How did you get your first job in the me...

I’m interested to know: what you did how you did it when what paid off and what you wished you’d done. It would be great to share top tips with those trying to break into the industry. I’ll go first… After graduating with a degree in Journalism Studies from the University of Sheffield, I was working as the managing editor for their student newspaper. It was an interviewed-for and paid position (not one of those elected officer ones). It was a year-long position but I consider my ‘media’ career to have started after that. I was looking...

New clients, new opportunities...

I’ve just started working for a new client, Jupiter, based in Nottingham. In their words: “Jupiter is a creative communications agency specialising in retail and consumer brands”. Jupiter’s clients include Capital One, Wilkinson and Argos. I’ve been proofreading, copywriting and getting lost trying to find people in their huge building. It’s great fun and I’m expanding my experience all the time. The main thing I’ve noticed is that the style guide is king. With this is mind I’ve tracked down a guide on how to...