What jobs can you get if you do media?

Can I Get a Media Jobs in UK? Does Anyone Know How Well They Pay?

• I'm an American student who is graduating next fall. I am really interested in working for the media companies that broadcast football, not American Football. I was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas.

• Answer:

  London is flooded with people wanting to work in the media industry, from what I understand it's poorly paid, with long hours & it's difficult to make head way without contacts. As an American, unless you have a European parent or grandparent you can obtain an EU passport through, you'll need a visa & they're tightening up the legislation all the time. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/passports-and-immigration/visas/?view=Standard Setanta Sports is a cable channel in the UK & Republic of Ireland which broadcasts football & numerous other sports http://www.setanta.com/en/UK/Contact-Us/ Sky Sports is a also a big company: http://www.skysports.com/contactus/0,20299,,00.html http://jobs.sky.com/ https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp You could also keep an eye on job sites like The Guardian newspapers website, unfortunately, it's down at the moment: http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian also has a dedicated media section, they occasionally publish articles on working in the media, which are generally all doom & gloom : ) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media This link leads to the website for The Independent newspaper, another of the broadsheets published in the UK which you might like to keep an eye on: http://www.independent.co.uk/ You might also find it useful to get your hands on a copy of this, the Media 08: Essential Guide published by The Guardian: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-08-Essential-Changing-Landscape/dp/0852650914/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226357068&sr=1-1