Media Jobs Report Film - Script with Graphics

Jobs in the Media Industry Report - Script

Hello, my name is Alex Hoad and welcome to our TV report on how to get a job in the Media industry. During this report, we will take you through a detailed account on how to get a job in Media. For starters, let's talk about the different job roles that the Media world consists of.

Types of Job Roles

Let's start with technical (Cartoon Computer Image). In this field, you will be expected to: meet with clients, presenting campaign ideas and costs, maintaining budgets (Economy Chart Image) and ensuring that deadlines are met. Next, let's discuss creative (Canvas On A Wall Image, Hand Sketch).

In this field, you will be expected to: work closely with clients and other members of your team, research how target audiences use different types of media.

Furthermore, let's go over editorial job roles (Final Cut Express Logo Image). You would be expected to: ensure that appropriate gimmicks are applied, discuss ideas with colleagues, be able to use software equipment (Final Cut Express Editing Image), work with illustrators and photographers.

In addition, the financial aspect of Media (Cartoon Bank Image) is just as important if not more so. You would be expected to: brief the creative team on projects (Board Meetings Image), checking and report to the client on the progress of the project.

Moreover, the managerial aspect of Media is essential as well. As a manager, your tasks would include: research and analyse market trends (Analysis of Market Trends), come up with strategies, plan campaigns and balance budgets.

As well as this, marketing is vital to any Media project's success. If you worked in this field, your responsibilities would be to: manage budgets, design questionnaires, monitor survey results and advise clients (Client Meetings Image) on how they can adjust ideas to the research.

Professional Working Practices

As well as job roles in the Media industry, let's also talk about the professional working practices that each Media genre must adhere to and abide by. The ones that I am going to talk about are the BBC's Editorial Guidelines, the National Union of Journalists Code and the Advertising Code of Practice.

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Though some of the rules differ for each code, they are generally the same and uphold the same principles (Definition of Principles Image). The NUJ Guidelines relate to Britain's journalism industry and contain strict rules involving: privacy, moral integrity, sensitivity and censorship.

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The BBC Editorial Guidelines contain more or less the same rules but as the organisation as a whole, rather than just journalism. Like the BBC, the Advertising Code of Practice uses a generalised view  of standards but includes all types of media and advertising.

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Types of Contracts

Next, I would like to talk about the types of contracts that there are in the business of Media. These are:

Full-time Permanent: Media employment on a full-time basis with benefits including a pension, sick pay (Cartoon Person with Flu Image), holidays (Tropical Island Image) or even pay bonuses (Wallet of Pound Notes Image).

Part-time Permanent: Media employment on a part-time basis, possibly with the same benefits as full-time permanent employment.

Fixed Term: Someone is hired to work on a project for a limited amount of time.

Stringer: Someone is hired for short notice avaliability to cover new stories (Newspaper Image).

Freelance: One of the most common contracts in Media. Someone is hired to work on a project for a certain amount of time. During this time, they can also be working on other projects for other clients (Project Portfolio Image).

Personal Attributes

To get jobs in Media, potential employers will also be looking personality apects to see if you are appropriate for the job. These are:

In financial jobs, they are looking for: communication skills, teamwork (Office Teamwork Image), professionalism and good business sense.

In technical jobs, they are looking for: research skills, interpretation skills, IT skills and teamwork.

In editorial jobs, they are looking for: creativity (Creativity Word Image), confidence, time management skills and attention to detail.

In creative jobs, they are looking for: IT skills, drawing skills, practical problem solving skills and grammar skills (Spelling Test Image).

In managerial jobs, they are looking for: organisational skills, drive, motivation and budgeting skills.

In marketing jobs, they are looking for: mathematical skills (Maths Exam Image), people skills, intiative, business awareness and initiative.

In sales jobs, they are looking for: professionality, concentration skills, hard working, maturity and manners.

Skills and Qualifications

In Media, you will also require qualifications (British Diploma Image) to get the job that you desire. These include:

Degrees in Advertising, Marketing, Operational Research, Communication, Business and Psychology (Brain Cogs Image).

Degrees in Graphic Design, Illustration and Fine Art (Colourful Sunset Fine Art Image)

Degrees in Psychology, Sociology, Geography (World Map Image), Social Studies and Anthropology.

However, before you even think (Light Bulb Image) about any of these things, you first have to find where and how to contact companies and establish interviews. These are:

National Press (The Times Image)

Trade Publications (Web User Magazine image)

Recruitment Agencies (Insperity Logo Image)

Online (Skillset Logo Image)