The Media Mentor

Podcasthon is the biggest charity event in the podcasting world. It's a fast-growing non-profit initiative that unites thousands of podcasters globally. There's no money involved it’s all about raising awareness for various charitable causes. This episode is made to support The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide.I talk about why this charity is important on this episode. My interview is with Elysia Brenner and Alex Graham, two people working on very different podcasts but with a similar key theme; community. We discuss why this is so important as well as careers and whether video is really a must.Elysia's Star Wars podcast can be found here.Details of Alex's Total Saints podcast can be found here.If you want CV advice or help with cover letters and interviews then mentoring sessions are available via the website.There are 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch.

Dr James Mahon teaches at the Open University and has previously worked for the University of Stirling, University of Glasgow and University of the West of Scotland. His doctoral and postdoctoral work explores digital media and mobile journalism and here talks about how the industry is changing and how teaching needs to change at the same time. James has also worked extensively as a TV and radio reporter and presenter and shares his experience of a zig-zag 'career'.If you want CV advice or help with cover letters and interviews then mentoring sessions are available via the website.There are 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch.

Charlie Roberts first came to me for advice in late 2023 and after a few mentoring sessions, working on CV and cover letters, he told me that he was moving from Australia to the UK and going to try and land a job in sport production. He had no opportunities lined up - but showed the determination and persistence to get a job at IMG.If you need CV advice like Charlie did or help with cover letters and interviews then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also there are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch.

Debbie Ford believes LinkedIn works best when it feels like a conversation, not a performance. She created The Chichester Social in 2016 to help companies make the most of the platform, because she felt too many treat it like a megaphone. On this episode we talk about how to avoid that and how to maximise the platform for your job search and networking. The key bit of advice? Be authentic.Debbie's full of more great advice, so give it a listen to help shape your LinkedIn strategy during the very boring job hunt and application process. You can read her blog on whether to pay for the premium service here.If you are finding the hunt for work frustrating and exhausting and want help to sharpen your applications, then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also there are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch.

This week my guest is Jon Weeks, a freelance podcast producer, presenter and journalist who came to me for CV advice in 2021 and soon landed a job at the Evening Standard producing their daily podcast. Jon talks to me about the move from radio news into podcast, moving from a full-time role to being freelance and how the world of podcast is being transformed and shaken up by video.If you want advice and support about the next career step like Jon did, then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also on the website are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

This week I take questions from Seong-Jae Kong who has moved from South Korea to the UK and is studying journalism at the University of Westminster.Seong-Jae wants to know how you develop newsroom skills without being in a newsroom, whether you should specialise or develop multiple skills and talks about his recent BBC interview and what he learned from the experience.If you have questions like Seong-Jae then drop me a line to take part in a future episode.If you want some advice and support about the next career step then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also on the website are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

Phil Clark has worked in B2B journalism for the last two decades and tells me why it's an underated sector and how it can help people develop investigative skills and many others. We discuss what attributes you might need and how networking is a vital part of the role, plus how the industry is changing.If you want some advice and support about the next career step then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also on the website are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

Apparently 2026 is the new 2016! So this week I chat to Emily Uchida Finch, who first came to me for advice in 2016. We find out how she's doing ten years later and what her journey has been like. Emily talks about working for an international broadcaster, moving into local journalism and how she broke into podcasting. There are many valuable lessons that she shares, from my initital advice to making herself available for work outside of her 9-5 job.If, like Emily did, you want some advice and support then mentoring sessions are available via the website.Also on the website are 6 pages of media jobs to browse. There is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts as I find the listings.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.