As a journalist, you'll use your creativity, research and writing skills to produce stories, articles and features. You might work for a local or national newspaper, magazine or trade publication. Learn more about becoming a journalist, how your career might develop, and what you'll need to do to get a job.
A role in journalism will involve researching, writing and editing stories for publication. Working with other writers and editors, your work will be a key part of the publication. You might go freelance or get an in-house role working for local, regional or national newspapers, general interest or specialist magazines, retail or business publications.
Jobs can be hard to get, so you'll need to be resilient, and proactive in developing your own network to help you find opportunities. It's an exciting career path, where you'll get to learn about new topics and shape the public perception of events, people and places.
Journalism can be a varied job, and your daily tasks might include:
The average salary for a journalist in the UK is £31,720. Graduates start at around £22,000.
It's likely that you'll have to travel for this role. This might be to attend interviews, meetings, industry events or other networking events. You might have the opportunity to travel overseas too, for example if you're working for an international organisation, or researching a story involving another country.
Many journalists are freelance, and often work from home with occasional trips to the office.
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