Get A Proper Job

In this episode of Get a ‘Proper’ Job, host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Becky Davies; Theatre Designer, Artist and Creative Access Coordinator, and Chris Hill; Green Manager for Film Cymru Wales. They discuss the future of work in the creative and cultural industries and focus on some of the new jobs which are emerging to address societal issues. This episode was recorded remotely in August 2021. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Editor: Beca Nia Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network. Links Taking Flight theatre company ALBERT Future Generations Act Welsh Government programme for government One Planet Cardiff Our Creative Place Green Cymru Tin Shed Theatre Company – Rocket Launch, Blaenavon Recommendations The Tate sensorium  Cineregio network sub group green regio David Attenborough Blue Planet Download a transcript of this episode here.

In the third episode of the third series of Get a ‘Proper’ Job, host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Gillian Mitchell; Chief Executive of National Youth Arts Wales and Dr Sita Thomas; a Theatre Maker, Channel 5 Milkshake Presenter, Artistic Director of Fio, Creative Associate at Wales Millennium Centre, and also a Trustee at the Young Vic Theatre and Emergency Exits Arts. They discuss leadership and the creative and cultural industries, diversity within leadership roles, and what qualities make a great leader. Links and more information Emergency Exit Arts Fio Chwarae Teg Guest recommendations Baljeet Sandhu - The Lived Experience Movement The Privilege Café Jude Kelly – Desert Island Discs This episode was recorded remotely in August 2021. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Editor: Beca Nia Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the second episode of the third series of Get a ‘Proper’ Job, host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Jessica Dunrod, a translator, author, activist and director of the only black owned translation firm in the UK; as well as the creative producer, award winning filmmaker, cameraman and editor Jonny Campbell, who also has a background in architecture. They discuss their eclectic career portfolios, transferable skills and the evolution of their creative careers. Links and more information Outstanding by Jessica Dunrod Jessica Dunrod’s Go Fund Me page Ambassadora The doll test How might screen-based media enable people to better engage with their built environment and meaningfully contribute to its design? Guest recommendations Enterprise team at Cardiff University Canva This episode was recorded remotely in August 2021. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Editor: Beca Nia Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the first episode of season three of Get A 'Proper' Job host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Kayed Mohamed-Mason, a Tik Tok apprentice for Cardiff-based advertising agency S3 advertising and Rebecca Campbell Managing Partner for Agency Development at S3 Advertising about the future of work in the creative and cultural industries. Particularly, new types of roles which we might see in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Links and more information S3 Advertising website How to stay on top of emerging tech trends - Nesta The Creative Digital Skills Revolution – Creative Industries policy and Evidence Centre Kayed’s TikTok account Kill em with Kayedness S3 TikTok account Gender neutral makeup brand – Vulcan & Vixen Foster Wales Guest recommendations Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) Awards Adobe channels on TikTok This episode was recorded remotely in August 2021. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Editor: Beca Nia Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the final episode of season two of Get A 'Proper' Job host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Kathryn Lewis, Strategic Lead for curriculum reform and expressive arts at the Central South Education consortium and Music Technologist, Composer and Sound Designer Alex Rees, who is an Arts Council Creative Agent and host of the Creative Learning podcast, about the new Welsh curriculum with a focus on the Expressive Arts. This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. The Donaldson review  The Curriculum for Wales and free educational tools and materials Creative Learning podcast Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the fifth episode of season two of Get A 'Proper' Job host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Prateeksha Pathak, a postgraduate researcher at Cardiff University and a participant on the entrepreneur scheme, Ymlaen! and Claire Parry-Witchell, Student Enterprise Business Mentor at Cardiff University about the importance of developing entrepreneurship to the future of the creative industries. This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. Ymlaen! scheme A Covid-19 boom in student start-ups? - Claire’s Parry-Witchell  Business Wales support Rabble Studio Coworking Collective IPSE Kashmir Untold archive Creative Wales Wales Arts Review Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the fourth episode of season two of Get A ‘Proper’ Job, host Kayleigh Mcleod chats to Ali Abdi, Partnership Manager for Community Gateway, and recent graduate from the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Alexia Barrett about the transition from young creative to creative worker. This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. Links and more information XR University podcast Citizens Wales Information about the Arts Council of Wales Cultural Contract  Creative Access Into Film Galswhograduate group chat ItsmyShout  Creative Careers Cymru Programme   Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In the third episode of series two of Get A 'Proper' Job host Kayleigh Mcleod talks to Kelly Barr, Arts and Creativity Programme manager for Age Cymru and Professor Chris Speed, Chair of Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh about the rapid move to digital for creative workers as a result of COVID-19. This episode focuses on who and where creatives can reach with digital content and how to measure that engagement. Links and more information: Welsh Government report Connected Communities | The guide to Virtual events from Creative Informatics |  'I just felt so forgotten' - the impacts of digital exclusion | cARTrefu This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In episode two of series two of Get A 'Proper' Job, we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the live music industry. For this episode, we have a particular focus on festivals and the creative businesses who are suppliers to the industry. We chat to Bernie Plain, company director of rehearsal and recording studio Musicbox Studios, and Lucy Squire, head of Music for the University of South Wales. Links and more information: Music Venues Trust REVS document (reopen every venue safely)  Lost Horizons festival - integration of VR Gisburne park festival – the UK’s first socially distanced festival. This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.

In episode one of series two of Get A 'Proper' Job, we talk about the way creatives interact with policy makers and inform the decision processes for how creative workers are supported. We chat to Krystal Lowe - dancer, choreographer, writer and Artistic Director of Kokoro Arts Ltd - and Fabio Thomas - Project Researcher for Birmingham-based engagement and insight agency.  You can read the Wales Freelance Taskforce report, Rebalancing and Reimagining – strategies to support arts and performance freelancers here. This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions in August 2020. Get A ‘Proper’ Job is made by city network Creative Cardiff, with and for, the creative community. Presented by: Kayleigh Mcleod. Series producer: Vicki Sutton. Studio engineer & editor: Ffion Clarke. Music by: Tic Ashfield. Artwork by: Hoffi. You can follow Creative Cardiff on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work or join the Creative Cardiff network.