The document describes various job roles in the media industry, including their typical working patterns and salary ranges. It provides details on roles such as production manager, art director, music editor, producer, and sound mixer. Production managers oversee budgets and ensure payments are made, working variable hours and earning £25,000-£60,000. Art directors design film sets and ensure costs are on budget while working variable hours for £25,000+. The document also lists less common roles like part-time cameramen who work on a piece rate basis and earn £9,500.

1. JOB ROLES!
PRODUCTION MANAGER…
Working Pattern: Shift/work variable
Hours. Shift work normally alludes to
various groups of workers doing their shifts
in different times, although variable hours
results in that someone else’s working
hours can alter day-to-day based on their
duties. They also work with several HOD’s
to finish estimates and budget particularly
when scouting to find production materials
and supplies. They can partner with
Assistant Directors to make sure that
department budgets are on target as well as
working with production accountants in
order to make weekly costs reports. A
production manager’s responsibilities
comprise of signing releases, negotiating
contracts, making sure that payments are
completed.
SALARY-
Starting from £25,000 and senior roles can
alter between £40,000 and £60,000.
ART DIRECTOR…
Working Pattern: Variable Hours.
They work on to make the visual
features of the set, collaborating with
the construction and designers to
accomplish the suitable look of the
film and to make sure all costs are
within the department’s budget. They
also at times work with the Editor, if
any visuals require enhancing, they
can work with Transport if any
animals or large objects require
moving to each location. They would
have to work variable hours which
is normally based on what tasks they
must complete each day.
SALARY-
£25,000+
MUSIC EDITOR…
Working Pattern: Full Time. They are
accountable for any piece of music that is used
in the film. Collaborating with the Director and
Picture Editor to show the soundtrack each scene
and get their approval and to set budgets.
SALARY-
Starting off from £20,000 to £25,000.

2. PRODUCER…
Working Pattern: Irregular. They take care for
the financial side of the production, they approve
the production schedule and budget. They also take
care of the financing part. Producers may work with
specific cast, as well as HODs to settle budgets.
SALARY-
Starting off from £35,000 to £40,000 and with
promotion it increases to £60,000.
SOUND MIXER…
Their speciality is working on the quality of
sound on set as well as setting up playback
equipment and speakers for actors. They send
recording files to post-production after shooting
hours. They work with different departments
such as the Costume Department and Visual
Effects Supervisors to systematise where
microphones should be placed to accomplish
the best sound quality. Sound Mixers are often
freelance workers, where they are self-
employed and work for a number of different
companies after being hired to do specific tasks.
SALARY-
£? -£30,000
PICTURE LIBRARY ASSISTANT…
Working Pattern: Shift Hours. They do the
scanning and captioning images in order to be
catalogued by researchers. They will typically
work alongside Runners since they go to get tapes.
May be requested to help Customer Sales and
Picture Research and Administrators.
SALARY-
£25,000+
PART-TIME CAMERAMAN…
Working Pattern: Part-Time. Normally collaborate with
the Director and DOP to accomplish the suitable shots that
are necessary for the scene/film. Part-Time Cameraman often
work at a piece rate. They get paid every time they do a
piece of work at a company.
SALARY-
£9,500

3. LOCATION SCOUT…
Working Pattern: Hourly Rates. They are
responsible for finding the ideal environment to
shoot a scene for a film. They take regular visits
to different sites, once the right site is discovered
the must get authorisation to film on that property
to avoid any legal issues during filming. They
work with the Director to make sure the location
is right for the image of the film, as well as
working with the Producer to ensure that the fees
of hiring the location is within the spending plan.
Their working hours are usually unsociable (e.g.
weekends, late nights). Yet, they don’t earn as
much when compared to the other occupations
within the filming field.
BOOKINGS CO-ORDINATOR…
Working Pattern: Full Time Office Hour. Communicate
with clients, assisting with costing and quoting jobs,
making invoices, job sheets and confirmation forms.
Bookings coordinators normally work alongside with
Facility Managers & Client Services Managers to support
manage resources and facilities of each of the jobs.
SALARY-
£18,000-£25,000

4. DDes
SALARY-
£34p/h meaning at least £340/d
Descriptions on Various Job Roles within the Media Industry
 MANAGMEMENT;
 CREATIVE;
 EDITORIAL;
 TECHNIAL;
 RESEARCH;
 FINANCIAL;
 ORGANISATIONAL;
 ADMINISTRATIVE.
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Shift Work- This implies that the working hours are set to a specific
time, for instance, 7am-3pm or 11pm-7am. Shifts can incorporate
late or night work and are frequently utilized in places that should
be kept an eye on 24 hours a day, for example, broadcasting centres
(TV centres /radio centres).
Office Hours- Customarily, these are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
jobs. It is exceptionally normal for individuals working in
administration and office-based employments. Financial, Sales,
Marketing and jobs that require assistants such as Research
assistant tend to go under this.

5. Full Time- When working full time, it tends to be roughly around 39
hours a week. The meaning of a permanent contract is when you are
entitled to company benefits including pensions, sick pay,
maternity/paternity leave as well as holiday pay. This contract
usually applies to Managerial, Editorial, Financial, Creative and in
some cases Sales as well as Marketing.
Fixed-Term & Freelance- They are comparable in that they are brief
and will only last for a specific period. In fixed-term contract, you
may in any case be qualified for company benefits if laid out in your
agreement. In any case, a freelance worker will oversee their own
game plans as far as pension, holiday, sick pay and other
allowances. The occupations that go under typically go under fixed-
term and freelance are Technical, Creative, Sales and Marketing.
Irregular & Anti-Social Hours- This is like additional time, when an
individual is paid additional cash on top of their typical wages for
working over or working unsociable hours. This is entirely normal
in the media industry, as production work, particularly on location,
can be unpredictable and may include working at a young hour in
the morning or late into the night. These payments act as a
motivator to individuals to work these unsociable hours well beyond
their typical contracted obligations.Salaried- A set yearly wage that is separated into regularly scheduled
(monthly) payments. A pay will be promoted as, £20,000 every year,
this is then divided by 12 to give you a regularly scheduled payment
of around £1,666. The job roles that are well on the way to be