The TV Foundation
Organisation
The Edinburgh TV Festival is further expanding its remit as the foremost charity dedicated to supporting the television industry with the launch of a new division – The TV Foundation – ushered in by a living wage campaign.
Location
London
Project
The intern will be part of the process of developing new opportunities for creative professionals in the TV industry and evaluating optimal timeframes, locations and cohort size and make-up for future funded projects from the TV Foundation.
The intern will also have the opportunity to work on existing creative development projects such as Voices, AHTV, Ones to Watch and The Network to add further context to the creation of new projects.
Outputs
Establishing best practices for future creative development projects for multiple beneficiaries, including, but not limited to writer’s labs and/or residential opportunities.
Timescale
Start and end date flexible.
Depending on where the successful candidate lives, we can envision the following work patterns, but we are flexible.
Equivalent of two days per week over 30 weeks with one day per week in the TV Foundation offices
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Equivalent of two days per week over 30 weeks with two consecutive days in the TV Foundation offices per month
Benefits to the Host
The TV Foundation represents the biggest area of potential growth for us. Having resource to fully evaluate future projects and benchmarking them against what is already available in the space will be critical in designing new modes of learning and career development for TV professionals.
Benefits to the Researcher
The intern will have regular access to the TV Foundation’s Managing Director (who also has ultimate responsibility for the Edinburgh TV Festival) and unrivalled access to a range of TV professionals from a variety of backgrounds and specialisms. The intern will leave the project with an advanced understanding of the TV industry, connections and continuing support from us in planning for their next move.
Key Relationships
Managing Director, Talent Schemes Director and TV Foundation Assistant.
TV industry professionals: producers, writers, directors and executives as well as those seeking to enter the industry.
Subject Areas
Archaeology and Classics |
Creative Arts and Design |
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Prehistoric Archaeology |
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Architecture |
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Archaeology of Literate Societies |
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Creative Writing |
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Archaeology of Human Origins |
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Dance |
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Archaeological Theory |
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Design |
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Maritime Archaeology |
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Drama & Theatre Studies |
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Landscape and Environmental Archaeology |
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Music |
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Industrial Archaeology |
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Visual Arts |
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Classical Literature |
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Curating |
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Classical Reception |
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Philosophy, Thought and Religion |
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Epigraphy and Papyrology |
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Languages and Linguistics |
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Museum and Gallery Studies |
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Cultural History |
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Museum Policy & Management |
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Political History |
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Cultural Geography |
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Imperial/Colonial History |
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Heritage Management |
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History of Science/Medicine/Technology |
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Conservation of Art and Textiles |
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War Studies |
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Art History |
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Religious History |
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Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries |
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Economic and Social History |
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Gender and Sexuality |
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American Studies |
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Cultural Studies and Pop Culture |
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Post-Colonial Studies |
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Information and Knowledge Management |
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Scottish Studies |
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Archives |
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Records Management |
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Information Science and Retrieval |
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Semantics and Pragmatics |
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International Law |
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Language Variation and Change |
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Public Law |
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Comparative Law |
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Linguistic Theory |
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Common Law, including Commercial Law |
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Morphology and Phonology |
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Applied Linguistics |
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Law Relating to Property |
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Linguistics (General) |
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History of English Languages |
Media, Comms, Film & TV |
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Media and Communication Studies |
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Interpreting and Translation |
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Publishing |
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Asiatic and Oriental Studies |
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Television History, Theory and Criticism |
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Middle Eastern and African |
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Italian Studies |
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Film History, Theory and Criticism |
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English Language |
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French Studies |
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Australasian Studies |
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Metaphysics |
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Lifewriting |
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History of Ideas |
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Children’s Literature |
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Language and Philosophical Logic |
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Science and Fantasy Writing |
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Epistemology |
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Poetry |
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Literary and Cultural Theory |
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Ethnography and Anthropology |
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Philosophy of Science and Mathematics and Mathematical Logic |
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Islam |
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Inter-faith Relations |
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Systematic Theology |
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East Asian Religions |
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Buddhism |
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Hinduism |
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Person Specification
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Essential/Desirable |
A1 – Knowledge Base |
C1 – Professional Conduct |
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Subject Knowledge |
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Health and Safety |
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Research methods – theoretical knowledge |
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Ethics, principles and sustainability |
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Research methods – Practical application |
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Legal requirements |
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Information Seeking |
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IPR and copyright |
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Information literacy and management |
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Respect and confidentiality |
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Languages |
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Attribution and co-authorship |
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Academic literacy and numeracy |
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Appropriate practice |
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C2 – Research management |
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Analysing |
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Research Strategy |
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Synthesising |
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Project planning and delivery |
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Critical thinking |
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Risk management |
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Evaluating |
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Problem Solving |
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A3 – Creativity |
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Inquiring minds |
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Income and funding generation |
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Intellectual insight |
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Financial management |
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Innovation |
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Infrastructure and resources |
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Argument construction |
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Intellectual risk |
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D1 – Working with others |
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Collegiality |
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Perseverance |
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Team working |
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Integrity |
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People management |
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Self-confidence |
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Supervision |
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Self-reflection |
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Mentoring |
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Responsibility |
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Influence and leadership |
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Collaboration |
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Equality and diversity |
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D2 – Communication & dissemination |
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Preparation and prioritisation |
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Communication methods |
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Communication media |
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Time management |
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Publication |
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Teaching |
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Continuing professional development |
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Public Engagement |
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Responsiveness to opportunities |
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Enterprise |
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Networking |
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Reputation and esteem |
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Global citizenship |
First published: 20 September 2021