
English: 
hey I'm yo-yo and I've always loved up
with my job as an event producer I get
to work with some of the world's most
famous galleries and museums as someone
who really wanted to be part of that
world but never studied art beyond GCSEs
I wanted to know what kind of job I
could get working at gallery
I might take Britain to chat to people
who bring some of the world's most
exciting art to the public I want to
learn more about the roles we don't
often hear find out what those people do
every day and how they got their jobs
being creative and inspired by the art
what a better place to start than the
design team we are in the design studio
can you maybe tell me a little bit more
about what the design team do here at
Tate as a digital designer we're kind of
working on like lots of different things
so designing like web banners and stuff
like that they kind of go with the
campaigns and then like I suppose the

English: 
Hey I’m YoYo and I’ve always loved art.
With my job as an event producer, I get to
work with some of the world’s most famous
galleries and museums.
As someone who really wanted to be part of
that world, but never studied art beyond GCSEs,
I wanted to know what kind of job I could
get working at a gallery.
I’m at Tate Britain to chat to people who
bring some of the world’s most exciting
art to the public.
I want to learn more about the roles we don’t
often hear, find out what those people do
everyday and how they got their jobs.
Feeling creative and inspired by the art,
what a better place to start than the design
team?
We’re in the design studio. Could you tell
me a bit more about what the design team do
here at Tate?
As a digital designer, we’re working on
lots of different things. Designing web banners

English: 
that go with the campaigns and then the bigger
digital stuff would be exhibition trailers.
Joining the Tate team, how did you get this
specific role?
I was an intern here last year. Also when
I wasn’t doing an internship or working
I was doing my own thing, always having creative
projects on the side. When it came to applying
for jobs I think it's good to have your own
stuff to show and maybe that will give you
an edge. I think if you can do any internship,
whether it’s part-time, full-time, one day
a week, you should. Any experience is good.
I’m off to meet Rudi from Tate’s marketing
team to hear about his interesting journey.
So what is a marketing campaign?
A marketing campaign is how you get the show
to people. How you get people to see it. Basically
how you make it look amazing or make it look
as amazing as it is. Traditionally marketing
was print, posters and being in magazines.
But with social media its really evolved to
trailers, lots of digital content and we help
and work with different teams to try and pull

English: 
bigger like digital stuff would be doing
my exhibition trailers joining a tech
team how did you get this specific role
I was an intern here last year and also
like when I wasn't doing an internship
or working I was like do my own thing so
like always having creative projects on
the side so we needed to come to
applying for like jobs I think it's good
to like cover your own stuff to show and
maybe that will give you an edge I think
if you can do like any internship
whether it's part-time full-time one day
a week like you should like any
experience it's good I'm off to meet
Rudy from Tate's marketing team to hear
about his interesting journey so what is
a marketing campaign a martin campaign
is how you get the show to people how
you get people to see it basically how
you make it look amazing or make it look
as amazing as it is traditionally like
marketing was print and like posters and
stuff like that and being in magazines
and stuff but I'll see with like social
media and things like that it's really
evolved to trailers to there's a digital
content and I guess we kind of help and
work with different teams to try and
pull those things together which I think

English: 
it's like one of the most interesting
parts of the job like working different
people immediately I'm just like okay
knowledge you need to have so much
knowledge of our history would you say
that having an art background is we
important what you do do you have an op
background actually probably a better
question no I mean both those questions
know like I like like I have almost like
I don't my knowledge isn't like
extensive or anything I did English
literature and then like like yeah like
I love books and then I got into like
throwing parties around London and and
and then through that going into
marketing how do you connect that to
your marketing what go how does it land
you in a position here from like working
with artists and stuff like that and
working with like just project plans and
putting things together and working
deadlines it works well with marketing
it's kind like a natural transition from
that to they kind of branding and
marketing side of stuff it's great to
hear how Rudy's personal projects helped
him gain experience in marketing more

English: 
those things together. Which I think is one
of the most interesting parts of the job
working with different people.
Immediately, I'm like okay, knowledge - you
need to have so much knowledge of art
art history. Would you say that having an art
background is really important to what you do?
Do you have an art background is probably
a better question.
No. I mean, both those questions, no. I like
art. I’ve always liked art but my knowledge
isn’t extensive or anything. I did English
Literature. I love books and then I got into
throwing parties around London and then through
that got into marketing.
How do you connect that to your marketing
work? How did it land you in a position here?
From working with artists and working with
project plans and putting things together
and working with deadlines, it works well
with marketing.
It’s kind of a natural transition from that to the branding and marketing side of stuff.
It’s great to hear how Rudi’s personal
projects helped him gain experience in marketing.

English: 
and more you see people's side hustles
become their full-time jobs I wanted to
chat to someone who uses their day job
to influence their creative projects
outside of work what the digital team do
I'm an assistant producer in the digital
content team so we make content for the
website at that includes like articles
podcasts or videos and stuff like that
what kind of was your journey into
working at Pro tape where I was back in
Iran I studied film for for a couple of
years then I moved to London and I
studied TV production I got a job in a
restaurant and then one day I got really
sick of the restaurant I was working in
so I was like okay I'm just gonna see if
there was any job in the cafes in Tate
so I went on the website and I saw my
job being advertised and I was like oh

English: 
More and more you see people’s side hustles
become their full-time jobs.
I wanted to chat to someone who uses their
day job to influence their creative projects
outside of work.
Hey, so when I think 'digital', I think so many
things, but it’s probably best to come from you.
So, what does the digital team at Tate do?
I’m an assistant producer in the digital
content team. We make content for the website,
that includes articles, podcasts or videos.
Stuff like that.
What was your journey into working at Tate?
When I was back in Iran, I studied film for
a couple of years. Then I moved to London
and I studied TV production. I got a job in
a restaurant and then one day I got really
sick of the restaurant I was working in so
I was like, 'I’m just going to see if there’s
any jobs in the cafes at Tate'. So I went on
the website and I saw my job being advertised.

English: 
this is perfect I'm just gonna know what
things kind of coincide with your work
thinking about your experience and maybe
possible advice that you can give
someone who wanted to film or maybe
specifically assist in producing I feel
like in my job one of the most important
things is sort of relation
relationship management and like people
skills because I work with a very wide
range of people so I think for me
personally that's the most important
skill that I gained doing this job and I
kind of think that's one of the most
important important skills in any job
you want to do I meet a lot of people
who have always known they wanted to
work in the creative industries but
that's not always the case
I caught up with Michael to find out how
he discovered his love of art so I'm
really curious okay so what is your job

English: 
I was like, 'this is perfect, I’m just going
to apply for this'. And then I ended up getting it.
You never know what things can coincide with
your work. Thinking about your experience
and possible advice you could give someone
who wanted to film or maybe specifically assistant producing.
I feel like in my job, one of the most important
things is relationship management and people skills.
Because I work with a very wide range
of people. So I think for me personally that’s
the most important skill that I’ve gained
doing this job and kind of think that's one
of the most important skills in any job you
want to do.
I’ve met a lot of people who have always
know they wanted to work in the creative industries.
But that’s not always the case. I caught-up
with Michael to find out how he discovered
his love of art.
Hey, so I’m really curious. What’s your
job role?

English: 
so my job role is assistant curator
fellate it's a Briton day-to-day you
know it's meeting and artists either you
know that might be running workshops
that it might be exhibiting tail artists
but then essentially one of the main
parts of my day is opening up these
meetings and institutional process to
the tech folks of producers takes group
of fifteen to twenty five-year-olds it's
basically giving them the autonomy to to
program events themselves what was your
journey into working here and kind of
feeling welcome in this space when I was
young I never wanted a study art I
didn't really have like a strong
interest in art but then when I was
fifteen or bit younger I was involved in
a head-on car accident which took me out
of school
but art was the one thing I could do and
must do at home and then I went back
into school for six form that's where I
started to really focus on art a lot
more and then from there on I went went
on to uni to study fine art so thinking
about all the think tips that you've
learned what is one piece of advice you

English: 
My job role is assistant curator for Late
at Tate Britain. Day-to-day it’s meeting
artists, either who might be running workshops
or might be exhibiting Tate artists. Essentially
one of the main parts of my day is opening
up these meetings and institutional process
to the Tate Collective Producers - Tate’s
group of 15-25 year olds. It’s basically
giving them the autonomy to programme events
themselves.
What was your journey into working here and
feeling welcome in the space?
When I was younger I never wanted to study
art. I didn’t have a strong interest in art.
But then when I was 15 or a bit younger,
I was involved in a head on car accident which
took me out of school. But art was the one
thing I could do at home. When I went back
into school for sixth form, thats where I really
started to focus on art a lot more. From there,
I went on to uni to study fine art.
So thinking about all the tips that you’ve
learnt, what’s one piece of advice you’d

English: 
give to someone trying to get into a museum
or a gallery?
For me it’s networking a sense of the people
you’ve got around you. You never know where
someone is going to end up. It’s being aware
of those networks and valuing them just as
much as anything else and always asking for
advice when you feel you need it.
It’s been hearing about some of the different
roles that exist at Tate. From our chats,
it’s clear there’s not one set route into
working at a gallery. There can be different
experiences, interests and expertise which
people bring to their roles that don’t have
to be purely art history.

English: 
give to someone trying to get into a
museum or Academy for me it's networking
a sense of the people you've got around
you and because you never know where
someone's going to end up it's just
being aware of those networks and
valuing them just as much as anything
else and always asking for advice when
you fall you need it it's been great
hearing about some of the different
roles that existed tape from our chats
it's clear there's not one set route
into working at gallery
there can be different experiences
interests and expertise which people
bring to their roles that don't have to
be purely our history
you
