LO1: Understand Employment and Education Opportunities in the Media Sector

Businesses/ Companies with Job Roles in the Media Sector

• Graphic Designer for a website company | Web Design and Developer Vacancies in Sheffield. 2018. Web Design and Developer Vacancies in Sheffield. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.castus.co.uk/vacancies. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This job would be good way to begin working in design. As a full time job it would enable me to further develop skills in web design and developments.

• Graphic Designer for a merchandise company specialising in Classic Football Shirts |Сlassic Football Shirts. 2018. Jobs - Classic Retro Vintage Football Shirts. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/jobs. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This is a full time job that involves helping to brand their company, and includes working with web and print based media.

• Web and Software Developer at Oasis Studios | Oasis Urban Estates Ltd. 2018. Oasis Studio - Architecture, Design & Visualisation Studio - Sheffield. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.oasisstudio.uk/careers/. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This is also a full time job, working in web and software developing. I'm interested in this job but it would require me to increase my understanding of software development.

Higher Education in the Media Sector

• BA Honours in Graphic Design at Sheffield Hallam University | BA (Honours) Graphic Design degree at Sheffield Hallam University | Sheffield Hallam University. 2018. BA (Honours) Graphic Design degree at Sheffield Hallam University | Sheffield Hallam University. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/ba-honours-graphic-design-fulltime. [Accessed 21 March 2018]. 

With a focus on graphic design, this course is based at the main campus of Sheffield Hallam University and will help increase my skills and knowledge in graphic design and how to apply those skills in advertising, entertainment and many other areas if the media sector.

• BA Honours in Media at Sheffield Hallam University | BA (Honours) Media degree at Sheffield Hallam University | Sheffield Hallam University. 2018. BA (Honours) Media degree at Sheffield Hallam University | Sheffield Hallam University. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/ba-honours-media-fulltime. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This course is also based at the main campus at Sheffield Hallam and will be a great way to learn how to create products in TV, film and other areas of the media sector.

• BA Honours in Digital Media Production at Sheffield Hallam University | BA (Honours) Digital Media Production at Sheffield Hallam | Sheffield Hallam University. 2018. BA (Honours) Digital Media Production at Sheffield Hallam | Sheffield Hallam University. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/ba-honours-digital-media-production-fulltime. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This course is designed to further my understanding of the creative industry and how to gain skills that will make me more employable in those sectors. This course will also help increase my understanding of different audiences and how to approach producing media based on their preferences.

Apprenticeship Opportunities in the Media Sector

• Apprentice in Digital Graphic Design | Find an apprenticeship. 2018. Find an apprenticeship. QQC3. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-230324. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This is an apprenticeship based in Sheffield and gives me the opportunity to develop my skills in Graphic Design and learn how those skills would be applied through both print and web based media. This course is aimed to further develop my skills using Adobe programmes such as Photoshop, Suite and Illustrator and at the end of the course I will be given an opportunity to take a full time job with the company.

• Digital Marketing and Social Media Apprentice |Find an apprenticeship. 2018. Find an apprenticeship. Limitless Design.  [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-230178. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This apprenticeship involves working for a design company based in Doncaster, this apprenticeship starts at Level 2 and upon completion gives me the opportunity to take the course to Level 3 and a full time job with the company. The apprenticeship involves managing various social media accounts and will require me to understand an audience and how to increase their interest in products and/or the company.

• Digital Marketing Apprentice | Find an apprenticeship. 2018. Find an apprenticeship. BIG on Media. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-246225. [Accessed 21 March 2018].

This apprenticeship lasts 12 months and comes from a media company based in Doncaster. This course will give me a Level 3 Digital Marketer Standard qualification as well as a full time job, this job will encourage me to work to a deadline and will increase my knowledge and skills in web development. I will also learn how to use resources such as SEO and Google Ad Words and how they can be useful for a business.