Opportunities
Artist Development from Pleasance Theatre for Edinburgh Fringe
Application are now open for The Charlie Hartill Special Reserve. The Pleasance will provide an emerging theatre company with £10,000 financing, mentoring, support, PR, marketing, accommodation, travel, accessible performances and so much more to enable them to bring a fully produced theatre production to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. An unmissable opportunity!
Deadline, 10am 31st January 2019.
Website to apply https://www.pleasance.co.uk/charliefund
Information pack https://bit.ly/2H2Ezgt Information pack https://bit.ly/2H2Ezgt
Jobs and Paid Internships
- Studio Manager (Operations and Events), Live Art Development Agency – Deadline 28 January 2019
- Digital Partnerships Manager and Product Account Manager, Encore Tickets – No Deadline (be quick!)
- Digital Marketing Assistant, Urban Outfitters Europe – No Deadline (be quick!)
- Literary Administrator, GRAEAE Theatre Company – Deadline 4 February 2019
Careers Events
HOW TO GET INTO PUBLISHING… from those that know! Thursday 31st January 6pm – 7.45pm, People’s Palace PP1.
We are delighted to have two major publishers coming on to campus to talk about their organisations and the type of work experience, internship & entry level roles that they have available.
We will be joined by Lisa Goll – Events Manager at Bloomsbury and Owner of London Writers’ Café and Christiana Markou – Recruitment Advisor at HarperCollins, as well as a Junior Editor from Bloomsbury and a recent recipient of a HarperCollins BAME internship.
Lisa and Christiana will give presentations and will be interviewed about general recruitment questions. The Junior Editor and HarperCollins intern will also be interviewed about how they secured their opportunities and their reflections on their experiences. There will also be opportunity for your questions to all our guests.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5435&service=Careers+Service
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A Career Conversation… Life as a National Newspaper Journalist with Sarah Oliver, from the Mail on Sunday. http://www.saraholiverwriter.com/ Wednesday 30th January lunchtime 1.15 – 2.15pm, LAWS Room 1.19
We are delighted that Sarah Oliver is coming to QM to speak about building a career as a newspaper journalist. Sarah is an established QMentor supporting one QM student each year interested in building a journalism career. Now we have an opportunity for lots more students to benefit from her knowledge and experience.
As a foreign news correspondent Sarah covered the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as stories across the world from Kosovo to Malawi. In more recent years she has focused on features, columns and celebrity interviews. With Sarah we will explore what it takes to get started on a newspaper career, how a career can develop, skills & experienced required to get a foot in the door, as well as perhaps exploring some of her most memorable career moments.
If you are interested in any aspect of newspaper journalism this is a definitely a ‘not to be missed session’.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5595&service=Careers+Service
Careers in Charities: 21st January 6-7pm
CharityWorks will be talking about how to begin a career in the non-profit sector, provide you with an overview of the graduate scheme for the UK non-profit sector
RESERVE YOUR PLACE HERE: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5453&service=Careers+Service
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Careers in Ideas: 22nd January 6 – 8pm
If you would like to consider a law career in Intellectual Property, come and speak to a range of firms who will be promoting their work experience and graduate opportunities! N.B. Definitely do some research on the role & firms coming in advance, so that you understand their areas of interest.
DETAILS & BOOKING HERE: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5431&service=Careers+Service
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Google Skills: The Importance of Self Promotion, 28th January 6 – 7.30pm
This 90 minute workshop is aimed at women & underrepresented groups. The workshop will help you to highlight the importance of self promotion in your career, and provide you with the tools to start developing this skill.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE HERE: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5433&service=Careers+Service
ON TRACK FESTIVAL 19 – 20 Feb
Are you 14 – 25 and looking to break into the creative industries?
On Track is back – After huge success the free two day festival designed to fuel the next generation of performers and artistic entrepreneurs is back at Hackney Empire. You’ll get access to some of the industry’s biggest players and influencers working right now.
Sign up to masterclasses, seminars, panels debates, up-skill yourself with vital tools and knowledge to help you take things to the next level, plus network with peers and some of the industry’s biggest names
