Career resources for journalists
The Trans Journalists Association offers a number of programs and resources to support journalists. Some are limited to active TJA members; others are open to all applicants or participants.
Career services
The TJA offers a host of career services. Some are available year-round; others are available only for a short time period and require an application. Follow our newsletter to receive updates when new stipend, fellowship, and mentorship opportunities are announced.
Level Up Initiative
The Trans Journalists Association provides professional development stipends of $250 and $500 to journalists pursuing professional development opportunities that support either trans journalists, coverage of trans communities, or both.
We aim to offer these in the winter, for events that occur in the summer, and in the summer, for events that occur in the fall. However, the dates depend on funding availability and other factors.
Fellowships
The Trans Journalists Association occasionally provides travel support to attend professional development events, as we did with the Trans Coverage Track at IRE 2024. These fellowships are intermittent.
We also partner with Business Insider on the TJA x Business Insider Fellowship, which provides professional development support to a TJA member who is selected for one of their newsroom fellowships.
Trainings for journalists
The TJA maintains a video library of trainings and resource materials provided to our members by various organizations. Create a member account and log in to view the library.
Trainings include:
- Burnout management resources
- Investigative journalism resources
- Resume and cover letter workshops
Job and hiring services
- Jobs email listserv
- Request access via your members dashboard
- Public jobs board
- Members receive 100% off the cost of job postings when they post jobs on the board
- Sponsor a job listing in our newsletter
- Request access to the freelancer directory if you're a hiring manager who wants to work with our members
Peer support
The majority of our peer-based member resources are listed privately, to ensure the safety and privacy of all participants. These are accessible to TJA members who have an active account on our members site. Join now if you're not a member.
Peer career network
Our mentorship program launched last year and ran a six-month pilot program. We're currently evaluating feedback and exploring ways to develop an expanded program.
Online communities for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive journalists
- Slack for media professionals
- Open to all trans journalists, whether or not you're an active member of our association
- Request access via our Airtable form
- Members-only email listserv
- Request access via your members dashboard
Online communities for all TJA members
- Members-only Slack group
- Request access via your members dashboard
- Members-only listerv
- Request access via your members dashboard
