Cool film/ tv jobs outside of London?

Annabelle_1903

Hi,
I am looking to apply for a Media degree, but need to be certain in my job prospects for when I finish.
I'm not 100% sure, but at a glance, working in film or tv interests me.
I am a mature student (married with kids etc) so would be unable to move for work after graduating.
Are there cool media jobs outside of London?
Alot of what I have looked at online is London based, with some hybrid options available.
Has covid increased the opportuanties for hybrid working/remote working in general for this type of work?
I am super committed, hard-working etc but logistically I don't know if my Dorset locality would hinder the cool opportunities in the Media/ television industry.
I did read about film studios being built around the UK and spreading further out of London.

Apologies if this is quite a niche questions- grateful to hear anyone's thoughts on this.

Reply 1

Drew Stone

There are TV hubs in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, but the industry is currently taking a hammering after a boom during the Covid years, with many freelancers out of work. I'm noticing more jobs in my specialism in London than in Bristol for example. Bristol is also known for being a centre of excellence for Natural History filmmaking, if that's of interest.

Film wise, I understand the industry is doing well, with lots of studios (new stages built near Reading - Shinfield) around London. There is a lot of expertise in the UK that is sought after (and UK workers are cheaper than the heavily unionised US workers!), we speak the same language as Hollywood, and we have tax breaks in the UK which are attractive to overseas film makers.

It depends on what kind of role you're thinking of taking on in terms of office presence, I know of a very few colleagues in production management working remotely, but most teams want some office presence for collaboration (it's hard to collaborate creatively when not in the same room). Also, entry level positions tend to be office runners, which (as their name implies!), needs to be office based.