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Just Get A Real Job
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A podcast where Script Editor Jamie Mackinlay helps listeners navigate & understand the creative industries by interviewing a wide range of creatives 🎙️

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No one teaches creatives how to manage money, build networks or reframe how we see our work.

🎙️ That’s what this week’s episode with David Thomas is all about.

Listen on Spotify, Apple or YouTube 🎧
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A real pleasure to speak again to the brilliant Jamie Mackinlay @justgetarealjob.bsky.social about the ongoing omnicrisis in TV and how it’s impacting those from marginalised and less privileged backgrounds.

Let us know your thoughts on our conversation!!
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Is the TV Industry Broken? | Philip Ralph on Class, Creativity & Change
YouTube video by Just Get A Real Job
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October 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
No one teaches creatives how to manage money, build networks or reframe how we see our work.

🎙️ That’s what this week’s episode with David Thomas is all about.

Listen on Spotify, Apple or YouTube 🎧
June 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I need to post more on this! Hope everyone is having a great week!

As lot of us know creative work comes with a lot of guessing especially when it comes to managing money and networking.

This week’s episode really helps unpack it all, and I can’t wait to put this one out.

🎙️ Dropping Wednesday.
June 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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📺 The TV Industry Is Broken—Can We Fix It?

This week we are joined by @clairesduffy.bsky.social , founder of the Glasgow TV Festival to chat about:

🎬 Why she started the festival to push for change
🚨 What’s wrong with the industry.
💡 Her hopes for the future of TV & more.

Listen now🎧
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Spoke to @alasdairferguson.bsky.social
at the @scotnational.bsky.social about the cancellation of River City & my wider concerns at the ongoing crisis facing our industry.

It’s a scary time to be working in TV and it’s important to be upfront about that 👇

www.thenational.scot/news/2503668...
'Hammer blow': River City editor issues warning for Scotland as BBC axes show
BBC Scotland has been warned that axing River City will be a real “hammer blow” for the Scottish TV industry ...
www.thenational.scot
March 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
📺 The TV Industry Is Broken—Can We Fix It?

This week we are joined by @clairesduffy.bsky.social , founder of the Glasgow TV Festival to chat about:

🎬 Why she started the festival to push for change
🚨 What’s wrong with the industry.
💡 Her hopes for the future of TV & more.

Listen now🎧
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sad week but a pleasure to chat with Cinroa about the cancellation of River City and what it means for the wider industry 📺

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The cancellation of River City and what it means for UK TV
YouTube video by Cinora
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March 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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This is producers who are lost, struggling, leaving the industry. Now talk to writers, actors, crews... If something isn't done to change things right now, there will be no TV industry left...

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
‘I’ve felt very lost and insecure’: TV producers despair as work dries up
People with decades of experience reveal how they have gone from stable careers to minimum-wage jobs
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Articles like today’s in the Guardian highlighting the terrible crisis in TV production in the UK can badly impact the mental health and wellbeing of those struggling to stay afloat. @filmtvcharity.bsky.social
are there to help and support us. Reach out to them.

filmtvcharity.org.uk
The Film and TV Charity
We offer physical, mental and financial support for everyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema.
filmtvcharity.org.uk
March 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I’m never the most articulate but it was lovely to talk to brilliant Jamie @justgetarealjob.bsky.social
🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

The wonderful Morna Young joins us to talk about writing for stage & screen, tackling imposter syndrome, and learning how to pitch & sell ideas.

Listen now on, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🚀

#Writing #Podcast
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

The wonderful Morna Young joins us to talk about writing for stage & screen, tackling imposter syndrome, and learning how to pitch & sell ideas.

Listen now on, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🚀

#Writing #Podcast
March 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🎙️ New episode!

Pleasure to be joined by award-winning comic Jordan Brookes to chat 15 years in stand-up, bombing on stage, Edinburgh Fringe & his new show, Fontanelle on at @sohotheatre.bsky.social now

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple & YouTube

#Podcast #Comedy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQsX...
Taking Risks & Making a Career in Comedy with Jordan Brookes
YouTube video by Jamie Mackinlay
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February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Just listened to this one on a longhaul drive. Definitely worth checking out. It is specific to the UK small-screen industry but there is definite resonance with the situation elsewhere too.

#scriptsky
📢 Our Live Industry Panel Discussion is now out as an episode!

The TV industry made it to 2025—but what happens now? We sat down with a panel of industry voices to discuss:

🎬 How did we get here?
💰 How are people surviving?
🔮 What needs to change?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0f...
February 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🎙️ New episode!

Pleasure to be joined by award-winning comic Jordan Brookes to chat 15 years in stand-up, bombing on stage, Edinburgh Fringe & his new show, Fontanelle on at @sohotheatre.bsky.social now

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple & YouTube

#Podcast #Comedy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQsX...
Taking Risks & Making a Career in Comedy with Jordan Brookes
YouTube video by Jamie Mackinlay
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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📢 Our Live Industry Panel Discussion is now out as an episode!

The TV industry made it to 2025—but what happens now? We sat down with a panel of industry voices to discuss:

🎬 How did we get here?
💰 How are people surviving?
🔮 What needs to change?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0f...
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Still buzzing from the incredible response to this week’s live panel!

Huge thanks to everyone who tuned in, It’s clear this conversation struck a chord—because it reflects the reality us TV workers are facing atm.

Let’s keep the momentum going and keep having chats like this one!
📢 Our Live Industry Panel Discussion is now out as an episode!

The TV industry made it to 2025—but what happens now? We sat down with a panel of industry voices to discuss:

🎬 How did we get here?
💰 How are people surviving?
🔮 What needs to change?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0f...
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Terrifically important and insightful panel last night hosted by @justgetarealjob.bsky.social
If the TV industry is to survive the current crisis, then we need more open candid conversations like this. As Einstein said: you can’t solve a problem with the same thinking that created it. 👇👇👇
📢 Our Live Industry Panel Discussion is now out as an episode!

The TV industry made it to 2025—but what happens now? We sat down with a panel of industry voices to discuss:

🎬 How did we get here?
💰 How are people surviving?
🔮 What needs to change?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0f...
February 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 Our Live Industry Panel Discussion is now out as an episode!

The TV industry made it to 2025—but what happens now? We sat down with a panel of industry voices to discuss:

🎬 How did we get here?
💰 How are people surviving?
🔮 What needs to change?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0f...
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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This promises to be a must watch for folks in the TV and film industries. 7pm tonight, live on YouTube 👇👇👇
Tonight’s the night! 🎬🎤

Join us LIVE at 7 PM for We Survived Until 2025: What Happens Now?—a crucial panel on the UK screen industry crisis.

⚠️ How we got here
💰 The reality of no work
💡 What happens next?

📺 Watch live youtube.com/live/13QWjV8Cu…

Come join the conversation!
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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February 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Tonight’s the night! 🎬🎤

Join us LIVE at 7 PM for We Survived Until 2025: What Happens Now?—a crucial panel on the UK screen industry crisis.

⚠️ How we got here
💰 The reality of no work
💡 What happens next?

📺 Watch live youtube.com/live/13QWjV8Cu…

Come join the conversation!
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
https://youtube.com/live/13QWjV8Cu…
February 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🚨 We’ve Got News 🚨

The UK screen industry is at breakpoint, and the situation is becoming unsustainable.

It’s vital we talk about it – so we’ve put together a live panel to discuss at length.

Join us live on YouTube, Feb 19th at
7pm!

What a panel we’ve put together as well 🔥
February 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thank you to everyone that's listened to our 4 Year Q & A Episode so far! And an even bigger thanks to everyone that sent me questions in.

Some really thoughtful and interesting ones that caught me off guard in the best way!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HewC...
Q&A: 4 Years of Podcasting – Creative Careers, Imposter Syndrome, Growth, Lessons & Next Steps
YouTube video by Jamie Mackinlay
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February 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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I’m so looking forward to being part of this just to listen to the wisdom of my fellow panellists! Massive props to @justgetarealjob.bsky.social for organising this and driving the vital conversation on the future of the TV industry in a time of crisis. All details below 👇
🚨 We’ve Got News 🚨

The UK screen industry is at breakpoint, and the situation is becoming unsustainable.

It’s vital we talk about it – so we’ve put together a live panel to discuss at length.

Join us live on YouTube, Feb 19th at
7pm!

What a panel we’ve put together as well 🔥
February 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨 We’ve Got News 🚨

The UK screen industry is at breakpoint, and the situation is becoming unsustainable.

It’s vital we talk about it – so we’ve put together a live panel to discuss at length.

Join us live on YouTube, Feb 19th at
7pm!

What a panel we’ve put together as well 🔥
February 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Big fan of @justgetarealjob.bsky.social and feel like what Jamie's doing on that podcast - telling the conversations we're all having in private, in public! - is really important stuff; there is a crisis within film and TV in the UK that no one is talking about open.spotify.com/episode/4aId...
Ep. 156 - 'Navigating the TV Industry Crisis' A Deep Dive with BAFTA-Winning Series Producer Hannah Beaugeard
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February 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM