Latest Issue Mtv Is Looking For A New Tv Host And It Could Be You

Words by Steven Fernandez. Have you ever sat back watching an entertainment television show and thought you could do a job as good as the presenter? Have you ever watched your favourite musicians being interviewed and thought about how cool it must be to sit in the presenter’s chair? Well, there’s currently a space in that chair to fill and you can apply for the job. MTV is on the hunt for a fresh Kiwi face to join Aussie VJ, Kate Peck, as the face of the channel. The successful candidate will join Kate at MTV HQ in Sydney and take part in all aspects of being an MTV VJ. From interviewing stars from around the world, attending red carpet events and blogging across the MTV platforms, the new MTV VJ will do it all and star onMTV, MTV Hits and MTV Classic on SKY as well as MTV, MTV Music and MTV Dance in Australia. MTV has helped develop presenting careers for global superstars including Russell Brand, Ruby Rose, Alexa Chung, Darren McMullen and New Zealand’s own favourite, Jay Reeve. MTV being MTV, the job application process is anything but traditional. No CVs, no references and no boardroom interviews for this one! Applicants are asked to follow @mtvnz on instagram and submit a video via Instagram with the hashtag#CONVINCEKATE before April 7^th. MTV will then select a shortlist with the top ten announced on April 30th. The finalists will then be flown to Auckland to meet with Kate and the MTV crew to partake in two days of crazy challenges. Tasks from Ruby Rose’s VJ appointment included 100 shots in 100 minutes with Bam Margera and kissing strangers in the street. The top ten of this competition will fulfill a variety of MTV VJ tasks including recording MTV News, staging talent interviews and taking over the MTV social media accounts. The winner will then be announced at a party in Auckland on Friday May 2^nd. Go on, get involved! You make enough outrageous selfie videos on your Instagram as it is, you may as well apply for a job on MTV while you’re at it.