Employment within the Industry
There are endless sectors in the Media Industry which all offer various different roles, although these are extremely competitive. These are important to research into, to gain insight on the areas where there may be gaps and to see where it may not be best to try and kickstart my career. As I cannot yet pinpoint exactly the job title I would want, research is key to discovering what will be the best fit. Dream roles for me would be radio/TV presenting and journalism work, yet more realistic roles range from runner to coming up with content ideas.
Some of the biggest Media companies in the UK are ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Sky etc. They all individually have a number of employees who help the company run the best it can.
Television and Radio jobs include the likes of producers, researchers, journalists, runners, camera operators, editors and talent. They also require many technical support roles to be filled so that every aspect is covered and their content can be broadcasted. Presenting jobs are particularly hard to get, as there are only so many shows that require presenters. In addition to this, many presenters are already personalities within the industry before presenting the shows they do (Scarlett Moffatt, Alison Hammond etc.)
Magazine, newspaper and publishing jobs include journalists, editors, stylists, social media manager, art director. Experience is key within this industry, gaining as much as possible and taking any chance you can get. You have to be extremely driven and enthusiastic for whatever it is that is being published, whether that is fashion, beauty or sport.
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