MEDIA JOBS: UK entry-level opportunities
Early career media jobs, as well as opportunities for students and graduates studying journalism and communications
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Here are job pages for graduates and audio professionals, plus articles about media careers with advice and guidance and opinion on the industry
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david003464
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min
MEDIA JOBS: TV and video
A list of jobs in media across television and video production and journalism
david003464
- 7 hours ago
- 4 min
MEDIA JOBS: PR, communications, social media and digital content
Latest jobs in PR and communications
david003464
- 11 hours ago
- 3 min
MEDIA JOBS: Journalism in print,digital & B2B
This is a page of the latest jobs in print and digital journalism across the UK, plus some roles in teaching and academia
david003464
- 11 hours ago
- 3 min
MEDIA JOBS: Radio, podcast and audio
Latest radio and audio industry jobs across journalism and production, including podcast jobs
david003464
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
After the break. Lazy podcast language
I believe it is true that once you have worked in radio, you are no longer a 'listener' in the truest sense. Once you have been 'inside'...
david003464
- Sep 9
- 1 min
MEDIA JOBS - Freelance Opportunities
Below is a list of opportunities for freelancers. These can be shifts at organisations (casual work) or cover roles and even some...
david003464
- Sep 7
- 4 min
11 tips for avoiding basic interview mistakes
Some of the common mistakes in job interviews and tips on how to avoid them
david003464
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Why choice of words is so important in news
When the health secretary, Victoria Atkins, described 'junior doctors' that work in the NHS as “doctors in training” it caused quite the...
david003464
- Jul 23
- 4 min
7 tips for job interviews
Job interviews are intimidating and nerve wracking, especially at the start of your career. Here are some tips to help you through the...
david003464
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Podcast and Radio Courses at City Lit, London
I am delighted to be teaching more radio and podcast courses at City Lit in London. Radio and podcast presenting: beginners:...
david003464
- Jun 3
- 4 min
In defence of the (good) vox pop
When BBC Radio 5 Live had an 'In My Opinion' on the relevance and usefulness of the vox pop, I was instantly transported back to a...
david003464
- May 31
- 4 min
6 ways to get media experience without an internship
Spring and suimmer is when many media students look to find placements and internships for the next year to gain valuable experience in...
david003464
- May 13
- 8 min
Recommended Podcasts
There are so many podcasts, this list highlights some of the very best!
david003464
- Apr 29
- 3 min
The silence killer: Why hearing nothing after job interviews is so damaging
We all know that job interviews are some of the most stressful things we do. Many of us go through life having very few of them (which is...
david003464
- Apr 22
- 3 min
The art of a good cover letter. How it can help avoid the sound of silence after an application
So many mentoring clients tell me that they feel 'lost' when thinking about a cover letter. Where to start? What to say? How long should...
david003464
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Trusting your news. Why being accurate is less common than you think
I have been thinking about the reliability of news content a lot lately. This was sparked by a couple of things; an interview with a...
david003464
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Axing the CV. The company looking for a different way to find talent
Global PR agency Team Lewis has long tried to think differently about talent, with an existing charitable foundation, academy and masters...
david003464
- Mar 4
- 1 min
"An odd band to love". Four decades listening to Del Amitri, by me and the band
Just after the pandemic I was lucky enough to interview Justin Currie and Iain Harvie from Del Amitri. They were releasing their first...
david003464
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Jason Isbell's majestic Union Chapel show
It seems harsh to describe someone who has been working in music for more than twenty years as a relative unknown. But Jason Isbell's is...
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