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The Institute of Practioners in Advertising have been doing a lot to help students and recent graduates access information about working in the advertising industry. They co-ordinate applications for graduate schemes run by their members, run a summer Ad school for current students (deadlline now passed but look for this again next year) and list…
BJL are an independent, integrated advertising and PR agency in the heart of Manchester and are currently leading The Drums most awarded agency leader board 2013 http://www.thedrum.com/most-awarded/2013. BJL are hiring and want to interview some of the best graduates in the country. For your chance to attend a graduate open evening with a one to…
Read more Open evening for BJL – Manchester based advertising agency
The Guardian student media awards are a great opportunity for publications, websites, reporters, critics, columnists, broadcasters, photographers and digital and data interactive journalists to show off their talent. Winners will be awarded two weeks’ work experience at the Guardian with runners up receiving one week. Here’s what they say: ‘The Guardian Student Media Awards have…
EDITORIAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2013 based with All About Careers. Are you creative, proactive and great with words then this could be the summer internship for you! The role includes fact-checking, proofreading, writing features and news articles, creating newsletters and building links with organisations. You need excellent communication skills, good skills in Word, Excel, writing for…
October’s issue of Elle will be edited by interns! Elle ran their Edited by the Interns initative last year and received lots of interest. This year they’re offering 10 new talented individuals the chance to spend six weeks working with their editors on a special issue of ELLE, from inception through to print. If you…
FANCY A CAREER IN THE MEDIA? – ITV have some exciting opportunities. You have to be quick – closing dates for both roles are Tuesday 14th May. GRADUATE ROLES IN COMMERCIAL SALES AND ONLINE & ON DEMAND £COMPETITIVE | LONDON ITV is the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster and TV production company. With fantastic programming, an…
Read more ITV vacancies – deadline tomorrow, Tuesday 14 May!
Opportunities in the media aren’t always well advertised and sometimes aren’t advertised at all. That’s why it’s worth checking on http://www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink and setting up an email alert so any new vacancies go straight to you. There are several currently on the system, including a graduate scheme with Princes Productions and Shine TV. Yes, lots of…
Opportunities in local TV Ever wanted to work in TV as a presenter or newsreader? Here’s your chance. In 2012 Ofcom awarded the first 19 local TV licences for brand new local TV channels. Manchester, Preston, Leeds and Liverpool are a few of the places awarded licences to start airing local TV on Freeview in…
If you’re interested in forging a career in the media, it’s vital to start building relevant experience. A great way to do this is to get involved with student media. Here at Manchester, we’re particularly lucky to have The Mancunion which is an excellent student newspaper. They’re currently recruiting for Editorial and marketing positions, so…
Read more Great opportunities with the Mancunion student newspaper
On Wednesday 1st May the Countdown team will be visiting The University of Manchester looking for future contestants for the popular Channel 4 programme. Hosted by Nick Hewer, with co-presenter Rachel Riley and resident dictionary expert Susie Dent, Countdown was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 and is one of the longest…
Read more Channel 4’s Countdown – auditions this Wednesday on campus
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