On the 7th of April, I listened to a presentation from Anthony Tattum, the founder and CEO of marketing agency Big Cat. A key part of Tattum’s presentation was based around how Big Cat try and solve the problems which other advertising professionals face. One issue which he stated was that freelancers were too specialised, and thus could not see […]

On the 20th of March, I listened to a talk from Oli Hills, the Managing Director of Updates Media. Hills described Updates Media as a collection of advert-free local news pieces. A focal point of Hills’ talk was based around how Updates Media attempts to do journalism in what was referred to as the ‘correct’ way. Part of this was the […]

On the 13th of March, I listened to a talk by Hayley Longdin, the Client Services Manager at public relations agency Whistle PR. The basis of this talk was about transitioning from university into employment, as well as what job roles within public relations entail and what challenges and experiences occur within this area. Longdin spoke about […]

On the 12th of March I attended a talk by Christopher Jarvis, a freelance audio-fiction producer and editor working as a professional within the media. Jarvis’ talk was focussed on what freelance work is like as well as the role of audio producers within the media, including his personal roles such as creating an official full-cast […]