Voicebox: Want my job?

From radio presenters and journalists, to circus performers and festival producers, here we chat to industry professionals about their careers and get advice on how to follow in their footsteps.
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1 November 2018
Want my Job? With Kat Tudor, Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
We speak to the Community, Learning and Volunteer Officer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
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16 October 2018
Interview with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece Prose
We catch up with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece, Prose, about making music and world tour amibitions!
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9 October 2018
Working with refugees - Interview with writer Alexandros Plasatis
We catch up with Alexandros Plasatis, an immigrant ethnographer who writes fiction in English, his second language, and recently completed a project for Writing East Midlands working with refugees and asylum seekers.
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9 October 2018
Want my job? With actor Luke Lane
We catch up with actor-singer Luke Lane, star of The Quentin Dentin Show, about what a typical day is like and how to get started in an acting career.
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5 October 2018
Interview with activist artist Dion Kitson
We catch up with artist Dion Kitson, an international British artist with a political message in his fine art.
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2 October 2018
Interview with orchestral musician Simon Tong
We catch up with Simon Tong, a professional orchestral musician with a wide breadth of performance and teaching experience.
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26 September 2018
Want my job? with Khadija Raza, set and costume designer
Linbury Prize winner Khadija Raza talks to Voice about the excitement and variation her job as a set and costume designer offers her.
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26 September 2018
Diniloxolo Ndlakuse, Musicial Director of Soweto Gospel Choir
We catch up with the Musical Director and choir member of Soweto Gospel Choir, who were formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, drawing on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto.
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12 September 2018
Interview with Tom, Programme Delivery Manager at Drake Music
We catch up with Tom McGrath, Programme Delivery Manager at Drake Music, about breaking down disabling barriers to music, changes in the industry and music being a human right.
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12 September 2018
Want my job? with Cat Sercombe, Head of Arts Award, Trinity College London
'Don’t be afraid to ask people for help along the way and be persistent... If you want to carve out a career in the creative and cultural industries, then you will make it happen'
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7 September 2018
Interview with Charlotte Lorimer, Communications and Marketing Executive
Charlotte is the Communications and Marketing Executive at Starling Bank, and only 22 years old. We talk to her about how she entered the industry, the benefits of internships, and her best money management tips!
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3 September 2018
Want my job? with Barbara Matthews, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Culture at Nottingham Trent University
Barbara Matthews MBE has had a long and illustrious career in the arts, and has now worked in the education sector for over five years. We talk about her highlights, the struggles, and what changes she has seen in the industry.
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11 August 2018
Want my job? with Harriet Usher, Projects Manager
Harriet is the Projects Manager for the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, and has worked with the New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, the V&A and now oversees major events including Theatre Craft, West End Live and the Olivier Awards!
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7 August 2018
Want My Job? with Jill Adamson - Director of Participation
Do you know what it's like to be a Theatre Director? Jill has the answers!
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18 July 2018
Interview with Peter Hudler, Cello on Fire
We chat to professional cello player, Peter Hudler, about his solo show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and what life is really like working as a professional musician.
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18 July 2018
Want my job? with Aimee Wilkinson - Head of Artistic Development at Writing East Midlands
Aimee Wilkinson, Head of Artistic Development for Writing East Midlands, talks about developing literature in the local community, how creative writing can help with social isolation and running projects from conferences to workshops with refugees.
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3 July 2018
Want My Job? with Nick Wall, celebrity photographer
We speak to celebrity photographer Nick Wall about his career, advice to young people getting started, and reflections on the industry
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2 July 2018
Want My Job? with Charlotte Couture - Actor & Producer
With women at the heart of her stories, Charlotte runs the successful Sheer Height Productions. What else does she do?