Opportunities and Pathways

TASK 1: 

Using this website to find out more details about various roles in the creative sector by making a list of all the possible career opportunities in the creative industry.

(https://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/media/)

1.Head of Digital Engagement and Creative: Police Service of Northern Island

2.Marketing and Communications Executive: SHEIKH SAUD FOUNDATION FOR POLICY RESEARCH

3.Social Media Executive: UKFT

4.Director of Producing & Planning: LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

5.Senior Fullstack Developer: GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA

6.Content Creator: The King's School Canterbury

7.B2B Social Media Executive: SAVVY MEDIA

Task 2:

Choose 3 of the creative jobs that sound of interest and detail the following for each:

• Typical salary?

• Typical hours?

• Route (how do you become a …) qualifications or experience needed?

• Skills needed?

• Day to Day tasks?

• Types of employers?

• Progression opportunities?

• If you could have any of the jobs researched in the creative industry, which would it be?

• Why?

A)Head of Digital Engagement and Creative: Police Service of

Northern Island

• Typical salary?

The salary for this role is £52,578 - £56,237 (under review) plus environmental allowance

• Typical hours?

The hours listed on the advertisement are Monday – Friday, with weekend cover as required. 37 working hours per week (42 hours gross).

• Route (how do you become a …) qualifications or experience needed?

To be a valid candidate for this job you would need a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant area such as Journalism, Media Communications or Creative environment, at least 5 years relevant experience in digital media, marketing, or communications and public relations in a large organisation ("large" is defined as an organisation with more than 300 employees), and at least 3 years managerial experience of leading and motivating a team of 5 or more people. 

• Skills needed?

The following skills are listed as essential: The ability to demonstrate a proven track record of developing and managing social media strategies, an extensive technical knowledge of the digital landscape and awareness of trends affecting online media and digital technologies, affective interpersonal skills and the ability to engage stakeholders and manage relationships effectively, budgetary management skills gained through managing budgets in excess of £100k, applicants must have a valid driving licence and a car available for official business use, or access to a form of personal transport that will enable you to meet the requirements of the post in full, and IT literate specifically in the use of the Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook)

However this skill is listed as desirable, the ability to demonstrate a proven track record of introducing or developing a digital strategy for a large organisation ("large" is defined as an organisation with more than 300 employees).

• Day to Day tasks?

The job listing states many day to day tasks, here are a few examples: developing and implementing proactive social media responses, developing strategic narratives through using all social media and digital channels proactively and effectively to ensure that Senior Managers are effectively represented to external audiences, outlining and implementing a long-term vision within a new Digital, Web and Social Media strategy to position the Police Service of Northern Ireland within important conversations occurring in the community, justice and public sectors, providing timely and comprehensive analysis, reporting and recommendations in terms of the most appropriate communication content and methodology whilst taking account of a range of sensitive and politically high profile topics that run through policing in Northern Ireland, etc.

• Types of employers?

They are the Police of Northern Island, this job specifically is in the Government, Marketing, Communications, Digital marketing, Media, Digital media, PR, Police, and Social media industry.

• Progression opportunities?

There are no progression opportunities listed.

B)Social Media Executive: UKFT

• Typical salary?

The salary for this job is listed as £26,000 - £28,000 per annum + benefits, depending on experience

• Typical hours?

The hours are listed as 'full-time'.

• Route (how do you become a …) qualifications or experience needed?

The qualification needed is a BA in marketing, communications or related field (or equivalent work experience). The experience needed is in managing and executing social media strategies.

• Skills needed?

The skills needed are listed as follows: strong understanding of key social media platforms and their features, excellent written and verbal communication skills, creative and innovative with a keen eye for design and visual content, proficient in using social media management and analytics tools, ability to work well in a collaborative team environment, strong organisational and time management skills, and experience working in a trade association environment would be a bonus

• Day to Day tasks?

The job listing states many day to day tasks, here are a few examples: social media strategy, content creation, content scheduling, analytics and reporting, trend analysis, collaboration, and crisis management.

• Types of employers?

UKFT is a business that 'committed to delivering sustainable growth for the entire UK fashion and textile supply chain'. They also 'offer practical advice and technical support to help member companies grow'.

• Progression opportunities?

No progression opportunities are listed.

C)Senior Fullstack Developer: GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA

• Typical salary?

The salary for this job is listed as 'competitive'.

• Typical hours?

The hours for this job are stated as 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, plus occasional hours of support.

• Route (how do you become a …) qualifications or experience needed?

The experience for this job must be a minimum of 3 years' experience at Full Stack Developer level, knowledge of multiple front-end languages and frameworks (Javascript, AngularJS, Electron, React, HTML, CSS, Java, Perl), knowledge of multiple back-end languages (NodeJS/Javascript, C, Java/JNI, Python, Perl), and AWS experience also preferential.

• Skills needed?

The skills listed also come under qualifications and experience: knowledge of multiple front-end languages and frameworks (Javascript, AngularJS, Electron, React, HTML, CSS, Java, Perl), and knowledge of multiple back-end languages (NodeJS/Javascript, C, Java/JNI, Python, Perl)

• Day to Day tasks?

The job description states that the Senior Full Stack Developer will be responsible for the software development and technical support of the publishing applications software and systems.

• Types of employers?

Guardian is a global organisation of journalism, 'a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account'.

• Progression opportunities?

No progression opportunities are listed.

• If you could have any of the jobs researched in the creative industry, which would it be?

I would like to select 'Head of Digital Engagement and Creative: Police Service of

Northern Island'.

•Why?

This is because I feel the skills are quite fitted to me compared to the other jobs. I also feel that I'd like to be tasked with creating a new image for the police as people do have quite a negative opinion o the police and I would like to be challenged with changing that.