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Have a look at and to find out what roles in this sector involve and how to get into them. These are some of the job profiles available:

Journalism

For information on undertaking a postgraduate or vocational training course, see Study & Training.

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Employers look for skills including:

• the ability to write quickly, clearly, succinctly and passionately
• excellent grammar and spelling
• commitment, perseverance and the ability to be comfortable asking strangers uncomfortable questions
• curiosity: a lively and enquiring mind
• the ability to strike up a rapport with all kinds of people
• 100 words per minute shorthand
• a knowledge of media law
• multimedia skills including video and blogging, writing for search optimisation and multi platforms

Starting salaries for graduate jobs in journalism and writing can vary depending on location and the type of role.

The average salary for someone working in journalism 6 months after completing an accredited postgraduate  is £22,500.

To get an idea of typical starting salaries use the following resources:

• our  offers access to The Pay Index. This shows you how salaries vary across different roles, industries and locations
• job profiles, such as those listed on  or 
• vacancy sites such as  and 

For information about how to negotiate a salary, visit Handling job offers.

• Browse our NCL Graduate Employment and Work Experience directories. See where our students and graduates have had work experience, or been employed.
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Searching for reviews online can be a useful way to get an idea of what to expect from certain roles or employers. Reviews are written by employees with different opinions about what makes a good employer.

Use the following review sites for inspiration and insight into the recruitment process:

• - placement year reviews written by students.
• – graduate job reviews
• – company reviews from employees

Read career guides for this sector, such as:  

Journalism career guides

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Writing career guides

• - champions new talent in film, television, radio and theatre.

Useful blogs

• - career resources from an experienced UK screenwriter
• - blog from an award-winning scientific journalist. See for advice.
• - interviews with apprentices and trainees talking about their experiences at the BBC

Use online magazines and journals to follow news from your industry. Reading about trends and developments is important for applications and interviews.

Examples include:

• The ,

For North East sector insights, visit:

• - printed magazines promoting achievements that impact the local economy.

Attend events to hear directly from professionals in the industry.

See our Events and workshops page for upcoming events, including recruitment fairs and employer and sector insights.

Our Creative Careers event takes place in semester two. It often includes journalists, writers, editors and other creative industry professionals. Sign up to sessions to hear about their career experiences and advice on how to gain experience.

Join relevant student societies such as the , or the . Take the opportunity to learn new skills, share your work and meet people with shared interests.

Use social media to find industry insights.

Join on LinkedIn to keep up to date. Posts often include news, events and opportunities. You can also find useful insights on careers on X and TikTok. Treat these with caution, as not all content may be accurate.

Find out more about how to use social media for your career.

Consider joining a relevant professional body/industry network

Professional bodies often:

• run networking events
• have specialist groups you could join
• post vacancies on behalf of their members
• have member directories, useful for speculative applications

Journalism organisations

Writing organisations

• - writing development agency for the North East of England
• - includes a section
• is a group of writers for children and teenagers.

Scientific and technical writing organisations

• - includes science journalists

Media and creative organisations

• - for regional and local media
• is the regional film and television agency for the North East of England.
• - UK trade association for magazine publishing
• - national development agency for the arts
• - UK Sector Skills Council (SSC) for journalists and writers

Finding professional bodies worldwide

includes articles, job and internship opportunities, courses and scholarships

GoinGlobal’s country guides include details of professional bodies. Find them under ‘Professional and Personal Networking’ on each individual country guide.

• know and love the medium you want to work in
• whoever you apply for, make sure you're familiar with their content and show enthusiasm for it
• do your homework and find out staff names, roles and everything you can about the company
• call them to find out who's in charge of work experience and address your recipient by name
• write a brief email, introducing yourself, explaining what you're looking for and your skills
• tailor each email to the specific publication

Use our resources to get started:

• - search for internships and placements in the North East, UK and overseas. Register/log in to access vacancies and sign up for personalised email alerts
• Internships, placements & shadowing - links to vacancy sites
• Global work experience - for internships or placements abroad

The following organisations offer opportunities for work experience or internships

• - run regular free half-day journalism workshops in London and Manchester
• – opportunities in news
• experience and mentoring
• – programmes for young people. Includes competition for aspiring broadcast journalists

Search the following external sites for more opportunities:

• - posts writing opportunities for current students or recent graduates
• lists some internships and trainee schemes
• - links to sources of opportunities, mainly unpaid
• - internships and work experience related to journalism
• – register for free to access internships
• – fashion content writing internships

For further advice on finding work experience, see .

The Careers Service runs flexible term-time and summer internships with local employers and on campus. NCL internships are aimed at all students, from any stage and often include content writing projects.

Search for these under Vacancies on . Type in ‘NCL internship’ into the text search box.

You can find these advertised throughout the academic year. Full-time summer opportunities are advertised from around March.

advertises internships and scholarship opportunities around the world.

Access GoinGlobal for internships in over 120 global locations, updated daily. Search for opportunities in the local language, as well as in English. You can also use their country guides to find:

• additional vacancy websites
• CV, application and interview advice
• advice on living and working in different countries and cities around the world

If you’re looking for inspiration, try searching our directories. You can see where our students have had internships and placements in the last five years. To see all results in a search category, keep the search field blank.

The resources in this section advertise both graduate jobs and graduate schemes. See our graduate jobs page to understand the difference between them.

For graduate schemes, apply as early as possible.

UK applications typically open early in the academic year from September or October. Some close as early as November-December. Many employers close applications as soon as their places are filled.

Graduate jobs tend to be immediate start positions which can be available all year round. You are more likely to apply for these towards the end of your studies.

Use our resources to get started:

• – search for graduate schemes and graduate jobs in the North East, UK and overseas. Register/log in to access vacancies and sign up for personalised email alerts
• Graduate Jobs – lists graduate vacancy sites

Journalism vacancy sites

•  – include 

Writing vacancy sites

Writers are almost exclusively self-employed. Most publishing houses will not accept unsolicited manuscripts, so consider employing an agent. lists literary agents.

You could look for opportunities using the following resources:

• - includes technical writer vacancies

See International jobs for details of overseas vacancy sites.

Access GoinGlobal for job adverts in over 120 global locations, updated daily. Search for opportunities in the local language, as well as in English. You can also use their country guides to find:

• additional vacancy websites
• CV, application and interview advice
• advice on living and working in different countries and cities around the world

Start by identifying organisations you are interested in. Our guide to finding organisations below can help. Then use the following steps to approach them speculatively about possible opportunities:

1. Identify a contact name to address your cover letter to. Call or email to find out who handles recruitment within the organisation. Or, find a key contact in the department you want to work in.
2. Send them a tailored CV and cover letter. Express your enthusiasm for the sector. Show that you have researched the company.
3. Follow up your speculative application with a phone call, or email, around a week later. This shows you are serious and motivated.
4. If your application was unsuccessful, ask for feedback or advice, and keep trying!

You can use this approach at any point in the year. We recommend that you:

• start your research as early as possible to gather relevant contacts
• contact organisations around three months before you want the opportunity to begin

• find organisations on . Select ‘search' then 'organisations’
• use the business directories and databases on our Researching employers page
• search for companies on LinkedIn. The tool shows you where 缅北禁地 graduates are currently working
• browse our directories. See where our students and graduates have had work experience, or been employed

• - search employers by sector
• 鈥� UK media directory. Includes all daily and weekly newspapers as well as media companies
• - searchable directories for the British media industry
• Professional body websites sometimes include member directories, which are helpful for finding employers.
• 鈥� a crowd-sourced database. Offers information about pay rates across print and digital media publications
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Find a global list of newspapers at

Search GoinGlobal’s employer directory for company information in 196 countries. Their country guides list professional bodies around the world.

Getting involved in media while at University is a great way to develop and showcase your skills

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• - opportunities for writers, editors, and content creators
• (Facebook page)
• - opportunity to pitch articles for a UK wide student news network
• - an online magazine aimed at young people aged 18-30, includes advice on how to pitch to them

You can find volunteer vacancies and build up broadcasting experience.

• The includes a
• has a list of UK community radio stations

Get feedback on your work, showcase your skills, make contacts and, of course, win prizes.

• - extensive list of journalism and student journalism awards
• lists competitions, courses and other opportunities
• 鈥� students from state-school backgrounds are eligible to apply. Prize includes a week work experience at the Guardian
• - annual competition. Offers cash prizes, mentoring and support to writers based in the North of England. Opens in November and closes in February
• - comprehensive list of competitions and prizes

To help you develop your skills and gain relevant experience, you could:

• consider creating your own blog, vlog or website to showcase your work. Contribute to websites or forums which allow users to submit reviews or comments
• sign up for free online courses to develop new skills. Eg if you’re interested in copywriting skills, you could look at SEO or keyword research courses
• complete a free virtual internship. For example, with , you can filter by career interest to find job simulations
• attend events and network to make contacts and connections, eg through
• see volunteering for potential opportunities

• - directory of more than 1,500 professional journalists
• The gives details of press agencies. Useful for those who are interested in working for themselves in the UK

• The Writers' Guild of Great Britain - information on and offer a free contract vetting

• - includes a list of accredited courses and general careers advice
• - advice on careers in broadcast journalism and a list of accredited courses
• - courses in news, sports and magazine journalism, in London and 缅北禁地
• - includes list of accredited courses in journalism

• - bursary-awarding fund to help Black and Asian students through training
• - offers annual bursaries for postgraduate study
• - US study
• - list awards, scholarships and competitions

For more information on postgraduate courses and funding, see Further Study.