Do you dream of being the next Empire writer? Do you know Joss Whedon from James Cameron? And would you have the guts to scream questions at movie stars on the red carpet? If the answer to those questions is ‘yes’, read on...
Once again Empire are giving you the opportunity to get something spectacular on your CV. Three lucky people can get their hands on a VIP pass to The BFI London Film Festival. And as if that wasn’t good enough, you’ll be a roving reporter for the world’s biggest movie magazine and will have your work published on our very own website. Yes, this one.
The VIP pass will give you access to all the press screenings, press conferences and filmmaker afternoon teas, where journalists chat with directors, producers and actors at The May Fair Hotel over delicious scones. The Empire team will brief you on what films and events need covering, and then you’ll be sent off around central London to get what your temporary editor wants.
Sound good? Of course it does. So if you’re over 18 (sorry, 16 and 17-year-olds) and have a thing for films, apply here to have a chance of being selected. In the meantime, here are three tips that may help your application from the person who’ll be reading them:
You need to be able to write:
This sounds obvious, but we can’t stress the importance of correct spelling and grammar. Any film writer would be in trouble if they filed their copy with errors and mistakes, so we expect the same from applicants. The Empire team are amazing but extremely busy, and they certainly don’t want to spend half their day rewriting copy. So double-check names, movie titles and basic spelling, because a few errors could easily find you in the rejection pile.
You need to know how to write reviews and understand Empire's audience:
A large part of this job will be attending film screenings and writing reviews of those films for Empire. Writing a film review can be tough regardless of your reaction, but you need to get your opinions across with knowledge, humour and information without readers pressing the SPOILER ALERT! button. Part of the application requires you to write a review of a film, any film, in 100 words, so make sure it’s interesting, readable, entertaining, and most importantly, tells us what you actually think of it. Amazingly, people forget that...
You do not need experience:
If you have aspirations of being a film journalist but haven’t got any experience – don’t worry. The digital editor-in-chief is looking for someone with potential, not endless clippings and internships to their name. If you have that, that’s fine, but if you don’t, make sure you show us you love movies and Empire in your covering letter.
Good luck!
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