How to get into fashion journalism

Fashion journalism is one of the most exciting media spheres.

You’ll find our fashion journalism course graduates covering fashion shows across the world. They write for websites, blogs and magazines.

A fashion journalist writes or broadcasts on the world of fashion. This may involve covering trends, news, reviewing new collections and interviewing designers or key players in the industry.

Take a look at this videos about the role of a fashion journalist:

This article gives you tips on starting in fashion journalism:

www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/worklife/careers/a15975/how-to-become-a-fashion-journalist/

Prospects state that the average pay for a newspaper journalist is £24,500, but this varies between regional and national newspapers.

Freelance rates vary. According to Londonfreelanc.org fees can vary from £1900 per 1000 words for a big US magazine to £700 per 1000 words for a large circulation UK magazine and £420 per 1000 words for a smaller UK-based consumer magazine.

There are many places to look for work, including these websites:

www.indeed.co.uk/Fashion-Journalism-jobs
www.fashionworkie.com
www.gorkanajobs.co.uk/jobs/journalist

See our fashion journalism course