Media careers resources

Careers information

• Career Moves Group

  Specialises in finding careers in HR, media, publishing, broadcast division, digital division and music division.

• Creative Future

  A guide to careers in the creative industries.

• Danny Stack blog

  This blog has useful tips on the sector and updates on competitions.

• Mediargh

  Jobs, advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production careers in the UK

• Prospects - Overview of the media and internet sector in the UK

  The media and internet sector is experiencing an exciting period of change, with its focus continuing to shift to digital. Find out who the main employers are and what working conditions you can expect…

• Skillset - Careers in Publishing

  Up-to-date information on work with the sector including training and education, careers information and useful links

• The BBC Writers Room

  Sector relevant information for budding writers.

• The Job Crowd - media and broadcasting

  Media reviews, salaries, interview tips, jobs, the top media companies and more – based on thousands of reviews posted anonymously by graduates working in media.

• University of Manchester Careers - Publishing

  Gives an overview of the sector and lists useful websites for further reading.

• Welcome to Skillset - Skillset

  A guide to careers in the creative industries.

Trade publications

• Advertising Standards Authority

  Independent body set up by the advertising industry to police the rules laid down in the advertising codes of practice.

• Brand Republic

  Main weekly sector magazine full of industry news and trends as well as a jobs section. Useful site to research agencies and pick up information on communications careers.

• Broadcast

  Television news, blogs, data and analysis.

• Digital Spy

  Updated around-the-clock with news and features in entertainment areas such as showbiz, movies, music and television while the media section covers the latest in the TV broadcasting industry, with a particular focus on digital television and television eq

• Holdthefrontpage

  Website featuring news stories and information about the UK regional press, also contains jobs section and careers information for online and print journalism.

• Media UK: british tv, radio, newspapers and magazines; contacts, news ...

  A comprehensive list of newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations in the UK, with contact details.

• Media Week

  Online media related information and news which includes a job search.

• New Media Age

  Lists the top 100 interactive agencies. Contains news, opinions and jobs too.

• New Media Regulation

  Covering the business of interactive media, New Media Age give you the chance to join their regulations pages to keep up to date with all things in media regulations.

• Press Gazette

  Useful industry information with freelance and job search sections.

• The Associated Press

  Delivers unbiased news all across the world through a variety of medias.

• THE DRUM

  Designed for the media and marketing industries in Scotland, keep up to date with news, view jobs, event listings and read their features.

• The Economist

  Economist.com is the premier online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultur

• The Knowledge Online

  The definitive UK source of contacts within the TV, video and film production industries.

• The PR Press Network

  Provides of sites and services for public relations companies and other media professionals in the UK and around the world. Includes a 'mail centre' - a list of links to newsletters and alert services.

Job sites

• Adformatie

  This website covers communication, marketing, sales and creative jobs

• Brand Republic Jobs

  Marketing, advertising and media jobsite.

• Campaign Asia

  Campaign Jobs is the leading specialist job site for marketing, advertising and media jobs in Asia

• FPJQ

  Media jobs in Montreal and across Quebec

• Guardian Jobs

  Well known jobs website - searchable by sector. Media, marketing and PR jobs published in The Guardian on Monday and Saturday. UK-based job site with a wide range of vacancies

• It's Nice That Jobsboard

  Job board for the creative industries.

• Job Exchange

  French site with vacancies in ICT, including Internet, audiovisual and digital creation, design, 2- and 3-D animation, DVDs and video games

• Journalism Jobs

  Journalism jobs website - international. Sister site of PolicyLibrary Part of the Policy Library resources website group

• Journalism.co.uk

  Details news about the world of journalism, job listings and information about training in Journalism.

• Media Job Search Canada

  Canadian media opportunities

• Media Jobs

  Russian media job site, including articles and careers advice about the sector

• Media Week Jobs

  Specialist job site for media vacancies. Sectors covered include national and regional press, TV, radio, business and consumer magazines, digital/online, advertising, conferences, events and exhibitions

• Mediargh

  Jobs, advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production careers in the UK

• Medienjobs.ch

  Swiss job site specialising in the areas of media and communication

• Newsquest

  Second largest regional and local newspaper publisher in UK. Website contains jobs section.

• Poptent

  A community of filmmakers, actors, comedians, grips, animators and others who are connecting to each other and to companies that want to pay them for their talents

• Prosperity Recruitment

  One of Ireland’s largest digital, marketing, creative, advertising and media recruitment agencies.

• Social Media Stages

  Internship agency for the social media, marketing and communication sectors in The Netherlands

• The Job Crowd - media and broadcasting

  Media reviews, salaries, interview tips, jobs, the top media companies and more – based on thousands of reviews posted anonymously by graduates working in media.

• The Unit List

  A community resource and job site for workers in television production and complementary platforms.

Recruitment agencies

Before approaching a recruitment agency, please read our advice on how to get the most from the interaction. See recruitment agencies: the basics.

• Career Moves Group

  Specialises in finding careers in HR, media, publishing, broadcast division, digital division and music division.

• Classic Consulting

  Works with a wide range of businesses of all sizes and sectors across the Sussex region on temporary, contract and permanent positions

• Fuel Recruitment Agency

  Fuel was founded in 2003 and is a Technical and Management Recruitment Specialist. They particularly specialise in IT, Telecoms, Broadcast, New Media and Engineering Industries.

• Grosvenor Clive and Stokes - Recruitment Agency

  A recruitment agency working primarily in the Energy & Infrastructure, Professional Services and Technology, Media & Telecoms sectors. Offices are located in London.

• Handle Recruitment

  Recruitment agency in media, marketing, sales, human resources, finance and legal.

• Neil's Recruitment Co. - Recruitment Consultancy

  Small, specialist recruitment company focused on digital media working with major media agencies and brands that recruit graduates.

• Pathfinders Media Recruitment

  Recruitment agency specialising in the marketing, media, PR and advertising sectors. Opportunities for graduates looking for their first job.

• PFJ

  Focuses on careers in media.

• Prosperity Recruitment

  One of Ireland’s largest digital, marketing, creative, advertising and media recruitment agencies.

• Stopgap

  Media recruitment agency - particularly marketing positions.

• The Buffkin Group - Recruitment Agency

  The Buffkin Group recruits executives in Marketing, Healthcare, Technology, Media and Non Profit, serving public, private, venture and private equity backed companies. Office locations are Nashville, New York, Greenwich and Washington D.C.