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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.

  • Interview Want my job? with Xela Batchelder, professor and creator of Pittsburgh Fringe Festival
    2 October 2019

    Want my job? with Xela Batchelder, professor and creator of Pittsburgh Fringe Festival

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Xela's career ranges from working at the Edinburgh Fringe to establishing her own Fringe Festival in the USA - find out more!

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  • Interview Want my job? with Tamykha Patterson, lighting programmer and assistant LD
    2 October 2019

    Want my job? with Tamykha Patterson, lighting programmer and assistant LD

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "I worked the delivery shift in retail... but for the last two months or so I would leave work and venture off to theatres around London, leaving my CV at the stage door asking for work experience or shadowing opportunities."

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  • Interview Want my job? with Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director and CEO of Battersea Arts Centre
    26 September 2019

    Want my job? with Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director and CEO of Battersea Arts Centre

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "I was working in the NHS as a manager for many years. Theatre was something I occasionally participated in, but wasn’t a big part of my life."

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  • Interview Want my job? with Florrie Evans, art curator and historian
    19 September 2019

    Want my job? with Florrie Evans, art curator and historian

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "I’ve been mudlarking since I was a child, I was lucky to grow up near the river, and it was an inevitable part of my life. The river has always given me ‘head space’ and it has also taught me the history of London!"

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  • Interview Want my job? with Iain Chambers, composer and sound artist
    11 September 2019

    Want my job? with Iain Chambers, composer and sound artist

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    "The greatest feeling is hearing a piece you've written performed by great musicians for the very first time. It's as though the music suddenly goes into three dimensions, or moves from black and white to technicolour. It sends shivers up my spine."

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  • Interview Want my job? with John Pendal
    9 September 2019

    Want my job? with John Pendal

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Wondering how to make it as a comedian? Discover John Pendal's pathway into the arts...

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  • Blog Want my job? with Claire Rammelkamp, co-founder of Wonderbox Theatre
    8 September 2019

    Want my job? with Claire Rammelkamp, co-founder of Wonderbox Theatre

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Find out why Claire co-founded a theatre company, how she got there, and what her job looks like now.

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  • Interview Want my job? with Liza Treyger, comedian
    6 September 2019

    Want my job? with Liza Treyger, comedian

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    "When I started comedy I didn’t realize it could be a job, I just loved it and wanted to do it every day. So while I did comedy I was a salon receptionist, waitress, and back-up nanny... I also majored in sociology so once you do that you’re never going to have a real job."

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  • Interview Want my job? with Julian Eardley, Pantomine Dame
    6 September 2019

    Want my job? with Julian Eardley, Pantomine Dame

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Ever wondered what it's like being the Pantomime Dame? We hear form Julian Eardley to find out.

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  • Interview Want my job? with Daniel Amedee
    5 September 2019

    Want my job? with Daniel Amedee

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    From working in the music industry to publishing his debut novel, find out more about Daniel's diverse career in the arts.

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  • Interview Want my job? with Christina Poulton, arts project manager and theatre producer
    5 September 2019

    Want my job? with Christina Poulton, arts project manager and theatre producer

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "Most arts jobs aren’t advertised and your way in will often be through a last minute, short term role offered as a result of you volunteering or being in the right place at the right time. Make sure you are in that place!"

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  • Interview Want my job? with Carley Varley
    27 August 2019

    Want my job? with Carley Varley

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Wondering how to make it as a musician? Find out about Carley's pathway into the arts...

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  • Interview Want my job? with Gabrielle Martin
    23 August 2019

    Want my job? with Gabrielle Martin

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Meet Gabrielle Martin: director of Limb(e)s, performing now at Edinburgh Fringe.

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  • Interview Want my job? with Samia Djilli, co-Artistic Director of Lemon House Theatre
    21 August 2019

    Want my job? with Samia Djilli, co-Artistic Director of Lemon House Theatre

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "There’s always that period where you’re unsure what your career will actually look like from one year to the next, and I think that uncertainty is the most challenging part."

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  • Interview Want my job? with Caitlin Skinner, director and one half of Jordan & Skinner
    19 August 2019

    Want my job? with Caitlin Skinner, director and one half of Jordan & Skinner

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    "I try to remember that the idea that we should all earn enough money to buy lots of stuff and own a house etc is a total con anyway. Better to do something meaningful."

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  • Interview Want my job? with Anne Welsh
    16 August 2019

    Want my job? with Anne Welsh

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Introducing Anne Welsh: entrepreneur, activist, author. 

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  • Interview Want my job? with Bobby Hodges, principal dancer
    13 August 2019

    Want my job? with Bobby Hodges, principal dancer

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Find out how Bobby Hodges became principal dancer for Heartbeat of Home...

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  • Interview Interview with Martin Willis, Founder of Objectively Funny
    31 July 2019

    Interview with Martin Willis, Founder of Objectively Funny

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Martin Willis talks about his entry into comedy, his work at Objectively Funny, their partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably, and provides great advice to anyone looking to mirror his career path.

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