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20 questions with Claudia Kozeny-Pelling
Freelancers and contractors are curious people. That’s why they love to hear how others broke into this weird and wonderful world of work and how they are improving their game and switching off when they aren't working.
This week…
Hollywood comes to Hertfordshire: £700m World-Class Film and TV Studios to create 4500 jobs
Proposed development to be a hub for UK and international productionsEstimated over £700 million investment to create state-of-the-art studio facilitiesProject expected to create over 4,500 permanent jobs and contribute £300 million…
Latest rates for designers, animators and videographers
Freelance talent and jobs platform YunoJuno has published the latest average day rates across the Film & Motion discipline. The average day rate increased nearly 5% in 2020.
Check out rates for the following roles: 3D Designer,…
Google and Okayplayer launch local news and pitch tool for freelance journalists
Google and progressive music news site Okayplayer have launched an initiative to help freelance journalists and publishers cover local news. The initiative is looking for new voices and willing to pay for stories that hit the mark.
The…
Non-judgmental text messaging campaign helps thousands of teens quit vaping
Marketing, content creators and others in the creative industries looking to motivate teens and young adults through targeted campaigns, should do so in a non-judgmental and supportive way, new research has found. One campaign has managed…
Same-day grocery delivery – a market opp for freelancers, contractors and recruiters
The technology and customer service experience behind grocery delivery businesses and apps could spur job opportunities for freelancers, contractors and agency workers in the UK.
One player, in particular, goPuff, a US-based…
Do you want a future in Reality TV? This New skills fund could help
Screenskills has launched a new Unscripted TV Skills Fund to address skills gaps and shortages in the UK, Bectu has reported. The Fund will invest matched contributions from broadcasters and productions to address skills shortages,…
Glastonbury Festival and other venues and events receive £400m in grants
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced that over 2,700 organisations have collectively been offered nearly £400 million in grants and loans to help the culture and heritage sector reopen and recover. The Freelance Informer reports…
How to preserve your reputation when things go wrong as a freelancer
Those freelancers and business owners that have had to make a professional indemnity claim over the course of the pandemic, such as wedding photographer Lucy English* have seen the benefits of cover both to preserving their professional…
YunoJuno hiring to scale up for “freelance revolution”
YunoJuno, a job platform for tech and creative freelancers, is looking to expand its team in almost every area of the company, Runar Reistrup, the company's CEO announced in a LinkedIn post.
"The freelance revolution is happening…