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1. Lucy Pratt 12u 02/11/17
BTEC- National theatre careers- admin roles
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Deputyliterarymanager(this colour is notesfrom:https://ccskills.org.uk/careers/jobs/details/liter)
 Brian Walters
 Theysource playsand writersandhelpdevelopplaywritesandplays
 Theyread or go andsee readingsof playsandhas lotsof meetingswithwriters
 Theymanage the all scripts- ‘solicitedandunsolicited’
 Meetingwiththe ‘playwrights,agentsandothersabout’the scripts
 Meetingswithreaders
 ‘Beinga general pointof contactfor readersandwriters’
 Experience/training
 Workedat the BFI Southbank- inthe programdepartment
 Workedat Hamstedtheatre- indifferentdepartments- likedthe literarydepartment
so he appliedsomewhereelsewiththe same department andgoin.
 He workedatvariousothertheatresandfinallyhe gotintothe reader’s panel atthe
National Theatre.
 Anyvoluntaryworkforexperience
 Skillsandqualities
 In the industrypeople don’talwaysgetbackto youquicklysoto be organisedand
getback to people veryquicklyisexactlywhattheylookforandappreciate.
 ‘interestinnewwriting’
 ‘excellentwritingandcommunicationskills’
 ‘excellentattentiontodetail’
 Organised,canmeetdeadlines,self- motivating
 ‘highlevel of computerliteracy’
 Course:
 Where:Edge Hill university
 Course:drama and Englishliterature
 Duration: 3 years
 Qualification:Bachelorof Arts (withHonours) - BA (Hons)
 Content:combinesEnglishliterature withdrama- studyingdramaandtheatre while also
lookingfor“inspirationforliterature,fromclassictocontemporaryworks.”Balanced
curriculumbetweenpractical andtheoretical lesson.Helpsstudents developartisticskillsfor
professionaltheatre while feedingthe love forliteratureandthe like betweenthe two.
 Requirements:120 tariff points,preferablyincludingPerformingarts,drama,theatre studies
or relatedA level subjectsandEnglish.
 Cost: not mentioned?
 Link: https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=8dfd149f-ba99-f38a-15d2-
64548c5b6389&courseOptionId=73cc6291-116b-a8a0-d776-6bb195ff5382
 Evaluation: The locationof thiscourse is the biggestdisadvantage tothiscourse asitis too
far fromRingwoodsothe cost of travel wouldbe farto expensive andthe distance wouldn’t
work.The combinedideaof Dramaand Englishliteratureisanadvantage as students
studiedbothinsteadof eachin differentcoursesindividually.The surveytakenbystudentsis
alsoa positive forthiscourse asthe scoreswere all inthe 90%s showingthatthe course is
worthit.

2. Lucy Pratt 12u 02/11/17
BTEC- National theatre careers- admin roles
Marketingmanager,NT Live andtouring (this colour is notesfrom:https://www.charterselection.com/marketing-
job-descriptions/marketing-manager-job-description)
 VictoriaMurray
 National Theatre live broadcaststheirtheatre productionstocinemasall overthe world
 She marketsthe broadcastsaround the worldandthe touring
 Writingemails,creatingposters
 Communicatingtothe venuestomake sure the theyhave whattheyneedtomarketthe
broadcasts
 Writingtrailerscripts,interviewing/auditioningactors, doingfinances,lookingatsurvey
results,helpingthe researchteam tobrief aresearchagencyso theycan findoutmore
abouttheiraudiences
 Managing all marketingforthe theatre
 ‘Preparingonlineandprintmarketingcampaigns’
 ‘Maintaineffective internal communicationstoensure thatall relevantcompanyfunctions
are keptinformedof marketing objectives’
 Experience/training
 StudiedEnglishatST Andrews
 Workedin the recordindustryfor6 monthsaftergraduating
 Whenintoadvertisingfor5 years
 Couldgeta /Bachelordegree inMarketing’
 Skillsandqualities
 Work hard
 You can do thingsthatyou wouldn’thave expected if youputthe elbow grease
behindit.
 Take a chance at doingnew thinks
 Don’tpanic aboutwhere yourcareeris goingor whatyou think youshouldbe doing,
do whatyou thinkisinteresting
 Keepyourself interested
 ‘stronganalytical andprojectmanagementskills’
 Course:
 Where:universityof Winchester
 Course:marketing
 Duration: 3 years
 Qualification:Bachelorof Arts (withHonours) - BA (Hons)
 Content:course starts withintroductionstothe skillsneededtoworkinmarketingwithin
any organisation.The students‘are introducedtothe principlesunderlyingmarketing,
gaininganunderstandingof the marketingprofessionandtoidentifyanddevelopkey
marketingskills’the secondyearletsthe studentspickaspecialistareainmarketing with
the final yearteachesthe studentstodeveloptheircritical thinkingskills.
 Requirements:112-120 tariff points, GCSE Englishlanguage andmathematicsatA*-Cor 9-4
 Cost: £9,250* per year
 Link: https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=dac326d8-2a7e-4eb1-3283-
86e71179b174&courseOptionId=c6f1d599-d9c5-a8b8-658c-39a44d6a480b
 Evaluation: the universitywhere thiscourse isofferedis nottoofar fromRingwoodsothe
distance wouldn’t be thatmuchof a problem, howeverthe costof travel still couldbe.The
surveycompletedbystudents isbotha positive andnegative view onthe course.75% of the

3. Lucy Pratt 12u 02/11/17
BTEC- National theatre careers- admin roles
studentswere inaprofessional jobatsix monthswhichislowerthanmostcoursesI’ve seen
on UCAS. With 86% of the studentsbeingsatisfiedoverallwhichisagainverylow andmakes
me wonderhowmuch the studentsare gettingoutof the course.Contradictoryto that:86%
of the studentsagreedtheygotsufficientadviceandguidance telling me thatthe teaching
and qualityof the course couldbe good.
Pressassistant(this colour is notes from: https://ccskills.org.uk/careers/jobs/details/press-assistant4)
 MalikaIsles
 Role isto manage all coverage- national coverage andonlinecoverage
 Helpsgenerate coverage- looksafterNational Theatre platforms- talksanddiscussionsabout
the theatre or the arts in general - Settingupinterviews,arrangingfeaturesto be published
innational papers.
 Main role isto support‘the headof pressinmanagingpressandpublicityfor’the theatre.
 Collectnewspapersfromstage doortoflickthroughto findmentionsof the National theatre
 Putstogetherpressinvites
 Monitors and managesthe Rsvplist
 Pressnight- collectall the pressticketsinthe morningthenhandoverthe seating plantothe
publisherslookingafterthe show,setupthe pressdesk,handoutthe tickets
 Pressnights- helpingtoarrange the pressnights, makingsure all the journalists’getinonthe
pressnights, lookingatthe review the nextday
 ‘Distributingthe cuttingsthroughphotocopies,scansandlinkstokeystaff’
 Experience/training
 Theatre studiesandEnglishliterature atuniversity andstartedthisjobtwoweeks
aftergraduation
 Get as much experience aspossible
 Skillsandqualities
 Most companiesdon’tadvertise workexperience placements- be proactiveand
researchityourself
 ‘Abilitytoworkconfidentlyinafastpaced environment’
 ‘Aninterestintheatre andnew writinginparticular’
 ‘Goodcomputer/ digital skills’
 Course:
 Where:LondonMetropolitanUniversity
 Course:EnglishLiterature
 Duration: 3 years
 Qualification:Bachelorof Arts (withHonours) - BA (Hons)
 Content:studentsstudywithafriendly,dynamicandexperiencedgroupof lecturers.
Studentsworkwitha supervisortodevelopthe student’sownspecialisedtopic. Students
studyinclass and venuesall overLondon.Visitorssuchasnovelists,writers,poets,
performers,publishersandliteraryagents will answerquestionsbenefittingthe experience.
Theywill alsolearnhowtostudyin librariesandmuseumssoeverybitof researchcanbe
done.
 Requirements:112 tariff points,BBC,BTEC level 3National ExtendedDiploma- DMM
 Cost: £9,250 peryear
 Link: https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=1e3008ff-5815-fc3c-447f-
9d00b3497fb8&courseOptionId=5ecf4462-5239-93ee-6a89-137621ceabbb

4. Lucy Pratt 12u 02/11/17
BTEC- National theatre careers- admin roles
 Evaluation: thiscourse situatedinLondonisa disadvantage andanadvantage.It isa
disadvantage asittoo far fromRingwoodsothe travel wouldbe expensiveandthe
accommodationinLondonisalreadyveryexpensive.HoweverLondonisanadvantage due
to the resourcesandthe bigconnectionsthere wouldbe inLondon. The surveytakenbythe
studentsshowsthat the course isworth itas 100% of studentssaythat the staffsisgood at
explainingthingsandwere satisfiedoverall.Onthe otherhand75% of the studentswere in
a work placementwithin6weeksafterfinishingthe course showingthatthe course doesn’t
alwayshelpwithfindingwork.