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G:Weekly - Your Creative Careers Newsletter | Week 1️⃣ 4️⃣

Your weekly email from Global Academy to kickstart your media career ✨

We're now fully in the swing of things here at Global. What a week - new groups in Year 13, a jam-packed industry day for Year 12s and a fantastic creative workshop with Year 14s. PLUS .. your fave, g:weekly has had a little ✨ GLOW ✨ up ..... anyway - let's go...

✨ Industry Insights 

Industry Insights are your chance to hear from and work directly with some of the best names in the industry - register today for your chance to take part! These sessions are set to be very popular, so we would advise signing up early......

Making Your Social POP 🔥 the Heart Social Team - Thursday 19th January - 9-11 am @ Global Academy

How to work with clients and succeed in the media industry with Tom Cri, Global's Client Development Director 💯

Tuesday 24th January - 10-11 am @ Global HQ

How to freelance in the media industry with Talk2Dan ... and make it BIG! 💸

Thursday 26th January - 9:30-11am @ Global Academy

✨ Unifrog Job Profile: ✨

Ever fancied yourself a TV and FIlm Runner? The role includes working behind the scenes in TV or film, doing small jobs and basic tasks to help the production run smoothly.  —

➡️ Find out more about the role, the routes to get the job, the salary and much more on Unifrog - click HERE to find out more!

✨ Apprenticeships and Job Opportunities for Year 13 and Year 14

Applications for Channel 4's apprenticeship programme are now OPEN! The closing date to apply is February 27th, don't forget to answer the application questions and double-check your answers before you hit submit!

🔗 Click the image below to get to the application.

📺 TV, RADIO & MEDIA - Production Fast Track Apprenticeship at the BBC

Get experience with the BBC production team! You'll be helping to make world-class content for audiences on radio, TV or digital platforms. Choose from a wide range of exciting roles across the whole of the UK and learn on-the-job to develop your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification.⚡️ Here’s the topline…

  • Salary: £19,500

  • Eligibility: 18+

  • Experience: No experience required

  • Location: Nationwide

  • Length: 18 Months

Deadline: 12 February

Other jobs/apprenticeships you can apply for to line up when you finish in May:

SKY are inviting students to pre-register their interest to take part in their content apprenticeship scheme which will begin in October 2023.

By registering your details here, you will be kept up to date of when the applications go live.

In the meantime, SKY have also recommended you check our preparation hub page, which will support you in the application process.

✨ Work Experience Opportunities

Year 12s? One for you! Want to get some experience being a MENTOR? Make sure you send in your application for their ASDN Mentoring programme to become a mentor for a Year 11 student and develop YOU skills and being a mentor  ...

Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business made up of 5,000 talented and versatile people with expertise in media, creative, influence, technology and data. By taking part in this creative and production work experience day, you'll get an insider understanding of how Publicis Communications create and produce excellent marketing campaigns for their clients across the world.

Work Experience with Framestore where you will learn about the world of animation and visual effects. Framestore’s portfolio of work is underpinned by industry-leading expertise in VFX and has resulted in a multitude of awards including Oscars and BAFTAs as well as a record number of Cannes Lions awards, which all cement our position at the forefront of innovation. Deadline to apply is 18th January

The APA are offering 2 students the opportunity to join us for an afternoon at the Masterclass 2023. The work experience afternoon will be held at Arri Rental, one of the world’s largest designers and suppliers of camera and lighting equipment for film and broadcast. Arri equipment has been used to film blockbusters such as Dune, Batman and Cruella. This will be a great opportunity for any students interested in working in the film and television industry to go to the Arri studios and take part in workshops learning about cameras and how to use them! Deadline 24th January.

Interested in design, editing, journalism, or writing? Get to create a ‘zine’ on what matters to you! Take real-life roles in a team to compile a short zine based on a history of radical African Journalism in Camden. Limited places on exciting programme by new People’s Museum. Deadline 13th February

🔴Attend our free career employability workshop. Designed to support young people who want a career in Marketing.  (18+ only)

🏢 Delivered by Marketing industry experts from the Marketing Academy

✅ Stand-out CV & cover letter

🚥 Interview prep & practice tips

🤝 Mentoring 

Don't miss out - because we've got an opportunity for you (and Year 13 and Year 14) to get some WORK EXPERIENCE at Channel 4 too ... starting 1st February: