Wesley Said:

How can i go about getting work experience in media.?

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I'm in that major right now in college. First, what most teachers/people in the business recommend is to work on your high school newspaper. While you may not be what your looking for, it's great experience and shows that you have learned the basics of fundamental journalism/media writing. A second option is to go to your local newspaper or broadcast stations in your city/town and see if you can get any job there even if its sorting through mail. Being around that environment teaches you a lot.

It will be harder to find a job in that area at your age. What you will probably find is side jobs that help people in those areas.

Most importantly find a college that has a good journalism program. Then talk to your journalism teachers and they are very helpful in hooking you up with important people. Hoped this helped! Good luck

Harvey Said:

Work experience in media production - how to ask?

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Send a letter to them and include the following
- Your name and address
- The companies name and address.
- Work experience dates
- Why you would like to do it at that company
- What are you interested in
- At the end include: I would be pleased to attend an interview at a mutually convenient time to discuss the details of the placement and the signing of any official paperwork. I am available for interview after ...
No i havent had work experience yet but will do in janurary
Good luck and i hope it helps, i sounds interesting what you want to do. :-)

Jane Said:

Media Work Experience?

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You could always contact the local newspaper as well, they would probably love to help you on a project like this

Shannon Said:

Media work experience?

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This depends on many factors. I just got my degree in journalism, and though I'm currently getting my teacher's certificate, I've had 4 media-related internships (local and national) and have worked with local and campus publications.

If you are a college student looking to get experience and you have a blank resume, there are two places you can start: Your college publications/media outlets and your city's. It is generally pretty easy to get experience with campus publications, as everyone who works there is a student. Student publications allow you to hold a great deal or responsibility in comparison to the role you would play at a professional organization, so they are fantastic. You should also contact your local papers and radio stations (usually the assistants or managing editor can tell you about employment) and find out if they hire students as interns or contributors, and what they look for in an employee. A campus career center is also a helpful place for information.

Once you take some classes or build up some experience working with other students, then you will probably be qualified to venture out to professional publications for experience. Don't be above working for free, especially if you don't have much on your resume. Many media outlets do not pay interns, and that's just the way it is. When I needed to get some experience on my resume, I emailed a local alternative weekly and offered straight up to do some reporting for free. I had no experience and wouldn't have been given an intern position, so me writing some things for free was a trade-off for the opportunity to get my work ready by professionals, and then published. Then, I was able to have something on my resume for when I went looking for bigger and better internships.

If you are NOT a student, and you're looking to break in, the market's a little bit harder. The best place to start is looking for and pitching freelance work. Lately, most print publications are hiring few staff writers and saving money be paying freelancers to do the writing. If you are an expert in a certain topic, you can contact editors with story ideas related to your topic. Chances are, you will have better knowledge of it than their staff writers. Tell the editor about a story idea you'd like to tackle, what sources you plan on using, and the angle you want to take. They should also know about what experiences you have that make you an expert on your topic. Freelancers are paid per word, so find out what the local going rate is in your area.

Once you have experience in writing (or producing whatever kind of media you're looking for) you'll be more marketable. You could also take a skill-specific course, such as Web design or sports writing, to become more qualified in a specific area that you'd like to pursue.

Ronnie Said:

Where can i do work experience related to media?

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There must be some thriving internet media in Birmingham. Best way to find out is to follow the advertisement in your local newspaper.

Harold Said:

any advice on places to do a MEDIA work experience?

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I haven't recently done any work experience, but I did manage to score a few internships/work experience stints at magazines and publishing houses while at university (this was about five years ago).

You haven't specified where in the media you want to work, i.e. radio, television, magazines, newspapers etc.

I did a journalism degree so I aimed for magazines and publishing houses.

For magazines I aimed at the ones I read quite regularly and studied their style. I then drew up a spreadsheet of the names and numbers of the editorial assistants (they'll be the ones arranging the work experience not the editor!).

I then wrote a draft cover letter and CV and started sending them out one by one to the magazines.

The best tip I can give you is to demonstrate how you can help the company and not the other way around. The best way to sell yourself is to let them know how useful you can be around the office, i.e. I can write news stories, features, etc etc

Lastly, be tenacious. Competition in this industry has become ferociou, much more so then when I graduated five years ago.

You've got the right idea trying to arrange something now. The beginning of the year is the best time to do this, rather than closer to summer when most work placements will be taken up.

I hope this helps.

Feel free to drop me an email with any other questions.