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How To Get A Job in Television
“When I was first starting out in TV, I was desperate for knowledge on training; writing a good CV; who to contact... I wish I'd had Elsa Sharp's book then to help lift the mist. Insightful, astute, and crammed with expert knowledge this manual is a must for anyone trying to break into this notoriously difficult industry. And she should know. She's done it. So is there a magic bullet when it comes to a successful career in broadcasting?
Well, this book certainly hits the target.” Channel 4 TV Presenter Anna Richardson
In 2009 the BBC advertised 1,500 workplacements. Over 45,000 applied. (figures from The BBC)
More people want to work in TV than any other industry. It’s a notoriously difficult industry to get into with 70% of applicants relying on contacts to get in. So if you don’t have contacts where do you start?
Try “How To Get A Job in Television.”
This book lifts the lid on getting into and successfully working in TV. Written by TV recruitment executive Elsa Sharp, a successful TV freelancer with over 15 years industry experience.
She shares her expertise in this unique contemporary and current guide. Entertaining and easy to dip into, this 300 page book contains hard earned advice based on the author's personal experience of working in the
industry: first as a researcher, series editor, development producer and now TV recruitment executive.
The book is packed with inside information and interviews with people working in the industry at every level from runners and producers to the Chairman of Endemol, Tim Hincks, British Executive Producer of 'Dancing With The Stars' Conrad Green and RDF Media Chairman Grant Mansfield. The foreward is written by Peter Bazalgette.
It also includes advice from TV training bodies, HR executives and broadcasters. It gives a practical guide to researching, useful contacts and TV Terms this really is the TV job hunter's bible.
“Sharp covers a good range of practical points in this book such as the qualities and/or qualifications you need to work in TV, useful organisations, the value of work experience, building a CV and working up the ladder. If TV work is your ambition then this is a definite must-read.” Susan Elkin, The Stage.
How to get a job in television (Build your career from runner to series producer) is published by A & C Black in conjunction with The Guardian and is out now.
For more information about the book www.elsasharp.com
For more information or to request a copy please contact Suzi Williamson, Press & Publicity at A&C Black. swilliamson@acblack.com
info@elsasharp.com
Well, this book certainly hits the target.” Channel 4 TV Presenter Anna Richardson
In 2009 the BBC advertised 1,500 workplacements. Over 45,000 applied. (figures from The BBC)
More people want to work in TV than any other industry. It’s a notoriously difficult industry to get into with 70% of applicants relying on contacts to get in. So if you don’t have contacts where do you start?
Try “How To Get A Job in Television.”
This book lifts the lid on getting into and successfully working in TV. Written by TV recruitment executive Elsa Sharp, a successful TV freelancer with over 15 years industry experience.
She shares her expertise in this unique contemporary and current guide. Entertaining and easy to dip into, this 300 page book contains hard earned advice based on the author's personal experience of working in the
industry: first as a researcher, series editor, development producer and now TV recruitment executive.
The book is packed with inside information and interviews with people working in the industry at every level from runners and producers to the Chairman of Endemol, Tim Hincks, British Executive Producer of 'Dancing With The Stars' Conrad Green and RDF Media Chairman Grant Mansfield. The foreward is written by Peter Bazalgette.
It also includes advice from TV training bodies, HR executives and broadcasters. It gives a practical guide to researching, useful contacts and TV Terms this really is the TV job hunter's bible.
“Sharp covers a good range of practical points in this book such as the qualities and/or qualifications you need to work in TV, useful organisations, the value of work experience, building a CV and working up the ladder. If TV work is your ambition then this is a definite must-read.” Susan Elkin, The Stage.
How to get a job in television (Build your career from runner to series producer) is published by A & C Black in conjunction with The Guardian and is out now.
For more information about the book www.elsasharp.com
For more information or to request a copy please contact Suzi Williamson, Press & Publicity at A&C Black. swilliamson@acblack.com
info@elsasharp.com
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