Media Careers Podcast

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A weekly podcast speaking to a diverse range of industry professionals who share their stories on their education and how they have navigated their careers, as well as tips and advice for entering the industry. The Media Careers Podcast is delivered in partnership Into Film, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.

Evolve Network & delivered in partnership Into Film, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 71 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Media Careers Podcast

    Morwen Williams, Director of Media Operations, BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 51:10


    BBC Season: Catriona Walsh meets Solmaz Aslan, Studio Director & Peter Harding, Assistant Producer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 26:50


    BBC Panel hosted by Catriona Walsh with Elijah Waddington and Luke Holmes and Kelly Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 29:12


    John Murphy, Design Director, BBC Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 31:05


    Suzanne Lord, Head of Media Operations, BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 38:26


    Lauren Smithers, Head of Post Production, Media Zoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 40:02


    Rachel Morrison, Director of Farnborough International Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 43:45


    Neurodiversity Celebration Week with Sam Margaritis, James McDonnell & Wren Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 53:42


    Laurissa Yeung Shea, Application System Owner, WBD

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 55:38


    Jessica Loveland, Head of New Writing, BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 45:20


    Barbara Toschi, Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 61:24


    Mirusha Jegatheeswaran, Support Engineer, ITV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 51:21


    Matt Holt, Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 54:25


    Oliver Laurenson-Gore, Freelance Location Manager & Scout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 45:22


    Remel London, Broadcaster and Founder of The Mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 41:32


         

    Taylor Rettke, Writer / Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 42:00


    Paul Hillier, Director, Media, Film, TV - Tysers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 45:48


    https://www.tysers.com/

    Dhanny Joshi, Managing Director, Big Deal Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 46:53


    Dhanny Joshi features in Inside Independent Production, a free ready-to-play educational resource designed to inspire young people to consider careers in independent TV and film production from Pact and Into Film. Ideal for careers leads, educators and school advisors. (below link)   https://www.intofilm.org/resources/2311?utm_source=mediacareers&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=marketing&utm_content=pact-resource  

    Naz Ahmed, Scripted Producer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 42:46


    Zeb Chadfield, Chief Vision Officer, The Finish Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 49:28


    Shannon Sewell, Head of Client Services and Business Development, Pip Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 50:01


    Sophie Humphrey, Associate Technical Supervisor, Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 33:29


    Sean Clarke, Managing Director, Aardman Animations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 40:30


    Adam Morley, Creative Sector Lead, Hertfordshire Futures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 58:34


    Siobhan Pridgeon, Head of Operations and Programme Delivery at Albert @ BAFTA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 50:40


    Scott Kerr, Lead Solutions Architect, Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 43:46


    https://careers.sky.com/ https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/

    Helen Morgan, Crew Development Manager - Liverpool Film Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 54:14


    https://www.liverpoolfilmoffice.tv/ https://www.screenalliancenorth.co.uk/

    Rizwan Wadan, Futures in Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 63:01


    Nic Kemp, DMe Professional Services Engagement Manager, Adobe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 49:38


    Lisa Aussieker, SVP Marketing, Qwilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 38:15


    Zach Duthie, Sales Development Representative, Entertainment Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 39:08


    Rozana Green, Diversity Outreach Lead, BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 42:54


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/ https://careers.bbc.co.uk/

    Abigail Dankwa, Multi-Camera & Fixed Rig Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 50:42


    https://nfts.co.uk/  

    Harri Kamalanathan, Producer, Haus Pictures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 48:38


    Ravensbourne University: https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3936786/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://tribecafilm.com/festival https://tribecafilm.com/films/restless-2024

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    Erica McEwan, Creative Director, Painting Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 38:31


    https://paintingpractice.com/ Art Departments Motion Graphics Production Design  

    Cara Sheppard, President of Picture Shop

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 44:48


    Sky: https://www.productionservices.sky/post-production De Lane Lea, WBD: https://www.wbsl.com/de-lane-lea/ Picture Shop: https://www.pictureshop.com/

    Arit Eminue, Chief People, Inclusion and Culture Specialist, All Things People & Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 50:59


    Anuja Vagh, Head of Global Integrations, Bitmovin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 34:42


    https://bitmovin.com/ https://www.bucks.ac.uk/ https://www.bydeluxe.com/

    Phil Clapp, Chief Executive, UK Cinema Association

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 47:45


    https://www.cinemauk.org.uk/   https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-and-sport

    Kirsty Elliot, Freelance Camera Operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 41:12


    We kick off the new Summer season with Kirsty Elliot, who is a freelance camera operator.

    Girish Ramesh, Rendering Engineer, Framestore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 37:11


    https://www.framestore.com/ https://www.manchester.ac.uk/

    Tim Simpson - Managing Director & Creative Director at Plunge Creations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 54:06


    The Masked Singer is a favourite in our house, so my daughter pops up in this episode asking a few questions about the series! https://www.plungecreations.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(British_TV_series)  

    Sharneigh Brown - Camera Operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 43:29


    From growing up on a farm, to working with wealth and investment managers, Sharneigh has had a fascinating journey into the media industry.  She is now a Camera Operator and also an HGV driver!  https://racingmediaacademy.com/the-course-2024/

    Rico Johnson-Sinclair, Director, CrewHQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 47:30


    Rico's story of getting a role in the film industry is full of challenges, barriers and most importantly his strength of character. Passionate about diversity and inclusion and making systematic changes across the sector, Rico's new role at CrewHQ, WarnerBros.Discovery is going to be a force for good. https://crewhq.co.uk/

    Edward Rastelli-Lewis, Freelance Line Producer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 45:00


    Edward openly discusses his Dyslexia and how at School he and his parents were told that they should 'manage their expectations' of his life and career aspirations - they were told he would never get to College or University.   Needless to say Edward has more than proved them wrong!   University of Central Lancashire: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/ Production Guild of Great Britain: https://productionguild.com/  

    Dushi Thangarajah, Senior Vice President, for Localisation & Fulfilment, EMEA, Deluxe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 47:33


    Dushi chats through her career from aerospace engineering through to being part of one of the most dynamic global media organisations; Deluxe. Dushi explains how Deluxe offers media and entertainment services including digital distribution, cinema, mastering, streaming and asset management and her role within the organisation.   https://www.bydeluxe.com/ https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/a/?lidx=1 https://www.redbeemedia.com/ https://www.gknaerospace.com/

    Sara Bennett, Co Founder Milk VFX & Chief Creative Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 42:25


    https://www.milk-vfx.com/

    Anna Patching, Head of Broadcast Engineering Sound, Apple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 54:47


    https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/ https://www.nepgroup.com/ https://www.apple.com/uk/services/

    Yosien Burke, Business Development and Sustainable Communications Consultant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 51:29


    Yosien discusses openly in this episode how a major illness impacted her working life and how she has adapted and learnt to work in a different way.   She also highlights the different types of jobs she has undertaken, her transferable skills and how entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of her work.    

    Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Co-Founder BlueBolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 58:27


    Lucy started her career in South Africa before making the huge leap to move to the UK. She shares her story of working with eccentric people in the industry and how she established the award winning VFX house, BlueBolt Ltd.   https://www.blue-bolt.com/

    Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Co Founder & Exec Producer, Greenacre Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 49:50


    Nadine was part of MADE, a series of short interview films from Pact in which some of the UK's most successful independent producers of the past 30 years share their insights and experiences. You can watch Nadine's episode as well as all the others here: https://www.pact.co.uk/made-video-series.html   Sankofa Film & Video: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/521843/index.html Greenacre Films: https://greenacrefilms.com/ Unsaid Stories: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12827184/  

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