Career Advice

Ask the Mentor: How can I move forward faster?
Pick one goal and focus on it, says Esther Coleman-Hawkins in our ongoing series of no nonsense career advice for…

Ask the Mentor: How do I break my COVID creative drought?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals. And COVID impacts us all.

Ask the Mentor: Should I reinvent myself in my 50s?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Ask the Mentor: what if my idea's been stolen?
Is it copyright infringement or just a case of ideas floating in the zeitgeist? Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins offers brisk…

Focus on the present, while planning for the future: a career coach's tips
Veteran Emmy and AACTA Award-winning producer Ellenor Cox is now a coach and mentor in the creative sector. Here's her…

A Career Coach’s Guide to Self Care and Positivity for the long haul
Veteran Emmy and AACTA Award-winning producer Ellenor Cox is a coach and mentor. Here are her survival strategies for staying…

Ask the Mentor: How do I deal with freelance rejection anxiety?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Artists Essentials Toolkit video #1: how to get your art online
In our new video series we look at getting started with your online presence from a blog to websites to…

Ask the mentor: should I worry about lack of formal training?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Ask the Mentor: How do I get new clients to build my business?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.