Voicebox: Want my job?
From radio presenters and journalists, to circus performers and festival producers, here we chat to industry professionals about their careers and get advice on how to follow in their footsteps.
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28 August 2024
Want my job? with Poyao Liang, Carnival Artist Intern at Play to the Crowd
"I enjoy being around people and designing and creating artwork as it gives me energy and inspiration."
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28 June 2024
Want my job? with Elaine McGinty, Founder of Pheonix Cultural Centre
Elaine shares 13 tips for young people starting creative careers
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21 June 2024
Want my job? with Nabeelah Shabbir, Deputy Director of Research at the International Center for Journalists
Learn from Nabeelah's varied experience as a journalist across Europe
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14 June 2024
Want my job? with Kate Proctor, UK News Lead at Save the Children UK
Kate shares advice for young people who want to become journalists or work in communications
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10 June 2024
Want my job? with Ava Majumdar, Junior Producer Director
Ava, a junior producer and director at Mediorite, shares her journey in the film industry. She discusses her passion for storytelling, the challenges she's faced, and the importance of diversity and representation in filmmaking.
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24 May 2024
Want my job? with singer-songwriter EyiTemi
EyiTemi shares the highs and lows of her songwriting journey so far
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13 May 2024
Want my job? with singer-songwriter Will Knox
Will shares how he works out complex emotions through music
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19 April 2024
Want my job? With Emma Butler, landscape artist
"There aren’t many jobs where you have complete control and autonomy over your work. Being an artist allows you complete artistic expression."
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9 November 2023
Want my job with Seby X Martinez, Creative Director at Negative Kitty
"Ice-T showed a snippet on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where my work played to an audience of over one million people. It’s proven to be pretty tough to top that, but we’re working on it."
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30 October 2023
Want my job? with Laury Verdoux, music publicist
"My mom taught me that success comes when you put in the necessary effort and never give up, no matter the challenges."
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15 September 2023
Interview with Coralie Rose, casting director and founder of Road Casting
"The lack of representation in the media that I saw at the beginning of my career is one of the reasons I committed to be part of the change."
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8 August 2023
Want my job? with Manjira Mazumdar, Carnival Artist Intern at Play to the Crowd
"It is very important to actively develop and focus one's practise and also build relations with other forms of art in your community. Best wishes, I'm still trying to crack the code."
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8 August 2023
An interview with Vera Hems Anderson from queer independent film club Last Frame Club
Vera speaks about the process of putting together the Last Frame Queer Festival last month, and her role in that as Festival Director. We also talk about Last Frame's film club, which is all year round, and their queer horror nights with Token Homo!
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3 August 2023
Want my job? with Davide Lorente, Founder at CASA Creative Studios
"The Lorente family trade is artisan carpentry - spanning three generations for the Catholic church. So being a guilt-ridden, idealistic perfectionist is in my blood."
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4 July 2023
Meet Holly Howe: Chair of Upstart Projects
Introducing Holly, the new chair of Upstart Projects! With a diverse background in art journalism and business communications, Holly brings a unique perspective and a passion for arts and media. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment for the charity, as we navigate funding opportunities and seek to expand our team.
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26 June 2023
Want my job? with singer-songwriter Seba Safe
"My mother took me to a Josh Ritter concert when I was 11-years-old. This night made me want to pursue a life in music."
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8 June 2023
Want my job? with Dylan James, singer-songwriter
"Social media has changed our ability to concentrate past 30 seconds. I worry that we don’t tell our stories through pure art but through reels and streaming numbers."
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15 May 2023
Want my job? with Kyra McDonald, Junior Chief of Staff at Walr
Kyra talks about working as Junior Chief of Staff at Walr, a Market Research Technology company that supports researchers with data creation.