NUJ members work across a diverse range of sectors and roles.
We represent staff and freelances who live in the UK and Ireland or work for organisations based in those countries. Membership is also open to any English language journalists or journalists working in English who are members of an IFJ-affiliated union that has a reciprocal agreement with the NUJ.
Our members work in digital media, newspapers, news agencies, broadcasting, photography, magazines, journals, book publishing, public relations and communications.
They work in roles including:
- Writers, sub-editors and editors
- Presenters, correspondents, producers and podcasters
- PR and communications professionals
- Illustrators and creative artists working in the media, PR and communications
- Photographers and videographers, including in fashion and advertising
- Advertising copywriters
- Editorial content creation and social media
- Front-end developers and coders
- Teachers of journalism in further or higher education
- Translators who work in editorial and communications settings
Membership is open to any staff at media companies where no other union is active. This includes staff in non-editorial roles.
Our student membership is open to those studying on a journalism course or who are involved in student journalism supported by the National Union of Students in the UK or the Union of Students in Ireland.
Journalists who are seeking asylum in the UK or Ireland can apply for membership too.
Find out more about the types of members and how much it costs.