Qualified and have five years experience? Have we got an unpaid job for you
At the end of last year MTV copped some flack for posting a job ad for a ‘mid-level’ video producer who needed to be able to do almost everything, ever.
Well it seems the good folk at Nine Entertainment Co have gone one better with the criteria for a job posted on Nine’s youth website Pedestrian.TV looking for applicants for an unpaid “casual/vacation” gig with its catch-up TV platform Nine Now.
Under the blurb selling Nine as a great place to work is the role description, which includes populating websites for shows including Today, Married at First Sight and Travel Diaries, support producers, edit short-form video and help identify digital editorial opportunities.
You would think that even with 5 years editing experience you would earn more than $25-30 an hour. No wonder why they all go to LA/NY/UK
There’s loads of these ads out there – Mumbrella should have a permanent name and shame file. I’d be happy to man it.