Tasha Burroughs, who left Oxford in 2006, is enjoying her job as a journalist at Run Wild Media.

What do Run Wild Media do, and what does your job entail?

I'm Features Editor at Run Wild Media, a publishing house based in Canary Wharf which produces luxury, lifestyle magazines around the UK. I work on the London based titles - Canary Wharf magazine and The City magazine. Our target audience is the corporate sector, so editorial is focused around topical business/finance issues, as well as aspirational lifestyle articles.

My work involves pitching for interviews with high profile professionals, liasing with PR firms for features ideas, organising restaurant/bar reviews, press trips and generally managing the editorial team. In terms of articles, I write at least two main stories a month on a whole spectrum of topics, from male grooming trends and DNA art to London casinos and Matthew Williamson's new collection. I think the highlights for me so far have been interviewing Boris Johnson on his mayoral campaign and Lord Seb Coe on the 2012 Olympics.

It's also very glamorous; I get to review restaurants and clubs, and I'm invited to lots of PR and client events/parties. There's always an opportunity to travel through organised press trips. In March this year I went on a 'Sex and The City' press trip to New York which was fantastic!

Did you always want to work in media?

No... In my second year at Oxford I had a fleeting interest in law, but then decided it wasn't for me. I never had a clear idea of what I wanted to do, apart from the fact that I wanted to use my languages in some capacity, having studied French and Italian.

At what stage did you start actively thinking about planning your career?

I found juggling studying for finals and looking for jobs too stressful in my fourth year, so I decided to wait until I had finished university to start actively planning my career.

Did you go straight into working for Run Wild Media after leaving uni?

After leaving uni I went to India for three months. I had always planned to go, and ended up teaching English in an orphanage in an Ashram in Delhi. Being so far removed from London and immersing myself in a completely different world really helped me to understand what I wanted.

What do you do on a typical day?

I get in at 9 and usually have a meeting with my editorial team to discuss features ideas, progress on various articles and how the magazine is shaping up in general. There's no typical day to be honest. I could be out interviewing someone, having lunch with a PR, writing my own articles, copy editing... it's certainly not mundane. Print week is an entirely different scenario; I usually work until 10 or 11pm every night to make sure the magazine gets to the printers on time!

What degree subject did you do? To what extent has it been useful in your work?

I studied French and Italian. Oxford language degrees tend to be quite literature based, so there more of an emphasis on essays rather than translation. The way I approach a feature is mostly the same as an Oxford essay, in terms of analysis, research skills and generally reading around your subject. Sometimes I get to use my languages when speaking to foreign advertising clients.

Where do you live in london, and why?

I live in Borough with friends. It's only three tube stops from Canary Wharf so it's perfect. It's great to be so close to the market too.

Do you have any advice for current students or recent graduates interested in a career in media?

I would try to do as many internships as possible in different fields of journalism, i.e. magazines, newspapers, online media. Working for a monthly lifestyle magazine is very different to a daily newspaper where deadlines are tighter and the hours possibly longer. Most young journalists I have spoken to seem to have found their jobs through work experience and the contacts they have made. I would also try to build up a portfolio of articles as soon as possible so you can send examples of your work to prospective employers.