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Most law students I meet with are unwilling to start as an assistant to build the skills they need to do entertainment business and legal affairs at a high level. Don't be that student. Shadowing a senior business affairs executive as an assistant for 1 year will teach the the verbal lexicon and speed that you need to do this job right... I know A LOT of smart attorneys who want to practice entertainment law. What separates those who go far are those who learn both skill and speed, which you can only learn in the trenches. #starting #jobs #entertainmentlawyer

This always surprises our clients… Having been a part of this industry for many years, we’ve noticed that there are a lot of misconceptions about PAs and the work that we do! Mainly, the types of services we provide. Contrary to popular belief, we don’t just organise your diary and accept invitations on your behalf 📅 In fact, we do a lot more. And at Nicky Mehta London, we’re known for going above and beyond for our clients, not only making their lives easier and saving them time but adding more enjoyment into their daily lives too! For example, we’ve planned some pretty impressive (if we do say so ourselves) events for our clients including private film screenings and birthday parties 🪩 We have even booked choreography classes for our client when they visited Tokyo with a cast member from Kill Bill 💃 We’ve also been known to use our little black book of contacts to help our clients secure concert tickets, exclusive passes and experiences 👏 And even beyond the extravagant, we don’t mess about when it comes to the everyday tasks we help with either. If we’re arranging travel plans, we’ll know where you want to sit on the plane. If we’re helping you book hire staff, we’ll understand the qualities and experience you’re looking for. If we’re hiring tutors for your children, we know where to look for the best of the best. And if we’re helping you organise your business systems, we’re doing it in a way that complements how you like to work! The life of a Virtual Executive PA is one many people misinterpret but we’re here to change that (and change your life in the process!). Ready to discover what we can really do? Explore our website or send me a message 🩵 https://lnkd.in/e-JnEBSK #executiveassistant #virtualexecutiveassistant #londonassistant #londonbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #pasupport #diarymanagement #eventorganisation #privatelifestylemanagement #lifestylemanagment #householdmanagement

Pride & Privilege, tears 🥹 and laughter 😂. Yesterday, was a defining moment in my life. This is the 55/Redefined crew 👇 We have just spent 2 days in Manchester (our first ever sleep-over!) sharing stories, dreams and our deep, deep desire to enable everyone, everywhere to be inspired, not retired. A massive thanks to Tall House Creative and the powerhouses that are Ann-Janine Murtagh & Laura Meyer who kicked us off on day 1 with an Imagination Workshop, helping us to step off the hampster wheel and release our creative inner story-tellers. A film night together to celebrate our 3rd birthday set us up for day 2, which is one of the most profound and memorable work-days I have ever experienced. To coin a spin on the story-telling theme, my book to sum up how I felt yesterday, would have been called Pride & Privilege. There are defining moments when you are building a business as a founder and one of them is when you know that the baby that you created has taken on a life, energy and ability of its own that’s way bigger (and better) than you. Our awesome team of SPARKs yesterday blew me away. In fact, they actually made me cry with pride. As those of you that know me on here, this is not something I am prone to do. Ever. The best bit of our story though is that we are just the guide. The chief encourager, the script writer, the enabler of plot twists and new ways to add years to our careers. And thus, instead of there being just one hero to this film, we are enabling millions of heroes 🦸♀️🦸♂️. Age pioneers leading organisations and creating legacies for the benefit of every generation and individuals redefining their own next stage of life where age is no barrier.

There are moments that define the trajectory of a company – small shifts that, in hindsight, mark a tipping point. This week, we experienced one of those moments at 55/Redefined Ann-Janine Murtagh and Laura Meyer’s workshop didn’t just “spark” creativity; it allowed us to step outside our daily work routine and see the bigger picture. We’re not merely running a business, but reshaping how people view age and purpose. As we celebrated our third birthday, it became clear: the movement we’re building has momentum far beyond us. As our phenomenal Founder & CEO, Lyndsey Simpson pointed out, we are not a company, we are a family, we are not an organisation; rather, we are the enablers of an age-inclusive global community. We have come to realise, 3 years into our seismic journey, that we are no longer the heroes of this story – we’re the catalysts for millions of others. #55Redefined #InspireNotRetire #Over50s #Sparks #AgeDividend

January 2024: -Raise and #promotion at ATL Music Lessons 🙌 -Gave immediate notice at other part time job due to toxic work environment -Passed my #csmcertification exam -Registered Currier Creative Co. as an LLC in the state of Georgia -Submitted 80-100 job applications for #projectmanagerjobs #scrummasterjobs #businessdevelopmentjobs or really anything interesting that will pay me a living wage. I’m getting more audition requests from Actor’s Access than any interviews scheduled for full time jobs, and we just got out of the #sagaftra strike. It’s an interesting time right now for working class folks in this country and economy. Not sure what I can do other than keep applying everywhere and anywhere, but I’d like ONE interview if not an offer of employment in February. #jobseeking

I don't remember where I read it, but over the weekend I saw someone saying that Hollywood is due for another reckoning: working conditions. This is true for the European film industry, too. When I worked as a flight attendant, I had a legal maximum work time of 13 hours. Everything beyond that breeds mistakes and can be dangerous. And we have seen time and time again that a film set can be a dangerous place when we forget that humans have limits. As an AD, I frequently worked 15-20 hour shifts, worked sick, worked on barely any sleep – this is the standard. Beyond the on-set dangers, this leads to people burning out, losing passion and developing long-term health issues. Talent usually has a lot of downtime on set, which is not the same as free time, but less taxing. Crew often works practically non-stop for over 12 hours, running on coffee, adrenaline and rage. This is not because filmmakers are bad people or love self-exploitation, but because money is often tight, and we try to make the most out of every production day. After all, the reason why we make films, why we tolerate these conditions, is because our hearts truly beat for the art. But does it have to be this way? When I direct, I never accept a shooting schedule over 10 hours. I cannot administer the proper care for longer (yet, I will be working for at least 12 hours if my crew does 10) and I will never expect someone to do something I cannot do myself. I have my vision, my film baby, my aspirations, but I also have responsibility for the people who chose to let me lead them. I have responsibility for their safety and well-being, and I am aware that they have families and lives to go home to! Never-ever can I prioritize a shot over people. Out of time? Better luck next time! Not my crew's problem. A problem of planning, of being realistic. What are some of your experiences regarding working conditions on film sets? Why do you think the measurements of what is and isn't acceptable are so different from other industries? Let me know what you think!

Traineeships in the accounts department along with various other positions.

“There’s a difference between making movies and wanting to work in the movie industry.” That’s a quote I wrote down last month while visiting with Ty Dickson. It's stuck with me because it's simple but also very, very profound. In my role, I coordinate classes to help people go from making movies to working in the movie industry. The classes we have coming up are designed to: ·       Be a fast-track way to become a PA (three nights and a weekend!) ·       Focus on areas that frequently get new-to-the-industry people fired from set ·       Prepare you for the leap into film production If you’d like to train for WORK, we’re here to help. Register for April and May film industry training courses at https://lnkd.in/g3DwD2Az.   INTRODUCTION TO WORKING IN THE FILM INDUSTRY with Ben Richardson 4/9 – 4/11 from 6 PM to 9 PM and 4/13 & 4/14 from 9 AM to 5 PM | $199   CAREERS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY with Ashley Stewart 4/22 | M | 6 - 9 PM | $29 UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT PAPERWORK FOR THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY with Ashley Stewart 4/23 | T | 6 - 9 PM | $29   RADIO COMMUNICATION IN THE FILM INDUSTRY with Ashley Stewart 4/23 | T | 6 - 9 PM | $29    PRODUCING A FEATURE FILM with Adam Ropp 4/29 - 5/3 | M-F | 6-9 PM| $149 GETTING TO WORK: CREATING EMPLOYMENT PROFILES IN THE FILM INDUSTRY with Adam Ropp 5/21 & 5/23 | TTh | 6 - 9 PM | $39 

When I first started out in media fresh out of uni, I sofa surfed for several months - something I now recognise to be a form of homelessness (I recognise that on the pyramid of woe is me, this is quite low down). The point is that back then, the insecurity felt like a mere temporary inconvenience, something to put up with until I found my feet. I was safe in the knowledge that at some point, I'd find myself shooting past some theoretical break even point where the money I earned could support a reasonable lifestyle in the city I'd always dreamed of calling home. It didn't happen anywhere near as quickly or as easily as I'd hoped, but I did get there in the end. The thing is, the rent on my first room back then was £350 a month. You'd be lucky to get a Sky TV package for that price now. Imagine earning £1200 a month and handing over £1000 of that to a slum landlord, and then using the other £200 to feed, clothe and transport yourself around for work. It's an existence I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy and the result of it is what the article below discusses. But it's not just TV & Film, it's happening in all sectors of the media. It's not really just about a lack of career pathways for working/lower-middle class people anymore. Outreach and internships/apprentice schemes are brilliant, but if you can't afford to get to your place of work, much less live in the vicinity of it, you're disadvantaged from the off. All of this is to say that I have zero suggested solutions, because the answers involve all media companies coming together and joining hands to pay people loads more money, in tandem with landlords charging less rent. https://lnkd.in/eXGZDVvH

As we head into the end of the week, I always think of the many cleaners that are either finishing the week or have cleans to be performed. And like Rosie in the video, the question I ask is - are the cleaners getting treated as they should be? Yes, the impression in the video is of a gig worker, and the first impression that comes to mind is an Uber driver, or maybe a DoorDash delivery person, but what if I told you that the Fair Work Commission changes, due August 26, 2024, class cleaners as gig workers in Australia. Why? Because most cleaners are underpaid, mistreated, and incorrectly classed as contractors (over 80% percent of the cleaning industry operates like this - Sham Contracting) when they actually employees. So I ask you, if your cleaners, like Rosie are trying to earn a living, but getting to some payment that equates to $7 per hour, do you think this is fair? There is a solution - for everyone to accept that all workers deserve to be paid correctly, even if this means that the cleaning costs will go up. And just like Rosie, when she sees an opportunity to get a well paid job, where she is treated well, we get cleaners approach us. Cleaners hear from their relatives, their friends, and our current cleaners about how we treat our team, and contact us, asking how do they get a job with us. And to you, what is the outcome? A cleaner that is so appreciative to have the job, so happy to at last be paid correctly, so happy to have the training and support, they do their ultimate best to deliver to you, our clients and us, the best standard they can. So as we all end a week, I ask for some thought to be given to the Gig workers - the ones that work the hours most of us don't like to even think about working, and ask are they being treated fairly?