TV jobs
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Media Sector Research (TV)
There are around 50,000 people employed within the TV industry in the UK. This ranges from a large variety of jobs such as actor, camera operator, boom operator, editor, art director, costume designer/creator, director, producer and many more.
To get into most of these jobs, the educational requirement can differ. You can take an apprenticeship in either: Broadcast Production, Broadcast Technology, Craft and Technical Roles for Film and TV and Creative and Digital Media. Alternatively there are multiple degree courses that are available, including: TV Production, Pre-production/Screenwriting, Post Production, Media Business and Media Technology courses.
To get into most of these jobs, the educational requirement can differ. You can take an apprenticeship in either: Broadcast Production, Broadcast Technology, Craft and Technical Roles for Film and TV and Creative and Digital Media. Alternatively there are multiple degree courses that are available, including: TV Production, Pre-production/Screenwriting, Post Production, Media Business and Media Technology courses.
Freelance, Permanent and casual work
Freelance - The definition of this is a worker who sell their work by the hour, day or the work itself, rather than working on a salary for one employer. Within TV this could be a writer, actor, designer or other such jobs.
Permanent - This is the opposite of freelance and is when you work under a single employer. Examples within a TV Channel could be: producer, costume designer and personal assistant.
Casual - When an employee is only, by definition, employed if/when they are needed. In the world of TV, this would usually be simple jobs such as sales assistant for show based products, or camera assistant.
Permanent - This is the opposite of freelance and is when you work under a single employer. Examples within a TV Channel could be: producer, costume designer and personal assistant.
Casual - When an employee is only, by definition, employed if/when they are needed. In the world of TV, this would usually be simple jobs such as sales assistant for show based products, or camera assistant.
Where you can find media based jobs
Online, there are many websites that you can look at to find a job within media. One place is The Guardian's personal website, which has a large amount of jobs listings. Outside of the web, there are two main places that you can look for job listings. One of which is a career fair. These are events at which employers, that are looking for employees, set up a booth or stall where job seekers can look for potential positions. There is an upcoming career fair called "The Lowdown" where the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are looking for possible employees.
The second method of job hunting is using newspapers or trade magazines. These are always crammed with positions that need filling from a huge variety of companies. Two good magazines that have listings within television are Marketing Week and Campaign Magazine. However the jobs in the second magazine are mostly for advertising.
The second method of job hunting is using newspapers or trade magazines. These are always crammed with positions that need filling from a huge variety of companies. Two good magazines that have listings within television are Marketing Week and Campaign Magazine. However the jobs in the second magazine are mostly for advertising.
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