Job Vacancies

Part-time PA to the Director

We are seeking to recruit an experienced right-hand person for the Director, able to commit at least ten hours a week over the next two years to the charity.  You will have spent a minimum of five years in a similar post.  The office is based in Old Street.  Remuneration and conditions on application.  Please email your CV and a covering letter to info@lapidomedia.com  

Job posted 23 June 2011.  Now filled (15 July 2011).

Freelance Journalists Wanted

New Statesmanwriter Tom Holland called us ‘bold and timely’.  Muslim former radical Ghayasuddin Siddiqui praises our ‘objectivity’.  Lapido Media (www.lapidomedia.com) is now seeking to build on its reputation for in-depth reportage in the new field of religious literacy in world affairs.

We are building a register of journalists who understand that religion and politics do mix.

‘A massive indifference to and ignorance of religion by secular journalists meant we didn’t see either 9/11 or 7/7 coming’, said Washington-based journalist Paul Marshall.

If that matters to you; and if you’ve got shorthand and a portfolio of relevant work, contact us about commissions now.  NUJ rates apply. office@lapidomedia.com

Interns

If you’d like to get involved, and feel you have something to offer, we would be pleased to hear from you.  There are lots of opportunities for graduates with a degree in law, media studies, international relations or sociology of religion.  We are particularly interested in aspiring journalists. 

Sophie Willis is a third-year undergraduate at Newcastle University.  She is studying History and Philosophy and interned at Lapido Media over the summer of 2011:

"I have learnt more in the past month working at Lapido Media, than I have in the past two years of University. I have come away with new skills and a deeper understanding of the role religion plays in politics and society worldwide. Going into my third year at university in October I have decided to base my dissertation on a research topic that I began in my short stint with Lapido.  Jenny is an excellent mentor. The energy she has put into teaching and encouraging me has given me so much confidence in my own ability to write and research. Jenny’s hands-on approach has opened up many doors for my future. Shadowing Jenny to her various meetings and conferences has made the experience intense and exciting. I have loved every minute of it!"

Jessica Mason is a third-year legal studies MA student at SOAS, London University who interned for Lapido Media in 2010:

“I first heard of Lapido Media from a friend who was interning at the time; she was moving on to another job and was seeking her replacement. I was a bit apprehensive about the position, as I had never done any work outside of academia before. I also had little training in media. However, my time here has been an incredible learning experience. Sharpening my research skills has been particularly valuable, as has becoming familiar with the English-language media. Dr. Taylor’s exposition on media writing has helped to cut down on a somewhat meandering style developed in university. I also had several opportunities to work on my own interests as they related to Lapido’s purpose.“