Job opportunity at Eon Media

From LSM graduate Lotty McWilliam:

Eon Visual Media, one of the UK’s top corporate production companies, has an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic graduate to join our dynamic team!

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BBC Drama Production Writers Academy 2012

From Marcella Forster:

Do you want to write for EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors? Do you want training across BBC One’s flagship shows and a springboard to write across the entire range of the BBC’s drama output?

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Please let us know if you get the job!

Mastermind internship opportunity – but hurry!

From Sarah Barrow:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated, self-starting recent graduate to undertake a four week placement between mid June and the end of November (depending on availability) with the production team of Mastermind. CVs and responses to the questions posed need to come to me first, sbarrow@lincoln.ac.uk, not go directly to the BBC. Download details

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL, NOON

Skillset: Admin Opportunity

Deadline: 9am, 16 April 2012
London.
Fixed term to 31 March 2013
Full-time, 40 hours per week
£21,501 per annum

“The post holder will provide secretarial, administrative and communications support to the Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Academy and the communications team within Skillset.”

Thanks to Marcella Forster, who writes “This job isn’t really graduate level but might be a nice way in for one of our alumni”

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BBC Production Talent Pool 2012

From Rebecca Weaver:

I graduated from Lincoln in 2010.  In 2011 I was lucky enough to get onto the Vision Intake Pool scheme at the BBC (now known as the Production Talent Pool [Ed])

The scheme is coming up again and is open for applications on the 6th February 2012.  It’s also a little different this year with three categories to choose from, rather than two, these being: Runner, Production Management Assistant (TV) and Production Management Assistant (Radio). Continue reading

Getting Started in the film business (by one who knows!)

From Luke Cairns

During a normal working week here at Butchers Hook Video, I’ve come to expect at least a dozen CV’s of young people interested in breaking into the film business in the UK.

Now it is widely known that getting a break in the business is difficult, so in this article I’ll attempt to address this and offer some tips I’ve picked up along my career from lowly runner to corporate video producer working with Fortune 500 companies.

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Channel 4 Apprenticeships

From Medianation, via our Twitter feed:

So you want a C4 apprenticeship? Do you dream of bagging one of Channel 4’s paid apprenticeships? Well, we don’t blame you. Now Channel 4 is giving 30 prospective future apprentices the opportunity to find out more about its apprenticeships by attending an exclusive National Apprenticeship Week event from 9.30am on Tuesday 7 February in London.         More    Register now.

Part Time Post

From Marcella:

Women in Film & TV – Part-Time Administrator
25 hours p/w, 10am – 3pm daily – £16,800 pro rata. Closing date February 3rd. Interviews February 8th.

We are currently looking for a dynamic and resourceful individual to join our busy office to carry out day-to-day administrative tasks and provide support to our small team. This role is initially offered as a 6 month fixed-term contract, with a view to it becoming a permanent role should business needs permit.

*pro-rata salary equivalent to £12,000 per annum

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Find a job with a video profile

From Helen McCarron:

Here are some paid internships and jobs that may interest media students and graduates. You can create a video profile and apply through the Lincoln University ‘meet the real me’ site.

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Olympic Games presenter opportunities

From Jessica Cadwallader:

We’re looking for new presenting talent for the live venues at next year’s Olympic Games. Working with a production team, the presenter’s role will be to entertain and inform the public before, after and during events. They’ll have to vox pop the crowd, interview sportsmen and women and introduce the action. The application closing date is Sunday 4th December.

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