2. -Employment within the media industry-
• -Film and tv
In the film and tv industry there are plenty of job opportunities to choose from, weather that is in the live tv
sector which includes shows such as the news and talk shows, or it may be in a more creative field like
working on large film sets/productions as a director or set designer etc...
Some large-scale companies that hire and work in the media industry include, Disney/Pixar, Universal, Warner
bros and many more that could also include smaller scale and more local production companies, for example,
in the north east you have, North east screen, New enterprise studios, BBC Newcastle and soon Fullwell 73
will be opening an office near Pillion in Sunderland.
Types of jobs in the media industry can vary depending on what sector you would like to be employed under,
so some examples could be: Journalist, Screen Writer, Costume and makeup, Director, Set manager, Location
scout or even self employment. Most, if not all or these routes require some level or in depth knowledge about
the industry so some of the skills I would be looking to acquire for any of these roles would be Knowing a
specialist skill, like creative writing or carpentry for set construction a specialist skill would be useful if you
were seeking a particular job however if you are looking at the industry with less of a concrete idea of what
you want to do then some skills and traits that would help could be strong communication skills, the ability to
work independently with or without a team and having a creative or imaginative mind.
3. -Employment within the media industry
• Journalism – Journalism is a career that to many people seems obsolete, however in
our day and age journalism couldn’t be more alive and relevant. In this age of the
internet where everybody wants to know everything about every celebrity and
person of importance, journalism, specifically online journalism, is a career that can
be made in most cities and can even be done remotely which makes it one of the
most reliable and easily found jobs that you can have in the media industry.
• Game design – games design is another reliable and safe career path which can be
very easy to break into in most countries, most colleges and higher education
establishments offer game design and animation type courses which could help you
become any number of things which includes, game designer, creative leads in game
creation and character and world design plus many more, overall game design is a
very easy to get into industry in this age as so many large scale and independent
game designers exist and are always looking to expand and hire more people to get
their creative abilities and perspectives.
4. -Employment within the media industry-
• Advertising – advertising is a creative sector which is everywhere in our modern world,
everywhere is seen as a canvas for potential advertising space and while many people see
this as invasive and annoying, which I tend to agree with, what you can't deny is that it
provides people many opportunities in the industry and with advertising it allows many
people the ability to start their own company and become independent within the
industry, in college we had a man (Lee Axon) come in and talk to us about this very
industry. he explained how easy it is to start your own advertising company and showed us
examples from his company, Digi Fin.
• Music – many people think that the only career you can get in music is musician, but there
are many careers you can get in the music industry such as producer, editor, sound
coordinator Etc.. Music is a very expansive career and can lead you to work with big labels
and big named artists.
5. Employment Search
This position is as a social media manager for a recruitment agency called
'Recruitrite'. this job will entail controlling and maintaining all their social
media accounts as well as creating and uploading all the posts. I would
also be interacting with the costumers through the replies and comments of
the posts, throughout I will have to provide useful advice and maintain a
proper and professional image for the company. Another of my
responsibilities would be creating advertisements for the company and
keep within budgets for making the adverts. I would also hold the
responsibility of maintaining and creating new relationships with third
party companies that are there to help Recruitrite. Finally, I would need to
need to prepare, analyse and present monthly company performance
statistics on how well the company has done.
To acquire this position, I would need a set of skills and some experience
in the sector, role specific experience that I would require is; at least 3
years in a digital marketing role, experience managing social media
channels for large companies and either a qualification in marketing with
either a degree or professional certificate.
This post is advertising a position as a content strategist at videographer
at a company named project timber LTD, my position there would
involve me creating advertisements and short videos displaying the
company's products and projects, I would also take all the product photos
for examples and advertising. Another part of this role would be
controlling their social media accounts and engaging with costumers on
those accounts, the created adds would be uploaded onto the social
media accounts to attract new audiences and show existing client's new
products. The benefits of this role would be; creative freedom on projects
and advertising, a non-rigid schedule for work which would allow me to
control my own hours within deadlines for content and A few other
benefits include free on-site parking and a free on-site gym. To get this
Position I will need to be able to reliably commute to Newark (which
could be arranged) and I would also need at least 2 years of video editing
experience. This Position is intriguing to me as it allows both creative
freedom and structural freedom in my job, making it easy to control my
week schedule and work which is something I would appreciate.
6. Apprenticeship search
This apprenticeship is a great opportunity involving the football club Birmingham United
FC, this opportunity is particularly appealing to me as I have a keen interest in football and
would love to have a job that involves football in some way. This role is very similar to the
job role I looked at earlier in this presentation, with it involving creating and uploading
content on multiple platforms for the football club as well as managing the channels and
responding to comments via their accounts. In addition, I will also receive many benefits
for working with the club such as gaining free entrance to matches, being allowed to
photograph the team during training, I will be helping arrange events for club advertising
and finally overall being involved in the club. Also listed on the advertisement is a a series
of skills I can acquire throughout the duration of my apprenticeship. This can include but
isn’t limited to; hands-on experience in football media, the chance to learn from
professionals in this field, potential future opportunities in the industry etc… all of this
would be great experience for myself and would help me wonderfully in the future. It also
puts my foot in the door for potential future opportunities involving football social media
management which is an interesting career path that is very much at the forefront of the
sport social media industry right now. Finally, there are some requirements listed on the
post which would allow me to Pursue this Position. The requirements are an eagerness and
passion for football, strong verbal and written communication skills, willing to learn and
have a good attitude and finally living in or being based in Birmingham, now for me this
would be a challenge but if I were to get a role like this, I would be willing to re-locate to
suit the employer's needs. Overall, I think an apprenticeship like this is something I would
be majorly interested in perusing in the future as I enjoy interacting with people and
creating online, using photoshop and have a major passion for football.
7. -Apprenticeship search-
This apprenticeship is an opportunity with the BBC to become
a journalist researcher. From this apprentice I will gain skills
and qualifications as well as a wage because this would be a
paid position, I would also (if required) receive a living
allowance on top of the wage to help subsidize my living
expenses if I was required to move across the country to fulfil
this role. This skills I would gain would be the same as if I was
to be an actual journalist researcher with the BBC, this would
include written and verbal communications skills, networking
with people in the industry and learning what it's like to work
as a journalist researcher. Some benefits of taking this position
include, a £20,000+ annual salary, personal teaching from
Industry experts, 25 days of annual leave, dental and medical
health care and finally, a recognized professional qualification.
In summary I think that this is a great opportunity for anyone
wanting to become a journalist or something similar as it
provides great access to knowledge and resources which will
help you Exell in that career path but personally, I don’t
believe it will be of much use to me as journalism isn't
something I am greatly passionate about as I would prefer
something more creative and directed at the tv and film
industry or within the footballing media landscape.
8. -Evaluation-
• My evaluation of my research leads me to conclude that there is a
plethora of opportunities within the media industry, all of which
being liked by creativity and imagination, yet each sector has its own
benefits for people who would like to peruse that career path. It has
also allowed me to see just how many jobs are available in this
industry and how many and paths that each job can take me down. I
have learned that to be successful in the media industry you need
good communication skills, people skills and a great work ethic as
well as a real passion for what you do. This research has given me a
lot to think about as I am still undecided in what I would like to do as
a career however this research into the industries and career paths
has really swayed me to something involving football media as
football is one of my greatest interests.
