Building on the success of the PTC New Journalist Awards, the new event will promote and reward excellence across an expanded range of publishing job functions, from editorial and design through to marketing, sales and circulation.
Students studying on journalism and publishing courses accredited by the Periodicals Training Council (PTC) will also continue to be recognised at the event, with the Most Promising Student Journalist of the Year award now separated into undergraduate and postgraduate categories.
The addition of new categories takes the total number of awards to 18 – double the number handed out at the 2010 PTC New Journalist of the Year Awards.
Loraine Davies, PTC Director, said: “The PTC New Journalist of the Year Awards has for years provided a showcase for those with outstanding editorial promise and the winners have gone on to become some of the stars of our industry.
“With the launch of the PTC New Talent Awards we have extended this platform to recognise the broad range of skills that are crucial to the success of today’s media brands.”
The PTC New Talent Awards are open for entry until September 23, 2011.
Winners will be unveiled at a glittering ceremony in central London in February 2012 following two rounds of judging. A final third judging panel will select an overall winner.
Categories include:
• New Editor
• New Section Editor
• New Sub Editor
• New Consumer Journalist
• New Consumer Specialist/Customer Journalist
• New Designer
• New Business News Journalist
• New Business Features Journalist
• Most Promising Student Journalist (undergraduate)
• Most Promising Student Journalist (postgraduate)
• New Publisher
• New Ad Manager
• New Sales Executive
• New Classified Sales Executive
• New Marketing Executive
• New Direct Marketing Executive
• New Newstrade / Circulation Marketing Executive
