1. Jessica Chevalier
Unit 1: Awareness of Employment in the Creative Media Sector
Unit Code: L/600/9037
QFC Level: 3
1.1 Describe the main types of employment status within the Creative Media Sector
 Employed – Being employed means that you are employed by a manager and are paid
full pay for your job. You are given required hours that you need to do aswell.
 Self Employed – Self employed is when you are employed by yourself and not by a
business, therefore you are not given sick pay or paid holidays as you earn your income
from your customers/clients.
 Freelance – This is when a person does not work for a specific company for a long time,
but is hired by different ones, so basically you can decide whether you want to do a
certain job or not as you don’t technically have a boss.
 Apprenticeship – An apprenticeship is mainly based on the person gaining experience,
however they are usually paid a lower wage than the employees.
 Voluntary – Voluntary work is when a person volunteers to help however is not being
paid at all, therefore they are just gaining experience from it.
1.2 Describe the key legal and taxation differences between main types of employment status.
As a full-time or part-time employee, you are required to pay income tax, which is dependent on
how much you earn a year. If your yearly income is more than £10,000 you will have to pay tax.
Your employer will work out how much tax needs to be deducted - dependent on this income -
using your HM Revenue and Customs tax code. However, being self-employed is very different
to being a full-time employee. One of the major differences is that you have to pay your own tax
and national insurance income, something that your employer would do. If you are working on a
voluntary basis you’re not getting paid, and therefore won't need to pay tax or national
insurance. An apprentice doesn’t need to pay any tax/national insurance. The same would go for
internships that are paid, as most likely, the said intern wouldn't be earning more than £7,745.
1.3 Explain the main implications of each employment status, in relation to job security,
flexibility and working patterns.
Out of all the types of employment, full-time/part-time employment has the most job security.
Usually, you will sign a 12 month contract for a job, and, considering that most of the other
employment statuses within the creative industry are for a certain, short period of time, being a
full-time/part-time employee is the best option when it comes to security within your job.

2. Flexibility, as I will speak about in the working patterns, is all dependent on what is in your
contract. If your working hours are 9 - 5, with extra hours needed to be put in on some days;
there is little room to be flexible in your job. Your working patterns are very regimented when it
comes to full-time/part-time work. You have signed a contract which requires you to work a
certain amount of hours, though it isn't common in the creative industry to have to work later
than your typical 9 to 5 job. Unlike being a full-time or part-time employee, as someone who is
self-employed, your job security depends on yourself. Being a contracted employee, unlike
another employment status I am going to speak about below, you are required to be on a job for
a certain amount of time, and usually, this would mean that you don't have the flexibility to do
jobs on the side. Your working patterns are very scattered if you're a contracted employee.
Because there may not be any jobs going around at a certain time, it all matters when the work
comes your way.
2.1 Describe a range of prospective employers and the profiles and products of these
employers.
Employer: Little White Lies
First published in 2005, Little White Lies is a bi-monthly film magazine. They focus on all new
cinematic-releases, dedicating each issue to a particular film that is coming out. The ideal
position would be a staff writer.
Employer: iD magazine
Former Vogue art director Terry Jones founded iD magazine in the 1980s. Their more fashion
and photography-focused than other less-mainstream fashion magazines, but do delve into the
other arts, too. The ideal position would be a staff writer.
2.2 Explain how to choose an employer in terms of own personal interests, knowledge, skills
and job requirements.
It is important to go by what you have experience in, and what you believe you need experience
in when it comes to finding jobs. Yes, of course you can get a job that you have no experience in
but the likelihood of that, especially in this working climate, is next-to-none. Knowledge is
another thing that you have to consider when choosing jobs. Are you knowledgeable in a certain
area that few others are? Is there something that you think you could learn more about? These
are things we all need to think about when it comes to job searching. Just as our knowledge in a
certain area can be valuable to prospective employers, so are our skills too. If you have a skill
that very few others have, this can be a highlight to your application.
3.1 Create and present a professional standard CV, with examples of own work, relevant to a
specific job application.
* CV attached on the back.

3. 3.2 Discuss strengths and weaknesses in relation to own work and a specific job application.
My own strengths related to the work I do now are, I am happy to try different things, whether I
have done it before or not, I am willing to be taught new things and learn from the people I
work with. I am also a hard working person and when I start a project, I like to finish them. I
enjoy meeting new people and socializing with different people in the work environment.
However, my weakness would probably be that I am not 100% confident when I do meet new
people, and although it doesn’t take me long to feel comfortable around a new person, I do feel
slightly nervous when I first meet them.
3.3 Describe and pitch a creative idea to an employer or commissioner.
My creative Idea is to create a short film about the Creative Thinking building and to promote
the work that everyone does. I pitched the idea to an employer by creating a presentation about
what I want to do and presenting it in front of him.