Magazine features editor : Employers and vacancy sources

The biggest employers in the industry are the large multi-title publishing companies, but opportunities are also available with small, independent publishers and in-house magazines. Online magazines are also becoming an increasingly useful vacancy source.

There are opportunities in many different areas, including:

• newspaper supplements;
• online publications;
• general consumer magazines;
• specialist consumer magazines;
• business-to-business or trade magazines (such as the Press Gazette for journalists);
• customer or in-house publications.

Each of these areas can include many different titles. General consumer magazines, for instance, cover interests such the arts, news, entertainment, health and sport. To access a detailed list of the UK’s magazine publications, look online at Media UK .

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Guardian Jobs
• Hold the Front Page
• Journalism.co.uk
• Press Gazette
• The recruitment pages of publisher's own website.

The majority of jobs are not advertised. Using established contacts/networks within the industry, which can be built up through experience, is a good way to find out about opportunities. Alternatively, contact magazine editors directly.

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