Your future in magazines: careers advice from The Periodicals Training Council (PTC)

Welcome to our careers page.

PTC is convinced there is no better career than one in magazines and business media! We are passionate about the industry and are committed to encouraging new stars. We provide an insight into the industry through our targeted masterclasses and seminars, attend career fairs to promote jobs in magazines and run awards events and competitions to identify and celebrate the very best emerging talent. We also monitor the standards of courses supplied by external training providers ensuring they provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to get onto that first crucial rung of the ladder (see the pages on PTC accredited courses).

The PTC careers guide, Mag Scene, gives information on a range of publishing sectors such as consumer, specialist, customer, data and online. It also covers a number of publishing roles, including editorial, sales, media law, production, circulation and marketing. Click below for information on:

• Getting your first job
• Work experience
• Guide to PTC accredited courses
• Schedule of accreditation visits

Click below to read about people's experiences of the following career paths in magazine publishing and business media:

• Publisher
• Marketing/ circulation
• Design
• Sales
• Production
• Brand development
• Editorial/ writing

A message from PTC Chairman, Nick Brett, Deputy Managing Director and Group Editorial Director of BBC Magazines

"Congratulations on taking the first step towards a life in magazines - by finding the Periodical Training Council's website.

The PTC is our industry's training and people management lead body and we are committed to ensuring that a pure and strong stream of talented and creative people continues to flow into the heart of our business.

We need people who have the vision and commitment to produce magazines that reach out to readers in new and engaging ways. If that sounds like you and if you have the ability and desire to train and use your creative skills to the full then you can look forward to a career of opportunities. Our future lies with you. So if you want to be part of this challenging and exciting world then read on - and believe in yourself."

Please contact PTC to request a free copy of Mag Scene which tells you everything you need to know about careers in magazine and business media. All the latest accreditation information can be found in the careers and training pages.

Download a PDF of Mag Scene

The Periodicals Training Council (PTC)
Queens House
55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LJ

Call Ruth Ganthony on 020 7400 7570

PTC: the lead body for best practice in training and development and people management for the magazine publishing industry.