Hello!
I hope you will forgive me for interrupting your local radio / TV discussions in an effort to rack your brains about my intention to pursue radio work in Toronto...
I'll keep it brief and not bore you with a summary of my resume....
I'm Irish (southern), I'm female and I'm approaching the mid 20s.
I have a degree and other lesser qualifications in Radio Broadcasting.
I have over four years experience in commercial radio in Ireland. A lot of this was on a cover / fill-in basis, but its 4 years nonetheless. Thats 7 years total experience if you count my stints in community radio, student radio, internships and other unpaid projects.
My experience is mainly in producing a radio talk show and newsreading as we call it in Ireland (newscasting / announcing is what its referred to as here I believe!). Other interests are entertainment, feature/documentary making for radio.
Cutting to the chase, I am moving to the GTA the 2nd week of July and am eager to pursue radio / media work here.
My main question:
How does one get employed in an entry level position in radio here? Are there traineeships / paid internships / entry level jobs and where do I find these?
Although I might be likely to be considered for professional-level work in Ireland and the UK, I feel I would need to start from scratch here and any job openings I have seen I would consider myself to be underqualified for. At the same time I would prefer (for financial reasons) not to have to do unpaid work unless its necessary or would lead to paid work.
Any suggestions as to how I go about this? Google hasn't proved entirely helpful..
Thanks
S
I hope you will forgive me for interrupting your local radio / TV discussions in an effort to rack your brains about my intention to pursue radio work in Toronto...
I'll keep it brief and not bore you with a summary of my resume....
I'm Irish (southern), I'm female and I'm approaching the mid 20s.
I have a degree and other lesser qualifications in Radio Broadcasting.
I have over four years experience in commercial radio in Ireland. A lot of this was on a cover / fill-in basis, but its 4 years nonetheless. Thats 7 years total experience if you count my stints in community radio, student radio, internships and other unpaid projects.
My experience is mainly in producing a radio talk show and newsreading as we call it in Ireland (newscasting / announcing is what its referred to as here I believe!). Other interests are entertainment, feature/documentary making for radio.
Cutting to the chase, I am moving to the GTA the 2nd week of July and am eager to pursue radio / media work here.
My main question:
How does one get employed in an entry level position in radio here? Are there traineeships / paid internships / entry level jobs and where do I find these?
Although I might be likely to be considered for professional-level work in Ireland and the UK, I feel I would need to start from scratch here and any job openings I have seen I would consider myself to be underqualified for. At the same time I would prefer (for financial reasons) not to have to do unpaid work unless its necessary or would lead to paid work.
Any suggestions as to how I go about this? Google hasn't proved entirely helpful..
Thanks
S
