Media City open event

From BBC Future Media: Media City Open Event, Salford. Tuesday, 11 December 2012 from 15:00 to 20:00. Book here.

The Future Media division is responsible for all of the BBC’s digital media services. We are actively recruiting for a wide variety of technical roles in Future Media. Representatives from BBC Recruitment and the Future Media Graduate scheme will be here to talk about the opportunities available.

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Enterprise and Employability Week

From Lesley McCarron:

Enterprise and Employability Week and Find Your Feet Fair
12-16 November 2012

The week will include a host of different events open to all students, recent graduates and all alumni of the University of Lincoln. Continue reading

Internship in Lincoln

Paid Internship: Action for Children, Disability Lincolnshire

“We are an innovative disability project keen to develop the use of new technology with the children we work with, specifically I Pads or similar. However we work with children with complex disabilities and often limited communication. We want to look at Apps or methods to be able to more actively seek the views of children, and equally easy enough for a wide range of staff with various degrees of IT knowledge to use.” Job details.

To apply, please contact disabilitylincolnshire@actionforchildren.org.uk or ring 01522 546516

Take the Fast Train North

This is a free training day for media freelancers in digital, radio & television, to be held in MediaCityUK on Tuesday 20th Nov 2012.

The day is produced in partnership with the BBC Academy and Creative Skillset. Many leading training providers (DV Talent, Indie Training Fund, BECTU, ITV, Futureworks, The Farm, Grand Scheme Media, BBC Writers Room, and others) are coming together to provide a free training day for TV freelancers. To be eligible, you must have been a media professional for a minimum of two years and/or have three broadcast credits to your name and be employed on a short term or freelance contract. You must verify your work history in the mandatory section to be considered for a place.

The day is backed by Pact, Bectu, Broadcast magazine, broadcasters and many independent production companies.

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KTP Associate Opportunity (York)

From John Mateer, York University

We are looking to recruit an Associate for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between TFTV and Green Screen Productions, a commercial feature film production company based in York. The post is ideally suited to a recent Masters graduate from a film or TV related course (e.g., MA Film and TV Production, MSc Visual Effects, etc.). Salary is between £21,802 and £25,251 per annum, with a two year contract. The closing date for applications is 1 November 2012. Details

Volunteering Opportunity

Are you interested in volunteering overseas, and telling a story about it? Would you like to immerse yourself in another culture, contribute to international development, and make media about the experience?

International Citizen Service (ICS) is the UK’s leading global volunteering programme for people aged 18-25, bringing together young people from different countries to fight poverty. Over the next three years ICS will be sending 7,000 young people from the UK to over 28 of the world’s poorest countries to work alongside national volunteers for 10-12 weeks.

If you’re a recent graduate from a journalism or media course, and 25 or under, then you could apply for one of the upcoming placements, which are provisionally: January – March 2013 and  April – June 2013.

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Trainee placement at BBC North Drama – but hurry!

From Helen McCarron, UoL Careers & Employability Advisor :

I know this is a tight turn around but there is a very exciting opportunity which has arisen with BBC DRAMA PRODUCTION NORTH on the 3 x 60 minute BBC THREE drama IN THE FLESH, a family drama looking at identity and discrimination but with a surprising genre twist. Deadline is Tuesday 2nd October at noon.

This is a fantastic chance to work out on location and oversee all aspects of a BBC drama production. The successful trainee will be based on set and main duties will include working alongside the assistant directors. Continue reading

Win £10k to start your own media business

From Helen McCarron, Careers Advisor:

Students or recent graduates (last 2 years) can enter a creative short video for a chance to win £10,000 to kickstart their business.

The varsity pitch competition is run by NACUE. The closing date for this is the 5th October 2012. Continue reading

3D Film Competition

Nintendo 3ds xl and the bfi present a Vision in 3d: 3d short filmmaking competition now open.

A Vision in 3D competition Figurehead Ridley Scott says: “Digital and 3D filmmaking is within the grasp of everyone these days. I’m excited by all the skill and talent that’s emerging in the UK, telling stories in different ways and it’s vital that it gets our support. This competition launched by the BFI and Nintendo opens up a big opportunity for emerging filmmakers to make their mark and they should grab it with both hands. I can’t wait to see the results.”

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Animation Job in Sheffield

Distinctive Developments is a well-established mobile games developer based in Sheffield City Centre. They develop on all major mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Bada and Palm. They require a QA Tester:

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