In January this year, I’d decided to leave telly. As we all do at times I just didn’t think I had enough gas in my tank to make it work especially with an extra child thrown in the mix. I honestly didn’t know where to start with trying to get

A realistic account of the ‘Perfect Family Job’ I regretted using that term within an hour of being at that perfect family job! I’ve just finished an 8 week stint on an Edit Producing role which initially gave me a huge boost knowing that there were jobs that fit with

..the mist is lifting now we’re 10 weeks in to being a family in ownership of 2 brilliant children. It’s been a (very) steep learning curve but I’m finally feeling beginning to feel like I’m getting the hang of doing most tasks with one hand and working out the psychological

Stephanie Earwicker is a part-time Production Manager at the highly successful independent production company, Spun Gold TV. Inspired by Share My Telly Job she decided to put forward a pair of job sharers to her Series Producer. A simple decision was made and the part-time parents are now settling in

Sooo, the experiment isn’t going too well! I can’t always blame it on the inefficiencies of the industry to re-employ working mothers but the situation is a bit like swimming in mud! It’s worth pointing out that it is my choice not to pursue full time work for reasons previously explained (see

A BUMPY RIDE We were just 10 days in to the ‘experiment’ and things took a bit of a tumble. I lost my job sharer! (Super) Sara was actually in the midst of Edit Producing work chats before we met and one of those came to fruition and she had

Success, 1 week in – hurrah! After a rummage around my the website for like-minded Edit Producers and Gallery Directors, plus a post on the Facebook groups,  I struck gold! Yesterday I met with a brilliant lady called Sara who is in a very similar position to me and shares

It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and worked on the website – mainly because I haven’t been able to find any free time over the past 8 weeks. There are a few reasons for this. I’ve been at work (job sharing – of course) – working a variety of day/late/night shifts. When

Simon Smith talks to four guests about juggling two highly demanding commitments – being a mum and working in television. You can read the article on the BBC site.