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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22 May 2020
Interview with the creators and producers of Virtual Variety Fest
Learn about how to create an online arts festival
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20 May 2020
Want my job? with Pippa Gittings, Digital Product Manager
"I like knowing that the work I've done in my career has helped people, however indirectly."
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27 April 2020
I had to learn to stand by my work, says debut novelist Serena Kaur
What is it like being a debut author during Covid-19? We catch up with Serena to discuss lockdown and her new novel
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20 March 2020
Want my job? with James Wedlock, composer
James has composed music for film, TV, and video games, alongside his job as a coordinator within Arts Award. He recently scored a film that appeared at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
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20 March 2020
Want my job? with Victoria King MA FRSA
Victoria has had an illustrious career in the arts, creative cultural sector, working as a fine artist, academic and an arts consultant
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25 January 2020
Interview with Steven Blades, Royal Marine turned screen actor
"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 2020
Want my job? with Bettina Hermant, BBC data scientist
Bettina is a senior data scientist for the BBC, working on machine learning algorithms to improve their recommendation systems.
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17 January 2020
Nikita Gill on Insta-poetry and the importance of rejection
We 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 2020
Want my job? with Melanie Shee, Partnership Manager for Creative & Cultural Skills
Melanie 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 2020
Want my job? with Wiktoria Wabnyc, film and stage actress
Learn 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 2020
Want my job? with Jim Vierra, music producer
Jim 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 2019
Want My Job? with Trevor Perfect, producer and musician
The protest song is alive and well, in no small part thanks to the work of Red Eye
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20 December 2019
Interview with Rosemara Mather-Lupton, Learning Programme Manager at Culture Mile
"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 2019
Want my job? with Antonia Collins, Stage Manager and Educator
Antonia 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 2019
We wanted to explore misunderstood love, says performance duo Shamira and Eugénie
"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 2019
Want my job? with Frazer Merrick, sound artist
"As an artist, a great portfolio is just as important (if not more) than any qualification."
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5 December 2019
Want my job? with James Barry, theatre writer and director
Want 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 2019
It's hard to make Brexit funny without slagging someone off, says comedian Laura Lexx
"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."