Creative Futures in conversation with STV Studios + UofG Alumni

Creative Futures: STV Studios and UofG alumni share their insider insights and top tips on getting in and getting on in the TV industry.

The School of Culture & Creative Arts invites you to our first Creative Futures session on Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 5.30pm at the Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls.

All welcome!

Join us in conversation with STV Studios Talent Manager, Gail Bon to hear how she started in the industry, find out about the opportunities and challenges of working in TV today, and get invaluable insider insights from someone who's actual job is to spot, develop and nurture up-and-coming talent - it could be you!

Gail will be joined by Jodie Leith, a recent UofG Film & TV Studies graduate, and now a freelance Researcher in Factual Development with STV Studios. Jodie will share her top tips on how to apply the knowledge, skills and experience gained from a degree, whichever your subject area, in order to turbo-boost your Telly CV, both during your studies and immediately after graduation.

Dr Lisa Kelly and Dr Abi Jenkins from UofG Film & TV Studies will facilitate the conversation.

Gail Bon

After graduating with Joint Honours in Film & Television Studies and Politics from University of Glasgow, Gail got an early break into television joining Sports broadcaster Setanta Sports as a Junior Assistant Producer. After nearly two years she left to pursue her passion of working in entertainment television, bagging a Researcher role on a Children’s game show. She continued to work across editorial and then latterly production roles in a variety of genres from Quiz Shows to Lifestyle to Comedy. In the middle of it all, Gail dabbled in corporate fundraising in the arts sector too. Gail joined STV Studios as Talent Manager in 2023 and she's passionate about nurturing new talent, creating a diverse freelance workforce, and developing and retaining the brilliant talent that exists within the freelance TV community.

Jodie Leith

Jodie graduated with Joint Honours in Film & Television Studies and English Literature at the University of Glasgow in 2022. Her career in the television industry began on a PACT production trainee scheme. Since then, Jodie has worked on a variety of factual and drama productions at STV Studios, including Pr*son drama, Screw (Channel 4), legal reality boxset, The Firm (BBC Scotland), and hit antiques format, The Yorkshire Auction House (Discovery+ / Really). Now working freelance as a Researcher in Factual Development at STV Studios, Jodie researches and develops concepts for potential new television series for streamers and broadcasters, including Netflix, Disney+, BBC and Channel 4.

Outwith television, Jodie maintains a passion for writing. During her time at the University, Jodie was Culture Editor for The Glasgow Guardian, and was awarded the prestigious Jessica Yorke Scholarship. Her writing has featured in The Skinny and From Glasgow to Mars.

Venue information

University of Glasgow, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ.

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