NUJ Rate for the Job:
Shifts / pr

Updated: 20 December 2017

These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.

Shifts / pr See also Shifts / other... the 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.
Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / pr		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Basic fee	Extras	GR	XXXX
Police press officer day 9am-5pm		2007		150
The Londoner feature writing and subbing days	_HMG	2004		160
4 Children charity, PR manager day		2007		110			XXXX
A+M Records day writing covers		1993		150	-
Active Promotions day hosting competition winner		2002		400			O
Annual Report design per day		2001		150
Arts organisation media consultancy (day?)		2013		200
Avatar International property company public relations per hour		2003		20			XX
BMG records day with new artist to advise on interview technique	_Bert	2003		200
Book Club Associates proofreading, per hour		2004		10			XXX
Business consultancy day editing web copy		2012		300			O
CAFOD day in press office		2005		150
Clive Davis partnership writing day		2002		300
CNBC producing corporate TV/web content, per day	_NBC	2013		230
Copywriting - ProCopywriters network survey beginners per hour		2017		30
Copywriting - ProCopywriters network survey very experienced per hour		2017		100
Copywriting - ProCopywriters network survey ouside London per day		2017		339
Copywriting - ProCopywriters network survey in London per day		2017		426
Dairy Council of Northern Ireland subbing day		1994		190	-
Department of Trade + Industry writing + subbing for staff magazine, per day FBS plus repeat use in DTI publications	_HMG	2004		162
Earache (metal label) Electronic Press Kit interview - talk to the star, get edited out of the video		2006		350
Electronic press kits interview top-rank musicians on or off camera		2010		1500
Electronic press kits interview your mates who are musicians		2010		5000
Electronic press kits interview musicians on or off camera - from		2010		350
Energy company editing corporate anniversary book (12 chapters/48,000 words)		2007		1500
Exhibition CH on-site press officer, day		2006		350			O
Food That Matters PR event		2008		280
Government department web editing (no marking up) per day	_HMG	2007		400			O
Government department/agency Annual contract - 6 writing days a month for web, newsletters, blog etc), maintaing webpages, advising on communications office and travel paid, not taxed at source, all rights	_HMG	2013		250	0		O
Housing association copywriting day - including engaging photographer at nearly £500/day		2006		500			X
ICLP ad agency subbing hour		2004		20
IKEA catalogue (publisher: Cabal) 1 week subbing - we do hope this is a daily rate!		2002		110			X
IPC 'advertorial' writing day	_IPC	1996		110	-
IPC Advertorials (IPC Creative) subbing and writing in-house	_IPC	2006		130		GR	X
Large marketing agency researching and drafting "white paper" per day working from home		2016		450			O
London Borough of Greenwich subbing day	_HMG	1993		200	-
London Borough of Greenwich subbing day	_HMG	1993		150	-
M+S reporting day		1992		100	-
Matches Fashion subbing day 8:00am to 6:30pm - offered		2017		175
Medium-sized corporation corporate writing, 8 hour day with lunch		2007		450
Miller Freeman Subbing per press release	_MF	1997		5	-		XX
NGO publication editing, writing, per day		2014		100
NGO publication editing, writing, per day		2014		100
Non-governmental organisation (small) copywriting day		2006		165			X
Online industry-specific magazine Writing and editing, agreed per day all rights		2017		600			O
Prudential reporting day		1992		100	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1996		100	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1996		100	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1993		95	-
Redwood Publishing designing ('reduced to 90 for new freelances -- a worrying and disturbing trend')	_Redwood	1993		95	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1993		100	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1993		95	-
Redwood Publishing editing day	_Redwood	1993		120	-
Redwood Publishing subbing day	_Redwood	1993		95	-
Regional publicity for Government ministries. day shifts in PR office, writing, researching etc.	_HMG	2003		110			X
Sainsbury's Subbing day		2011		130			XXX
SJ Berwin website editing/copywriting day for law firm partner and associate profiles		2013		1600			O
Small company copywriting - in Chinese - per hour; a translator says 'should be double that'		2006		50			XXX
small music promoter six days writing press release, obtaining pix from friend of band, researching media in north west UK, sending out press releases, phoning to check contacts no exes		2009		400	0
Sony Electronic Press Kit interview - talk to the star, get edited out of the video	_Sony	2006		350
Tech blog web design, blogging, for bank, per day		2012		300			O
Tech blog (Technology Strategy Board) blogging, per day		2012		200			O
Texaco publications subbing day		1993		150	-
Texaco publications subbing day		1993		220	-
Unison (union 'expresses embarrassment at paying below FFG rates')	_TU	1994		80	-
Universal Electronic Press Kit interview - talk to the star, get edited out of the video	_Vivendi	2006		200
unnamed bank's in-company magazine editing day		2013		700			O
The above are the rates for Shifts / pr notified by members up to 20 December 2017.
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication / Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where known	Group
3 The year in which the rate was reported		Year
4 Currency: either or
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print:				Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000)				...	Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:				...	...	GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon):				...	...	HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50	0		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500	300		O

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