Job roles in the television and film industry are divided into management, creative, and technical groups. Within these groups are various minor job roles. The BBC is an example organization with divisions like Vision, Audio and Music, and Future Media. Job roles have specific responsibilities, like the Vision director ensuring television and online content supports the BBC strategy. Work patterns in the industry include shift work, fixed-term contracts, and freelancing. Pay rates vary by role, with runners earning around £10,000 while experienced camera operators and sound recordists can earn £1,500-£2,200 per week.

1. Jobs Roles in the Television and Film IndustryWork Patterns Hours within a employee

2. Structure for Job Roles in Television and Film Industry Job roles within the television and film industry are separate, however they combined together to produce entertainment and drama. They are divided into groups as management, creative and technical jobs. However within these headline title jobs, there are minor jobs within. Management would involve jobs like ‘General Manager’ and ‘Director.’ This types of jobs are directed to organize the company and manage other job roles to ensure everything is going well. Creative would involve job such as ‘Director of Music and Audio.’ This type of job may consist of organization with the whole department of music and audio within the company. Technical would be jobs such as ‘Chief Technology Officer,’ This may consist preparing and fixing the whole of technology of the company and working on how to use new technology that have been brought in with the company.

3. BBC Job Roles and Structure Example of Job Roles within TV industry is BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Firstly BBC is a public service broadcaster meaning public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing. BBC split into different divisions such as ‘Vision,’ ‘Audio and Music,’ Future Media,’ Operations,’ BBC North,’ ‘News Group’ and ‘Finance and Business.’ The job for vision for the BBC is responsible for commissioning, producing, scheduling and broadcasting the content of all of the BBC's television channels. The person that is in charge of that, the director of vision they have the responsibility to ensure that all the knowledge content for television and online support and delivers the BBC Knowledge strategy, from landmark television series to web products and online programme support. Audio and Music is responsible for all the BBC's national radio networks and for the production of most of the classical and popular music across radio and television. The person in charge of that, the director of audio and music there job is that he/she is responsible for all national radio stations to do with BBC. They also in charge of the Classical Music and Popular Music Television and Radio Sources. They are also in charge of Radio Drama and Television Music Entertainment and is strategically responsible for all audio across the BBC. BBC North consists of BBC Sport, Children's and 5 Live. However from this year onwards it shall be transfer to Salford Quays and shall join departments in Manchester, it then shall be part of Learning and Future Media, to become the second largest production hub. The director of this job role is to be responsible for the moving and development of the world's most advanced broadcasting centre and the largest move of staff and departments out of London. the centre at Salford Quays will house over 2,000 staff and a number of BBC departments – including BBC Sport, BBC Children's and Radio 5 Live for which Peter has responsibility. Vision department are responsible for commissioning, producing, scheduling and broadcasting the content of all of the BBC's television channels. The director is in charge for ensuring that all Knowledge content – television and online – supports and delivers the BBC Knowledge strategy, from landmark television series to web products and online programme support. The Knowledge genre covers arts, history, science, natural history, business, religion, documentaries, factual features, consumer journalism and current affairs. The director is also responsible for BBC Education commissioning all Learning content, on television and online, including BBC Bitesize, Blast and all Learning campaigns. Future Media division is responsible for all BBC digital media service. In February 2011 the Future Media & Technology division was divided into Technology (part of the Operations Group) and the Future Media division. The director holds overall responsibility for the BBC interactive service, BBC online and the BBC red button, ensuring the purposes of BBC and editorial priorities in the internet age. Apart from all of that responsibility the director oversees the development of the BBC's digital products such as BBC Iplayer and the enabling business partnerships which allow these products to be experienced on desktops, mobiles, tablets and connected TVs.

4. Continuous Job roles and Structure The Operation Group is in charge for the strategy, policy, distribution, property, legal affairs, fair trading and business continuity for the BBC, including managing BBC buildings and major infrastructure projects. November last year marketing & Audiences and BBC People became part of an expanded Operations Group. The director is responsible with not just the strategy etc, but they are in charge for all the BBC's major infrastructure projects such as digital switchover, the move to north west England and all the BBC's property plans. They also manage the BBC's main policies in regulatory and compliance areas and freedom of information, as well as the BBC's Legal Affairs unit. The News Group is responsible for all the BBC News current affairs and sport output for BBC News, English Regions and BBC Global News divisions. The director for BBC News apart from responsibility for News they are also responsible for the safe deployment of her staff around the UK and the world. Finance and Business finically in charge of all BBC finances. The director of this job role is responsible for the BBC's financial management and control and in that role oversees allocation of budgets, reviewing financial performance, managing external financing, and reporting to external stakeholders. They also manage license fee collection, delivering the Digital Switchover Help Scheme, and BBC Procurement and she is a Trustee of the BBC Pension Scheme.

5. Working PatternsWorking pattern within the media industry, it is stressful and employees are expected to work long hours to be able to produce entertainment and to meet deadlines so that they are broadcast at the right time. Here are some working pattern example within different industries: Shift Work takes place in a work schedule that utilize 24 hours a day and frequently, 7 days a week, to keep an organization operated. Shift Work is normally occurs whenever there is a 24 hour coverage or when a 24 day optimizes work output and productivity. Many approaches to shift work exist and each shift work schedule has challenges. The working hours for an Employee for shift work is normally 8 hours during a day that features three 8 hour shifts. Or, they may work twelve hours a day for 4 days with the next 4 days off. Shift work manufactures in industries such as Law enforcement, military, security, healthcare, retail, restaurants, hospitality, service stations, grocery stores, transportation, fire stations, convenience stores, customer service call centers, newspapers, media, and any facility that houses people 24 hours a day such as prisons and nursing homes, and more, require shift work to keep their operations running. Fixed Term Work all depends on the length of time in which you are allowed to work for a particular company, in fixed term work the employee is contracted, contacts can either end or extend your stay. For example if a permanent employee has got either long term sickness or on maternity leave, this then lets the fixed term employee gain skills without the responsibility of having a permanent job. An example within a media industry would be a camera operartor on a TV set working for 5 months, and getting paid fixed term for 5 months. Freelance Work is the complete opposite to employment as you are your own boss, you can chose your working hours. However there are more risks with freelancing, however there are many advantages such as you are being paid by the hour and if You work for someone else for a period of time to complete a project your gaining skills and selling skills and getting paid for it. An example within the media industry is a sound operator. There only working on the sound of the project, once that is done there are no longer needed.

6. Rates within the Media Industry RUNNER- The salary for a runner within the media industry depends how big the company is, however past few years the they have increased. The average salary is £10,000. The reason it is low is because there is fierce competition within being a runner. They experience however is invaluable. So all this, the hours of being a runner tends to be long and unpredictable, varying between 6 days a week during production. You may also have to work shift work and be on call. A runner employee is normally a freelancer and work full – term, short – term contracts. Short-term contracts and long hours can have lifestyle and financial implications. There are many opportunities for experience in a runner that is unpaid as they can compete for a paid position. The salary in which a runner gets is still however they start to increase when gained promotion either a researcher or head runner. http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/downloads/occprofiles/profile_pdfs/Y5_Runner,_broadcasting_film_video.pdf - RUNNER INFO CAMERA OPERATOR – A camera operator job generally is to record moving images for film, television, commercials, music videos or corporate productions. In with doing this jobs your normally under instructions from a director or a director of photography. Your work could involve: Setting up and positioning camera equipment,Planning and rehearsing shot,Following a camera script and taking cues from the director or floor manager (in TV studio recording),Choosing the most suitable lenses and camera angles, Solving practical or technical problems such as lighting,Working closely with other technical departments such as lighting and sound. https://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/PlanningYourCareer/JobProfiles/JobProfile0519/Pages/default.aspx - C/O INFO Camera Operators within the TV/Film industry are generally freelancers or worked on fixed terms. Camera operators in TV drama and factual/documentary may earn around £1,500 a week (based on a 10-hour daily rate of £300). On a low-budget feature film, camera operators may earn around £1,800 a week. On a major feature film or for commercials, they may earn around £2,200 a week (For commercials this is based on a 10-hour daily rate of £440.). http://www.inputyouth.co.uk/jobguides/job-tvfilmcameraoperator.html - CAMERA OPERATOR INFO SOUND RECORDIST – Sound Recordist job generally is to record, mix and check the sound for live and recorded film and television productions. They would use microphones, recording equipment and editing software to record sound and produce a clear, high-quality soundtrack. Sound Recordist either specialize in production sound – recording sound on set or location or post-production –putting the final soundtrack together in an editing studio. The rates in which a sound recordist gets is starting salaries can be around £18,000 to £25,000 a year for ongoing full-time work (although it is common to work for less at the start of your career)and a experienced freelance rates can be between £800 and £1600 a week (before tax). https://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/PlanningYourCareer/JobProfiles/JobProfile0551/Pages/default.aspx - SOUND RECORDIST INFO