HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLYNEWSROOM DIARIES 1 Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others.

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Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

JOURNALISM DEGREE: DO YOU NEED ONE? With the pandemic affecting all areas of life for the foreseeable future, you might be assessing the value of a journalism (or any) degree, doing mental gymnastics around the cost to career prospects ratio. We’ve asked Neil Roberts to weigh up the key question around getting a journalism degrees: is it useful / essential /"Journalism degree: do you need one?"Continue reading A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLYNEWSROOM DIARIES 1 Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others.

ALL ABOUT MEDIARGH

Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

JOURNALISM DEGREE: DO YOU NEED ONE? With the pandemic affecting all areas of life for the foreseeable future, you might be assessing the value of a journalism (or any) degree, doing mental gymnastics around the cost to career prospects ratio. We’ve asked Neil Roberts to weigh up the key question around getting a journalism degrees: is it useful / essential /"Journalism degree: do you need one?"Continue reading A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be

ALL ABOUT MEDIARGH

Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

JOURNALISM DEGREE: DO YOU NEED ONE? With the pandemic affecting all areas of life for the foreseeable future, you might be assessing the value of a journalism (or any) degree, doing mental gymnastics around the cost to career prospects ratio. We’ve asked Neil Roberts to weigh up the key question around getting a journalism degrees: is it useful / essential /"Journalism degree: do you need one?"Continue reading PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT MEDIA CAREERS (Want to share your career path with Mediargh? Get in touch to inspire others!) TILLY TASKER – SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNITIES MANAGER @ COMIC RELIEF Media industries are fast paced and extremely competitive; disabled people have to work twice as hard to prove themselves. In the past I have been told that my hearing loss could possibly put me in a position where I’d"People Talking

NEWSROOM DIARIES 1

Newsroom Diaries 1. January 7, 2020 February 10, 2020 Gillian. Ever wondered what a big paper journalist actually does? Sam Kelly donates his insider knowledge of newsroom goings-on to Mediargh for all the up-and-coming journos out there to learn about the realities of the

job.

GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE Getting experience when you have none can be streamlined into the following three-part plan: 1. Make the best use of your spare time to create content that is fun and rewarding. Create stuff that means something to you but which can also appeal to an audience and, therefore, potential employers. YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA Whether you’ve been job-hunting for a while, or have only just graduated, you’ve probably noticed the majority of media jobs are based in London. Freelance writer Amy Burchill talks to current and ex commuters to see whether you really have to make the move. Read more

on Mediargh!

DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER VACANCY @ SONY PICTURES (LONDON Deadline: Ongoing Salary: Competitive Contract: 6 months Sony Pictures Entertainment is one of the global television industry’s leading content providers, producing and distributing programming in every genre around the world, and for a multitude of platforms. Human Media is a new factual and entertainment production label at Sony Pictures Entertainment. It has just been launched"Development

TILLY TASKER

JANUARY 2019 Tilly Tasker graduated from the University of Surrey in 2015, bagging herself an MA in Creative Writing. Having discovered her passion for feature writing in the student paper and other self-starting projects, she was soon producing regular travel and sports content, as well as managing social media channels. She is open about her deafness"Tilly Tasker – Social Media and

MITCH WADDON

Following work experience placements with Sky Sports and Bleacher Report, Mitch joined football website Squawka in April 2015, initially as an intern, before going on to become a full-time Content Writer. In August 2017, Mitch joined West Ham United FC as a Junior Content

Producer.

HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLYNEWSROOM DIARIES 1 Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others.

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

TELEVISION, FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION JOBS AND PAID POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK JOURNALISM JOB INTERVIEWS: EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM BBC NEWS Updated 25 October 2017 | By Billy Dowling-Reid . This regularly updated page documents questions that people were asked in job interviews for journalism roles. Please help to expand on the below information by filling in this form to tell Mediargh about your job interview experiences. These features are only useful if you guys choose to contribute your insight. THE LATEST MEDIA JOBS IN SCOTLAND POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLYNEWSROOM DIARIES 1 Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others.

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

TELEVISION, FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION JOBS AND PAID POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK JOURNALISM JOB INTERVIEWS: EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM BBC NEWS Updated 25 October 2017 | By Billy Dowling-Reid . This regularly updated page documents questions that people were asked in job interviews for journalism roles. Please help to expand on the below information by filling in this form to tell Mediargh about your job interview experiences. These features are only useful if you guys choose to contribute your insight. THE LATEST MEDIA JOBS IN SCOTLAND POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be

ALL ABOUT MEDIARGH

Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his

NEWSROOM DIARIES 1

Newsroom Diaries 1. January 7, 2020 February 10, 2020 Gillian. Ever wondered what a big paper journalist actually does? Sam Kelly donates his insider knowledge of newsroom goings-on to Mediargh for all the up-and-coming journos out there to learn about the realities of the

job.

GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE Getting experience when you have none can be streamlined into the following three-part plan: 1. Make the best use of your spare time to create content that is fun and rewarding. Create stuff that means something to you but which can also appeal to an audience and, therefore, potential employers. SPORTS MEDIA JOBS, PAID INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK MEDIA COVER LETTER AND CV ADVICE Personal details should be included at the top of your CV. Phone numbers (preferably mobile) and email addresses are the most important contact details to include. Have a respectable, non-embarrassing email address. This top section of the CV is the place to DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER VACANCY @ SONY PICTURES (LONDON Deadline: Ongoing Salary: Competitive Contract: 6 months Sony Pictures Entertainment is one of the global television industry’s leading content providers, producing and distributing programming in every genre around the world, and for a multitude of platforms. Human Media is a new factual and entertainment production label at Sony Pictures Entertainment. It has just been launched"Development

TOM FARTHING

Since 2007, Tom has worked as a Marketing Assistant, Web Traffic Officer, and created content for both radio and the web. He is currently working at the Financial Times as a Video and Online Producer, managing and creating content. You graduated from the University of Westminster in 2007 with a BA (Hons) in Media Production."Tom Farthing – Video & Online Producer @ The Financial

Times

REVIEWS EDITOR VACANCY @ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE (BRISTOL Deadline: 20 February 2018 Salary: Competitive BBC Music Magazine, based in Bristol, is the world’s best-selling classical music magazine. Its 26 pages of reviews, written by world experts in their fields, are respected throughout the industry. The reviews editor’s role will be to plan, commission, compile, sub-edit and oversee the reviews section and maintain the"Reviews Editor Vacancy HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLY Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike.

ALL ABOUT MEDIARGH

Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others. MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

JOURNALISM JOB INTERVIEWS: EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM BBC NEWSJOURNALISM INTERVIEW QUESTIONS SAMPLEGOOD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS JOURNALISMBASIC JOURNALISM INTERVIEW QUESTIONSJOURNALISM INTERVIEW TIPS Updated 25 October 2017 | By Billy Dowling-Reid . This regularly updated page documents questions that people were asked in job interviews for journalism roles. Please help to expand on the below information by filling in this form to tell Mediargh about your job interview experiences. These features are only useful if you guys choose to contribute your insight. NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be HOME – MEDIARGHJOBSPEOPLEWISDOMABOUTBILLY Media jobs, paid internships, careers advice, resources and support for people interested in journalism, publishing, television production, social media and more. Regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike.

ALL ABOUT MEDIARGH

Mediargh offers advice, resources and support to people who are interested in media production as a career path. Mediargh also hosts one of the UK’s most active media job boards. We are consistently regarded as one of the best media career resources by students, graduates, professionals, employers and educational establishments alike. Mediargh is an independent"All About Mediargh"Continue THE LATEST UK MEDIA JOBS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS Media jobs and paid internships in journalism, publishing, television, marketing, social media and more. UK media jobs with the BBC, Sony, Trinity Mirror, ITV, Viacom, Turner, BuzzFeed and many others. MEDIA CAREER INSIGHTS AND WISDOM NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR MEDIA JOB CV! NEWSROOM DIARIES 1: GETTING INTO JOURNALISM YOU WANT A JOB IN MEDIA – DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LONDON? GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS THE JOB INTERVIEW DIARIES: A NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP @ CNBC THE JOB"Media Career Insights and

Wisdom"Continue

REMEMBERING BILLY

Billy Dowling-Reid Founder of Mediargh 29.10.1986 – 12.05.2018 Billy founded and developed Mediargh.com single-handedly for close to ten years. Combining his approachable, soft-spoken personality with dedicated hard work and industry experience, he found great success, creating an indispensable resource for the benefit of countless media professionals. Mediargh is, in essence, his HOW MANY APPLICANTS DOES EACH JOB VACANCY GET? 30 – 200 applicants per vacancy. The Trinity Mirror were recruiting for nearly 100 different roles over the Christmas 2015 period, at all experience levels and in various locations including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow. No specifics were given, but they received anywhere between 30 and 200 applicants for any given

role.

A GUIDE ON PITCHING FEATURES TO EDITORS Want to know how to pitch to editors? Well, Erica Buist has written for The Guardian, Mirror and many others, so she knows about pitching. Here are her tips, example pitch, reasons editors ignore you and a brief word from PC Gamer Editor Samuel Roberts on what makes a good

pitch.

JOURNALISM JOB INTERVIEWS: EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM BBC NEWSJOURNALISM INTERVIEW QUESTIONS SAMPLEGOOD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS JOURNALISMBASIC JOURNALISM INTERVIEW QUESTIONSJOURNALISM INTERVIEW TIPS Updated 25 October 2017 | By Billy Dowling-Reid . This regularly updated page documents questions that people were asked in job interviews for journalism roles. Please help to expand on the below information by filling in this form to tell Mediargh about your job interview experiences. These features are only useful if you guys choose to contribute your insight. NO EXPERIENCE? 6 TIPS FOR YOUR MEDIA JOB CV! Next time you apply for a job, take some time to read over the soft skills and qualities the employer is looking for. Then, use your experience – even if it’s from an unrelated, part-time role – to provide an example of how you’ve used or developed these skills. Quick tip: Make your CV easier to read with a dedicated skills section

in

MARVERINE COLE

An experienced broadcast journalist and presenter, Marverine Cole has worked as a Newsreader with Sky News, ITV and the BBC. She is currently a Live TV Presenter with QVC and runs her own online mentoring service for wannabe Broadcast Journalists, TV Presenters & Expert Presenters: Ready For TV. Mediargh put some questions to Marverine which she answered in video format (the Q&A can also be GETTING MEDIA WORK EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE Getting experience when you have none can be streamlined into the following three-part plan: 1. Make the best use of your spare time to create content that is fun and rewarding. Create stuff that means something to you but which can also appeal to an audience and, therefore, potential employers. TELEVISION, FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION JOBS AND PAID POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK THE LATEST MEDIA JOBS IN SCOTLAND POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK SPORTS MEDIA JOBS, PAID INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK MEDIA COVER LETTER AND CV ADVICE Personal details should be included at the top of your CV. Phone numbers (preferably mobile) and email addresses are the most important contact details to include. Have a respectable, non-embarrassing email address. This top section of the CV is the place to PUBLISHING JOBS, PAID INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK RADIO AND AUDIO PRODUCTION JOBS IN THE UK POST A JOB Jobs: Journalism | Publishing | Television | Online | Marcomms | Sports Media | Audio | Scotland | England | Paid Internships | Non-UK

SARAH-LEE JONES

Sarah-Lee Jones has an MA in Fiction Film from the University of Salford. She has been working freelance in TV since 2010 on shows such as the Jeremy Kyle Show, Embarrassing Bodies and Geordie Shore. She is now a Producer with Future Artists, an independent film production company. You studied at The University of Salford, obtaining"Sarah-Lee Jones – Producer @ Future Artists"Continue reading

TOM FARTHING

Since 2007, Tom has worked as a Marketing Assistant, Web Traffic Officer, and created content for both radio and the web. He is currently working at the Financial Times as a Video and Online Producer, managing and creating content. You graduated from the University of Westminster in 2007 with a BA (Hons) in Media Production."Tom Farthing – Video & Online Producer @ The Financial

Times

TILLY TASKER

JANUARY 2019 Tilly Tasker graduated from the University of Surrey in 2015, bagging herself an MA in Creative Writing. Having discovered her passion for feature writing in the student paper and other self-starting projects, she was soon producing regular travel and sports content, as well as managing social media channels. She is open about her deafness"Tilly Tasker – Social Media and

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