Media Frontiers: ‘People Doing Cool Creative Work Online: An Industry Panel’

This Media Frontiers panel event brings five exciting digital creatives to the School of Media and Communication to discuss their process, inspirations and challenges.

Hosted by Sophie Bishop (Associate Professor in Media & Communication), the conversation will cover topics relevant to researchers, students and beyond: the reality of working in rapidly changing digital creative industries, getting a new project off the ground, navigating platforms and online visibility, how to make a creative project sustainable and knowing when it’s time to pause and try something new.

Speakers:

Brian Moylan (NY Magazine)

Dame Brian Moylan has been working on the internet longer than is healthy for any human brain. He is the president and founder of Vulture’s Real Housewives Institute where he has been writing about reality television and other highbrow subjects for the past 10 years. He’s also the author of the New York Times best-seller The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives and has ghostwritten several other best sellers that NDAs won’t allow him to put in print but he’ll tell you about over drinks. He’s a former staff writer at Gawker (RIP) and his work has appeared in The Guardian, the New York Times, GQ, Town and Country, Inc, Vice back when it was cool, and a few NSFW websites. He lives in London, though it doesn’t sound like it when you hear him speak.

Georgie Taylor (münecat)

Georgie has built an independent YouTube platform under the pseudonym münecat, producing long-form investigative projects on complex subjects, making them accessible to general audiences through deep research, storytelling, animation and original music. She has also covered & commentated on current events and integrated them with her own improvised live music performances through streaming on Youtube and Twitch.

Hugh Woodward (Twisted)

Hugh’s culinary life began aged 14 when he cooked spaghetti hoop burritos to impress girls. Since then his colourful career has taken him to performing in Skegness, making cheese in Peckham, running a wine bar on Columbia Road and reluctantly working in a (briefly) Michelin starred restaurant. After this he drifted into content creation for Jungle Creations, a social media start up. He’s now been there for 10 years helping grow Twisted, their food brand, from 1 million followers on Facebook to 20 million across platform today. He likes things cooked on charcoal, cheap dinners and London’s rich cultural tapestry of food shops. When he’s not cooking or eating he can be found growing his own food on his allotment, buying bits in flea markets and hanging out with his cat Keith.

Phoebe Lovatt (Deep Read)

Phoebe Lovatt is a London-based writer, interviewer, and host of Deep Read, a long-form literary podcast known for its wide-ranging but intimate conversations about books and ideas. A former lifestyle and culture journalist, Phoebe has spent her career in conversation with writers, thinkers, and cultural figures, building a global network and audience along the way. She has made a name for herself exploring how literature connects to the way we live — and for asking the questions that get beneath the surface. She is also the founder of Salon Studio, a literary curation and cultural consultancy. She has hosted events, salons, and workshops for organisations including Nike and Soho House, and written for GQ, Harper’s BAZAAR, Elle, and PORTER among others.

Natasha Osei (tnoa. Management)

Natasha is the founder of tnoa. management, a talent and production agency built for multi-hyphenate creatives across entertainment, visual arts & beauty. tnoa. delivers and manages full creative programmes and activations, ranging from brand partnerships and talent placement to large-scale live events—rather than working as a one-off supplier. tnoa. has built an established roster of brand partners including Adidas, Dr. Martens, Samsung, Warner Music & Charlotte Tilbury.Natasha holds a BA (Hons) in Events Management from Bournemouth University and a BTEC Extended Diploma in Community Arts Practice from The BRIT School. 

Book your place

Please book your place via this link as spaces are limited.

The event forms part of the School of Media and Communication’s Media Frontiers series, and will be followed by an informal drinks reception.