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Bookcareers.com jobs initiative
The merits of social networking sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn in job hunting were among the topics discussed at the Oxford Bookcareers.com job club held at Oxford Brookes University in March. Guest speaker Claire Russell, HR Advisor at John Wiley & Sons, Oxford, outlined Wiley’s recruitment procedures, and initiated a lively discussion on how to look for a job, how to write the best CV and interview tips and techniques.
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Announcing the British Book Design and Production Awards 2010
The BPIF, Oxford Brookes University and The Publishers Association are pleased to announce the launch of the British Book Design and Production Awards 2010.
Download the PDF below for the call for entries form.
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Graduation of MA Publishing class
There was a high turn-out at graduation day on Saturday 10 April from the MA Publishing class of 2008/9. In warm Spring sunshine, graduates mingled with their former classmates and chatted to families and course tutors. News was swapped whilst sipping bubbly and tackling the scones and cream. Hats were thrown aloft as the class celebrated together their degrees and the various prizes awarded.
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OXDOX and publishing
OXDOX is an international documentary film festival that started in Oxford in 2002, and takes place at the end of April each year. The venues for the 2010 OXDOX Festival were Europe's oldest museum, the Ashmolean, and Europe's oldest cinema, The Ultimate Picture Palace.
The festivals are archived here
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New brochure for BA Publishing Media
Now available is our new leaflet for the BA Publishing Media programme. It takes into account recent changes in the course, which provide an emphasis on the latest digital developments alongside the business and culture of publishing.
Publishing is one of today’s leading creative industries. This varied and fast-changing subject provides an intellectually exciting combination of academic and professional challenges. At Oxford Brookes the degree covers publishing in all its forms, especially book, magazine and digital publishing, and all our students have the opportunity to do work experience during the course.
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Speed-dating at Working in Publishing Day 2010
Two students write of their experiences at our Working in Publishing Day 2010. These are the companies which attended the event: Archant, Berg, Boardworks, Bookcareers, Bradt Travel Guides, Cambridge University Press, Casemate, David Fickling, Dazed & Confused, Dennis Publishing, Elsevier, Faber & Faber, Felicity Bryan, Hachette, HarperCollins, How To Books, IPC Media, Lightning Source, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, National Gallery Publishing, National Magazine Company, New Internationalist, Osprey, Oxford University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin Press, Pluto Press, Princeton University Press, Random House, SYP, Taylor & Francis, Usborne Publishing, Wiley-Blackwell, Zed Books.
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Publishing Job Club
Important Note: These events are now cancelled.
Are you from the publishing industry but currently not working? Have you undertaken considerable work experience placements or temporary jobs but have not yet found anything permanent?
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Peddle Power
Publishing graduate Kay Peddle was featured in the Bookseller (19 February 2010) in the careers section. Kay graduated from the MA in International Publishing at Oxford Brookes in 2007, and whilst at Brookes did an internship at the World Bank in Washington. Originally from South Africa, where she studied at the University of Pretoria, Kay has worked at Random House in London since graduation. She is now an Assistant Editor at the Bodley Head and has been long listed for the British Council Young Publisher of the Year award.
Kay is an example of someone who has moved across departments, starting in marketing and now working in editorial. In the Bookseller article she emphasizes the benefits of getting experience across many departments: 'Career paths obviously depend on a person's aptitude and strengths, but if you don't get into the department you initially had your hopes set on then be open to following another path, at least initially. The industry is so broad and diverse, you might be surprised that you actually enjoy something completely different and there is always the opportunity to move at a later stage in your career.'
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Announcing the launch of the 2010 Certificate in Journals Publishing
The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies in association with The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) announce the successful launch of the 2010 Certificate in Journals Publishing. This professional development course – aimed at those in the early stages of their career – kicked off on February 11th with a welcome lunch for the nine industry students who have enrolled for 2010.
The Certificate offers students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of journals publishing and gain a professional qualification recognised by ALPSP from Oxford Brookes University. Successful students also gain credits towards a Masters degree at Oxford Brookes.
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OPuS goes Brazilian for one night only
Two MA Publishing students, Aaron Dowling Keane and Joseph Kreuser, write about their experiences at the recent OPuS (The Oxford Publishing Society) International Evening.
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