Cool, new CDs.
Hmm yea, that sounds alright.
I'm an editorial coordinator for a streetpress magazine.
Hey, Paully, I've finished those CD reviews, was there anything else you want me to do?
Sure, actually I've got an interview that's just come through.
Are you interested in doing that this afternoon?
Yep, can I grab the details? Sure, I'll email them through to you right now. See ya.
Paully is the managing editor. The other three people I deal with are: Julian, the
local music editor; Paul, the arts and fashion editor; and John, the Salt Club editor.
I read this magazine when I was in high school and I
thought it would be really glamorous working here.
And it is lots of fun. You get invited to launches and have
free drinks and CDs, but it's also a lot of hard work.
In terms of circulation, we're the biggest streetpress in Australia and with
a small team, everybody has to knuckle down to meet the weekly deadline.
I always liked writing and seeing live music, and I did the music industry
course at TAFE, which explored all different parts of the industry,
such as recording music, managing bands and putting on shows.
But music journalism interested me the most
and my lecturer helped me find opportunities to help me try out my skills. I did
two weeks' work experience here and I got a job as a receptionist soon after that.
Hi, how can I help you?
Hi, my name's Kelly, I'm from Creative Decisions,
I've got a 9.30 appointment to see Mark Felton.
Yep, sure, I'll just get him for you.
Are you there, Carolyn?
And a year later, I was promoted to this position.
There are a million ways to get into this field. Paully used to be an English teacher.
The important thing is to get out there and
learn about the industry and the people in it.
A lot of copy is sent to us by companies wanting to be featured,
and I have to edit what they've written to make it suitable for us
Nat, I'm doing an advertising feature next week on mobile phones
and I just wanted to know if you could do the editorial for me?
Yeah, sure, when can you get it to me?
Ahh! Possibly Monday afternoon. If it's any later, I'll let you know.
You just need to sub-edit it and go from there.
Okay. Great. Thanks Chris.
We run on advertising money, and I have to make sure
our clients are represented properly on the page.
Occasionally I have to promote a product or band I don't even like,
but if it was up to me it'd be all articles on cheesy 80s bands.
Everything revolves around the deadline.
You have to be super organised and thinking ahead to compensate
for all the little problems that pop up at the last minute.
Natalie, I've got a press release here for you to put in, I know
it's a bit late but we might have to squeeze it in if we can.
It's a late-deal client that's just come in. About 100 words,
Okay, well that page is almost done, so so long as I
don't have to make it any longer that should be fine.