How To Get A Job in Television

“When I was first starting out in TV, I was desperate for knowledge on training; writing a good CV; who to contact… I wish I’d had Elsa Sharp’s book then to help lift the mist. Insightful, astute, and crammed with expert knowledge this manual is a must for anyone trying to break into this notoriously difficult industry. And she should know. She’s done it. So is there a magic bullet when it comes to a successful career in broadcasting? Well, this book certainly hits the target.”
Channel 4 TV Presenter Anna Richardson

In 2009 the BBC advertised 1,500 workplacements. Over 45,000 applied.
(figures from The BBC)

More people want to work in TV than any other industry. It’s a notoriously difficult industry to get into with 70% of applicants relying on contacts to get in. So if you don’t have contacts where do you start? Try “How To Get A Job in Television.”

This book lifts the lid on getting into and successfully working in TV. Written by TV recruitment executive Elsa Sharp, a successful TV freelancer with over 15 years industry experience.

She shares her expertise in this unique contemporary and current guide. Entertaining and easy to dip into, this 300 page book contains hard earned advice based on the author’s personal experience of working in the industry: first as a researcher, series editor, development producer and now TV recruitment executive.

The book is packed with inside information and interviews with people working in the industry at every level from runners and producers to the Chairman of Endemol, Tim Hincks, British Executive Producer of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Conrad Green and RDF Media Chairman Grant Mansfield. The foreward is written by Peter Bazalgette.

It also includes advice from TV training bodies, HR executives and broadcasters. It gives a practical guide to researching, useful contacts and TV Terms this really is the TV job hunter’s bible.