The Media Mentor
LightNews LightNews
banner
themediamentor.bsky.social
The Media Mentor
@themediamentor.bsky.social
500 followers 39 following 1.4K posts
The Media Mentor is a website for advice on media careers, where you will find the most comprehensive list of UK media jobs in one place https://www.themediamentor.info/blog/categories/job-opportunities
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
themediamentor.bsky.social
The Media Mentor @themediamentor.bsky.social · Nov 13
This is our first post on here. So hello!

We cannot promise to publish dozens of jobs every day here as we do on X - but we will promote new additions to our extensive job page on the website.

Click here for all the jobs we list across media

www.themediamentor.info/blog/categor...
UK Media Job Opportunities
Here are pages listing the latest radio and audio opportunities in the UK as well as graduate/starter roles and internships, plus the latest Kickstart adverts we have seen
www.themediamentor.info
themediamentor.bsky.social
The website has links to all the major internships/schemes open now 🚨⤵️

CNN London News Internships
Channel 4 Apprenticeships
BBC Apprenticeships
Reuters News Internship
The Telegraph Newsroom Work Experience
NBCUniversal comms internships

www.themediamentor.info/post/graduat...
MEDIA JOBS: Entry-level opportunities
Early career media jobs, as well as opportunities for students and graduates studying journalism and communications
www.themediamentor.info
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Latest #mediajobs added include 🚨⤵️

Deputy Director (Content) - Kiss Network
Journalist Coordinator - BBC Radio WM
Broadcast Journalist - LBC
Journalist - BBC Radio Newcastle
Audio Producer - The Guardian
Content Producer - Wisden

www.themediamentor.info/post/latest-...
MEDIA JOBS: Radio, podcast and audio
Latest radio and audio industry jobs across journalism and production, including podcast jobs
www.themediamentor.info
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
More research about AI impacting jobs.

It's a bit no S sherlock - but it does underline the mood across all sectors. For media, we have already seen direct impact of AI on roles

www.personneltoday.com/hr/ai-impact...
Employers fear AI's impact on headcount
One in six employers believe the impact of AI will mean a reduction in headcount over the next year, according to the CIPD.
www.personneltoday.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Some of the latest #mediajobs in comms added to the website this week ⤵️

Research Communications Officer - Alzheimers Society
Social Media Officer - The TUC
Communication Officer - Hackney Borough Council
Communications Officer - City of York Council

www.themediamentor.info/post/jobs-in...
MEDIA JOBS: PR, communications, social media and digital content
Latest jobs in PR and communications
www.themediamentor.info
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
More jobs just added to the WhatsApp channel and the website.

Including:

News reporter, Mobile - Sky News
Senior Editor, Progamming - CNN
Videographer - The Independent
Entertainment News Presenter - Channel 5
tudio Camera Operator, Daytime on 5 - ITN

www.themediamentor.info/post/tv-and-...
TV and video jobs in media
A list of jobs in media across television and video production and journalism
www.themediamentor.info
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
On this week's episode of the podcast I chat to Jo Wood from The Media Exchange about how recruitment in the creative industries has changed over the last few years.

Plus we discuss how recruitment can be improved any why ageism is still a major issue

open.spotify.com/episode/2CXe...
The changing face to face of recruitment
open.spotify.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
It's not a broken record, I think it's an important one.

When a podcast is not a podcast

#TraitorsCelebrities

www.themediamentor.info/post/faithfu...
Faithful or traitor? A tale of two podcasts
Having thoroughly enjoyed the first UK version of The Celebrity Traitors I was hungry to digest analysis of the dramatic finale and the series as a whole. My choice for analysis is always a podcast, a...
www.themediamentor.info
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
A reminder that the Media Mentor podcast has loads of advice, guidance and opinion on media careers.

The latest episode features questions about moving from overseas and translating media experience in a different country to a UK CV

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Media Mentor
Education Podcast · Updated Weekly · David Spencer has been known as The Media Mentor for 20 years, helping people progress their careers in media and in other sectors. In his podcast, David shares ti...
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Hi to all the new followers - and thanks to @garytaphouse.bsky.social for the mention

The WhatsApp channel has new jobs and updates all through the week

The job pages are split into sectors for you - with a page of starter opportunities and schemes

www.themediamentor.info/blog/categor...
UK Media Job Opportunities
Here are pages listing the latest radio and audio opportunities in the UK as well as graduate/starter roles and internships, plus the latest Kickstart adverts we have seen
www.themediamentor.info
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
More than 1200 followers on the MM WhatsApp channel now.

Follow there for direct job links as they drop - plus tips and advice and MM updates

whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
The Media Mentor | WhatsApp Channel
The Media Mentor WhatsApp Channel. Here we share UK media jobs in podcast, radio, journalism and communications + social media. We also share many graduate jobs too - and all of the opportunities are ...
whatsapp.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Putting 'people' at the certain of the process

To those of us applying for jobs - the recruitment process really doesn't feel like that

Ghosting after interviews and a general abyss in the application process

Glad some are trying to change that

techspark.co/blog/2025/11...
Why Recruitment Needs A People First Approach - techSPARK
As part of People Month last month, we sat down with Karl Sweatman who spoke about creating his company with a people-first approach.
techspark.co
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
This research suggests most people believe there is bias in recruitment - and that professional networks continue to limit opportunities.

Of course both are true

www.personneltoday.com/hr/social-mo...
Two-thirds say their background affects career
Two-thirds of Britons believe their background affects their career, says research for Co-op, which has developed an employer toolkit.
www.personneltoday.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Happy Monday - hope you have a good start to the week.

A reminder of the latest podcast episode - where I take questions from Nour Mouhammed, who moved from Syria to the UK three years ago.

🎧⤵️

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Your Questions 4
Podcast Episode · The Media Mentor · 10/31/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Taken the duster to the job pages today to clear out some of the older links and those jobs that have expired.

Head here to find hundreds of jobs across six pages - split into sections for you

#mediajobs

www.themediamentor.info/blog/categor...
UK Media Job Opportunities
Here are pages listing the latest radio and audio opportunities in the UK as well as graduate/starter roles and internships, plus the latest Kickstart adverts we have seen
www.themediamentor.info
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
The latest podcast tackles the question of having media experience abroad and whether that has value in the UK

I also discuss maximising your CV statement and how to manage the abyss of job applications

open.spotify.com/episode/1gTT...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
This is interesting - hiring is generally taking longer at the moment. Eight weeks is now the average

#mediajobs

londonlovesbusiness.com/employers-sp...
Employers spend longer choosing which candidate to hire amid rising costs and a surge in applications - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Employers spend longer choosing which candidate to hire amid rising costs and an influx of applications in the labour market.
londonlovesbusiness.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
A very happy Friday to you. 🎃👻🫣

Not in anyway scary is the latest episode of the podcast when I take questions from Nour, who moved from Syria to London three years ago. She is concerned her experience as a journalist in Syria has no value in the UK

open.spotify.com/episode/1gTT...
Your Questions 4
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Adding more #mediajobs to the website and WhatsApp channel right now and came across this.

It's not a media role but it's the 'coolest' job. See what they did there? 🧊🧊

marathontours.com/en-us/cooles...
Coolest Job | Marathon Tours USA
The Coolest Job on Earth A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Work Behind the Scenes at the 2026 Antarctica Marathon® Be Part of the Antarctica Marathon® Tea ...
marathontours.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Interesting piece by someone who knows what they are talking about - regarding SEO

It makes complete sense that big click numbers does not always lead to loyalty etc

Lazy click bait won't build your brand in the way you want

www.journalism.co.uk/news/steve-w...
Steve Wilson-Beales on SEO, new metrics of success and the zero-click future
Former Global SEO chief argues the "death of SEO" panic misses the point—the real opportunity lies in breaking down newsroom silos and fostering a culture of rapid experimentation. From loyalty metric...
www.journalism.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Job listings dropping nationally across all sectors with #mediajobs also seeing a slight fall on some of our pages.

Social Media jobs still very strong and comms broadly.

Radio and podcast the toughest market

www.personneltoday.com/hr/september...
Jobs market: UK vacancy levels hit lowest level of year
The UK jobs market continued to cool in September, with advertised vacancies falling by 2.4% month-on-month to 826,205.
www.personneltoday.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Reposted by The Media Mentor
journoresources.org.uk
🫶 Need a boost after redundancy? If you've been affected, sign up for three months free JR membership with the code NEWSTART25 and select the monthly option for events on redundancy, pivoting career, plus engage with our journalism community on Discord 🔗
Become A Member Of Journo Resources
Join us to get stuff done.
www.journoresources.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
A reminder that the daily feed of jobs that once filled your weekday timeline at 0700-0800 no longer exists.

My efforts are focused on the WhatsApp channel where I drop the latest #mediajobs and updating the web pages here

www.themediamentor.info/blog/categor...
UK Media Job Opportunities
Here are pages listing the latest radio and audio opportunities in the UK as well as graduate/starter roles and internships, plus the latest Kickstart adverts we have seen
www.themediamentor.info
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Just seen another job advert that begins "If you’re passionate....and thrive in a fast-moving creative environment"

Generic and meaningless

Here's what some of these cliches in job ads actually mean 😅

www.themediamentor.info/post/job-adv...
Job Advert Cliches And What They Really Mean
I work in news where there are hundreds of cliches, but job adverts are also full of them.Below are some of the most common and what I think they really mean.A Competitive SalaryWe will pay you the mi...
www.themediamentor.info
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Such a big thing to move from China to London. But Robin Zhang did that five years ago - and then saw the pandemic hit

Despite that and all the other challenges he faced - he's built a career in UK media

Find out how - and why my advice was key early on

open.spotify.com/episode/2BHp...
Moving from Beijing to London
open.spotify.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
themediamentor.bsky.social
Recruiters being pushed to use AI to help improve the hiring process

As we discussed on the podcst recently - you need to do a lot more than just use AI tools - but get more human in the approach too

www.digit.fyi/ai-hiring-co...
AI Hiring Could Unlock £532Bn for UK Firms, Says LinkedIn
A new study from LinkedIn has revealed recruiters are facing mounting pressure from CEOs to use AI to build the ‘workforce of the future’.
www.digit.fyi
October 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM