I spent a year after university working as a sabbatical officer at Sussex Students' Union

Part time work at a local commercial radio station - This started by just helping out and making the tea, but quickly moved on to broadcast assisting, then producing the breakfast show and presenting the early breakfast show

I grew disillusioned with radio presenting and decided to move into journalism, and worked on the box office at a cinema and as a receptionist at my old students' union while waiting for my post-grad course to start

After I graduated, I freelanced at small local commercial radio stations for a few months, before getting a permanent job at a larger station covering the whole North East

After a couple of years I decided to move back to the South East, but there were few permanent positions available at the time due to the financial crisis, so I had to go freelance to make ends meet

Over the following 8 years, I worked extensively at a range of companies including the BBC, Sky News, Sky Sports News and RTE

Being freelance allowed me to do a much wider range of things, learn important new skills and build a huge range of experience

I started to work in TV production, social media, football commentary, political reporting and documentary making - all of which would not have been possible if I had followed my ideal career path

I was also able to establish myself as a media law trainer, consultant and adviser, and establish myself as a respected expert in the student media field

I'm now one of the youngest people working in the BBC's main newsroom in London, and it's a job that I am loving with a clear path to even more exciting opportunities in the future