This document provides information about work-related learning opportunities in media, including job listings, university courses, and strategies for gaining relevant experience. It outlines jobs in social media management, media assistance, and media sales with their requirements. It also lists media and film studies university courses and their entry criteria. An action plan is proposed to gain experience through media courses and junior jobs over 5 years to become a filmmaker. A case study describes how Casey Neistat became successful in filmmaking through self-taught skills and YouTube. A creative CV, contact information, and logo are also included.

1. Work Related Learning
Research
Lucy Fairweather.

2. URLs
• Portfolio:http://lucyfairweathermedia.blogspo
t.co.uk/
• Hiive: http://www.hiive.co.uk/lfmedia
• LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/fairweatherl

3. Job Vacancies
Job Title Social Media Manager
Link http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/social-media-manager-
954450414?src=search&tmpl=lin&sctr=MK&position=1&page=1
&engine=solr&search_referer=google
Location City Of London
Salary £45K - £60
Information/
Requirements/
Qualification
• Developing and executing social media campaigns
• Actively using social to raise the profile of the firms leadership team
• Working closely with key stakeholders to develop social media
strategies to help raise the profile of the firm

4. Job Vacancies
Job Title Media Assistant
Link http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/media-
assistant/27966914#/jobs/media-assistant
Location london
Salary £18000
Information/
Requirements/
Qualification
• Media/creative degree or something of a similar calibre

5. Job Vacancies
Job Title Media Field Sales Consultant
Link https://careers.yell.com/vacancies/1537/
Location hastings
Salary £30K - £48K
Information/
Requirements/
Qualification
Puts the customer at the heart of the sale
Goal orientated and entrepreneurial
Takes ownership and proposes solutions
Socially confident with excellent presentation skills
Demonstrates success in their sales career to date
Wants to work in digital marketing
Holds a full Driving Licence with a maximum of 6 points

6. Job Vacancies
What do you need to do
to be able to apply for
those jobs
• Need experience within the media industry, a media
degree or something of a similar calbre.

7. University Course
Course Title Media
Link http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/undergraduate/undergraduate-
study/our-courses/our-courses/media/entry-criteria.aspx
Location York
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE
Grades
3 A* - C including English language
BTEC Grade
UCAS points 280

8. University Course
Course Title Film Studies
Link http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/undergraduate/undergraduate-
study/our-courses/our-courses/film-studies.aspx
Location York
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE
Grades
3 A* - C including English language
BTEC Grade
UCAS points 280

9. University Course
Course Title Film and media honours
Link http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/p303/entryrequir
ements/
Location Newcastle
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE
Grades
BTEC Grade
UCAS points 320

10. Action Plan
2015/2016 Media Level 2 course
2016/2017 Media level 3 course
2017/2018 Media level 3 course
2018/2019 Junior Media job
2025 Film Maker

11. Case Study – Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat is a film director and producer from New London,
Connecticut. His fame has come from his short movies and vlogs on
youtube. He has also recently brought out his own social media
platform called Beme.
As a high school drop out he has no education in film making or media,
yet from buying his first mac and camera hes made it work. His biggest
achievement is selling a film series he created to HBO for $2m, his
success didn’t stop there and he is now making adverts for Nike and
Mercedes Benz. Casey has also achieved the Independent spirit John
Cassavetes award.
How he got there,
- Making regular home videos
- Imovie tutorial
- Youtube
- Story telling

12. Creative CV
L3 MEDIA
I have many skills in the media field. I
am working towards my Maths and
have a C in English.
07718
305043
22 Howe End
Kirkbymoorside
York

13. Business Card
L U C Y
lucyfairweathermedia.blogspot.co.uk
FILM / ANIMATION / TV / GRAPHICS

14. Logo