from home as well as from their office in Westminster.
DC Thomson is recruiting for a Senior Journalist in Inverness.
Fifth Ring is looking for a Mid-Weight Copywriter to join their team in either Aberdeen, Houston or Singapore.
The Calvert Journal is hiring a staff writer to find and produce important, unusual, and impactful cultural stories from across Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.
Among loads of other opportunities, Reach is looking for a Watford FC Writer to work part-time and remotely.
JPI Media is also offering a range of different vacancies, including for a Political Reporter, a Crime Reporter, an Engagement Editor, and a Local Democracy Reporter.
openDemocracy is recruiting an Africa Editor. The position is fully remote and full time.
Stylist is hiring a Features Assistant. The role can be remote or from Stylist’s Fleet Street HQ.
Complete Fiction needs a Writer's Assistant for a Netflix show, must be UK based. MENA (Middle Eastern & North African) &/or Muslim heritage candidates are particularly encouraged.
The Scottish Daily Mail is hiring some Freelance News Sub-editors for occasional casual shifts.
TripSavvy is expanding its roster in the next month or so. This is a part-time gig, - most writers will work on around 10 stories per month.
Ben Smoke, Political Editor at HUCK Magazine, is looking for pitches on climate change + fight against it. He’s particularly interested to hear from those from the global south or activists//communities that don't have a presence on the international stage (e.g. COP).
TAPE Collective is looking to commission 12 pieces responding to BUT WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM? to accompany their short film programme. £120 - £180 depending on the length and form the work takes.
Aurelia Magazine is on the hunt for first-person pieces, especially about love, lust, food, lessons, identity and responses to news/culture.
SuperParent is accepting freelance pitches for features. Do you have a story idea to share about family-friendly video gaming, parenting and technology, or anything else they cover? Get in touch.
Ben Allen is looking for writers to contribute to their regular Fitness Diary slot on British GQ.
Dying to share your opinions on No Time To Die? Digital Spy wants to hear them.
LESS, a journal on degrowth, radical sufficiency and decolonisation in Scotland, is looking to expand its pool of illustrators.
Glasgow Film Festival is hiring a Marketing Coordinator, a Marketing Assistant, and a Press Coordinator.
The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a remote Advocacy Communications Specialist who can leverage creative, global advocacy to advance Wikimedia’s free knowledge public policy agenda.
The University of Edinburgh is recruiting a part-time Communications and Marketing Officer. The role is based in Edinburgh, get your applications in before the 26th of October.
BAFTA Albert is looking for a full-time International Production Co-ordinator to join its team. The role is remote but you’ll be required to travel to London frequently.
Aberdeen-based EthosEnergy is hiring a Global Communications Manager. The ideal candidate will have proven B2B communications experience within global, matrixed organizations.
The Hugo Young Award’s entries for the 2021 award are open. The winner will have their piece published on The Guardian, the opportunity to shadow a Guardian journalist and will receive a cash prize of £500.
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I hope you enjoyed this newsletter and found it useful. Until next time, have a great week, folks!