Media

Alumni

We're proud of the exciting media careers our graduates go on to when they leave us – our former students have gone on to work as talent coordinators, runners, video producers, sub editors, media planners and much more at organisations including the BBC, Vogue, Universal Pictures and the Royal Opera House.

Media Studies graduate John Hiscock (pictured left) now manages ITV’s Good Morning Britain and Lorraine, Los Angeles Bureau. He returned in 2016 to tell students how his course placement at GMTV led to a place on the GMTV training programme and eventually to Hollywood, covering the Academy Awards for ITV’s breakfast show.

Teaching staff

Our teaching team come from a wide range of media backgrounds, bringing their specialist research and industry experience to your learning. Here are a few of our lecturers you’ll be learning from:

Iestyn George (pictured left) is a journalist, who previously worked as an editor at NME, GQ and Golf Punk and was marketing manager of the Manic Street Preachers.

Professor Kelly Snook is music producer and technologist working at the intersection of the arts, science, and technology – she formerly worked as a Lunar Program Scientist at NASA.

Paula Hearsum, lecturer and researcher in media studies, with specialisms in popular music and journalism.

Lance Dann is a writer, sound designer and academic who has across the arts and media industries.

Theodore Koulouris’s research focuses on media and literary theory, media ethics, the politics of mourning, political communication, and national and European politics.

Placements team

Our dedicated placements team support students to find industry experience across our suite of media courses. Says Placements Manager, Boo: "we are committed to ensuring that our students secure excellent work placements at organisations that match their individual career aspirations and skills. Companies we have placed students with include the BBC, Google UK, the Guardian and Sky Sports News – these are great places to make contacts and often lead to future employment.”