Sunderland Vibe is a publication created in 2014 to raise aspirations in Sunderland and celebrate local communities. They create various online and print media content. The speaker learned that Sunderland Vibe offers opportunities to create content for their company in areas like TikTok, articles, or videos, as long as the content is based around Sunderland. They were warned that there are few media jobs in the local area, so competition is high, meaning applicants must strongly sell themselves. Sunderland Vibe has contacts with companies like Sky Sports, and also produces magazines for other areas in the Northeast.

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Sunderland Vibe (Talk) – The Living staircase
Jonathan Ramsay and Chris March (From Sunderland Vibe)
The publication was created in 2014 to raise aspirations in Sunderland, support the city's
generational transformation and celebrate local communities. They make various things ranging
from online articles, digital content, and print media.
I learned about the opportunity to create content for a company within the local area. They told
me that the content you make is based on what you want to do. You can create a TikTok channel,
write articles or create videos, but they all must be based around Sunderland.
this. This is helpful to know because Sunderland Vibe could be a viable career option for an
aspiring content creation. It’s good to know that there are media related companies in the
Northeast. Another thing he established was that there aren’t many media related jobs in the
local area, so there will be competition for jobs. This means you will have to really sell yourself to
companies. I think it’s healthy to get a taste of reality sometimes, because unlike College and
University you don’t get the job just by applying. We were also told about their contacts;
Sunderland Vibe are in touch with people from various companies such as Sky Sports. That is a key
selling point for Sunderland Vibe. They all told us that they do other magazines in the Northeast
such as NE1 (Newcastle Magazine).