Leapfrog to success
Incisive Media offers an Editorial Training Programme which gives you the opportunity to get into journalism. If you are a graduate looking to start an editorial career or if you are currently in work and are looking for a career change, this scheme is for you.
Starting in September each year, Incisive recruits editorial trainees to write on real publications in real journalism jobs. From day one, we expect our trainees to write for our award winning and market leading titles, both in print and online. We provide excellent development opportunities to extend your skills in areas including interviewing, media law, news writing and writing for the web. Through both structured class-room based courses and on-the-job training, we will give you the launch pad to start your editorial career.
Previous editorial trainees have progressed to dizzy heights in Incisive Media. After starting on the programme in 2004 Andrew Tjaardstra is now Editor of Professional Broking, the UK’s leading publication for the insurance broking industry. Read on to see where your career with Incisive Media could take you:
"In just under two years with Incisive Media, I’ve been on assignment to Geneva, Zürich, Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, met decision-makers at some of the biggest names in finance, drank champagne at the Royal Society of Arts and clinked glasses in the riverside Members" Bar at Parliament.
"I’d definitely recommend the Editorial Training Scheme to anyone who wants to gain an invaluable first step in a career in business journalism. From day one we were given both excellent training and real responsibilities on our titles. I’ve learned so much since joining the training scheme and gained a great deal of experience. Plus, seeing your name in print is still a thrill."
Andrew Sheen – Staff Writer, Life & Pensions - 2007 Trainee
"The scheme is a fantastic opportunity in a notoriously tough to break industry. My role on Structured Products saw me working as a fully fledged reporter from day one, and has taken me all over the world and led to some amazing experiences, including Colorado, New York, Toronto, Paris, Miami…the list continues! On the day the scheme finished, I was promoted to Assistant Editor Online of the magazine, which I never thought I would have achieved within 12 months."
Sophia Morrell – Assistant Editor Online, Structured Products – 2007 Trainee
"The fact you join the programme at the same time as a few other people is really helpful as you’ll all be in the same boat – basically not having a clue what’s going on, but at least you’re in it together! The training courses themselves are a useful grounding, but in reality you do most of your learning just by writing articles for your own magazine. The highlights of my first year have been the chance to travel to Chicago, New York and Zurich for conferences."
Marcus Jones – Reporter, FX Week - 2008 Trainee
"When I joined Incisive, I had no experience in journalism at all. Through the training I received, as well as on-the-job interaction with my editors, I have come a long way in a short time. Of course, I am not the complete article at the end of my first year, but I have made significant steps in that direction."
Alistair Marsh – Reporter, Risk Magazine - 2008 Trainee
Applications for the 2009 intake have now closed
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