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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25 January 2020Interview with Steven Blades, Royal Marine turned screen actor
View Interview"If you’re truly passionate about acting, then stay in the game no matter how hard times get. Your desire and ambition will bring you success, just don’t give up."
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20 January 2020Want my job? with Bettina Hermant, BBC data scientist
View InterviewBettina is a senior data scientist for the BBC, working on machine learning algorithms to improve their recommendation systems.
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17 January 2020Nikita Gill on Insta-poetry and the importance of rejection
View InterviewWe caught up with Nikita Gill, author of Wild Embers and Great Goddesses, about life as a poet, the worth of rejection and her thoughts on the Insta-poetry phenomenon.
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13 January 2020Want my job? with Melanie Shee, Partnership Manager for Creative & Cultural Skills
View InterviewMelanie Shee wears many hats! She is a Partnership Manager for CC Skills, helps creative businesses get off the ground, and is a freelance trainer, educator and assessor.
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9 January 2020Want my job? with Wiktoria Wabnyc, film and stage actress
View InterviewLearn more about Jollof Wars, Wiktoria's new stage project, and her day-to-day life as an actress in London.
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8 January 2020Want my job? with Jim Vierra, music producer
View InterviewJim Vierra formed 50 Something Records and produces music for a variety of artists. Read more about his day-to-day role as a music producer...
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23 December 2019Want My Job? with Trevor Perfect, producer and musician
View InterviewThe protest song is alive and well, in no small part thanks to the work of Red Eye
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20 December 2019Interview with Rosemara Mather-Lupton, Learning Programme Manager at Culture Mile
View Interview"Fusion Prize is a competition to find skills development solutions, which harness the power of creative or cultural activity."
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11 December 2019Want my job? with Antonia Collins, Stage Manager and Educator
View InterviewAntonia Collins is a Company Stage Manager and the founder of the Bamboo Manager Project. She talks about how she entered the industry, her career highlights, and how she is teaching the next generation of stage managers through remote learning.
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9 December 2019We wanted to explore misunderstood love, says performance duo Shamira and Eugénie
View Interview"We wanted to make a show exploring and celebrating these kinds of relationship dynamics and love stories (ancient and unwritten) that might be misunderstood and might elude labels: love in the in-between."
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5 December 2019Want my job? with Frazer Merrick, sound artist
View Interview"As an artist, a great portfolio is just as important (if not more) than any qualification."
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5 December 2019Want my job? with James Barry, theatre writer and director
View InterviewWant to work in theatre? We talk to James Barry about what it's like to be in charge of the pantomime at Theatre Royal Winchester...
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3 December 2019It's hard to make Brexit funny without slagging someone off, says comedian Laura Lexx
View Interview"We’re all environmental hypocrites, none of us completely understand what it is to be someone else and we’re all scared of saying the wrong thing. The best way to burst that awkward bubble is to show your flaws and still try."
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8 November 2019Want my job? with Kurt Vest, science-fiction author
View InterviewKurt Vest talks us through his new book The First Dimension, and what impact Artificial Intelligence may already be having on our lives.
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6 November 2019Want my job? with Aifric Lennon, Music & Mind Researcher at MassiveMusic
View Interview"Most days I wake up slightly terrified and ferociously excited all at the same time; it’s an amazing feeling, and it makes me feel alive. There is no one in the company whose role isn’t of the utmost importance to the day-to-day operations of MassiveMusic, meaning all inputs are valued and required."
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31 October 2019Want my job? with Robbie Zereka, musician and performance artist
View Interview"I realised that you become an artist as soon as you decide you’re an artist. Once I made that decision I got out of my own way and the ideas and concepts started to flow."
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30 October 2019Want my job? with Poppy Almond, actress, producer and singer
View Interview"The industry is becoming less exclusive and more inclusive. I feel it’s a lot less judgemental about your background or where you trained and more open to people’s different journeys."
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25 October 2019Want my job? with Llimoo, comedian and screenwriter
View InterviewIntroducing Llimoo: comedian, screenwriter and pixel character in his own videogame.
