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What can I do with a Degree in Film?

Careers and Employability Service

Nicola Urquhart

Careers Adviser

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

What we will cover

• The graduate labour market

• What do employers want?

• What skills do film graduates have?

• What do film graduates do:

the jobs they get

their typical employers

the further courses they study

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The graduate labour market in 2013

• Approximately 30% - 40% of

vacancies are open to graduates with

a degree from any discipline

• Employers increasingly focusing on

professional attributes in addition to

transferable skills

• Relevant work experience

increasingly important

• Need for students to think earlier

about their employability

• Employers are expecting to increase

their graduate recruitment by 2.7% in

2013

What do employers want?

Degree awarded at 2.1 or above

Employability skills

Extra-Curricular Activities

Professional attributes

Work Experience

Commercial Awareness

What skills do Film students have?

• Research Skills

• Team working skills

• Analytical skills and creative thinking

Skills and attributes that graduate recruiters are looking for?

Drive and resilience

Integrity Reliability

Business and

customer awareness

IT skills Adaptability

Maturity

What is a career?

• Not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of events

• Career choice is not an event or occasion

• Career choice is a

process

Jobs directly related to your degree

Jobs directly related to your degree

Jobs that are not directly related to your degree

Many employers value the

skills you have gained more

than the subject

Jobs where a film degree useful

• Public Relations Officer

• Television Production Assistant

• University Lecturer/Researcher

Researching Careers

• http://www.prospects.ac.uk/programme_researcher_broa dcasting_film_video_job_description.htm

Example Graduate Schemes

Example Graduate scheme (Bloomberg )

• Finance

• IT

• Media

• Sales

Example graduate scheme: DFID

Postgraduate Study

• Approx 20% of Film graduates do PG study after graduation

• MA taught – 1 year Sept to June – lectures,

June to Sept – dissertation.

• Research MA 1 to 2 years – often part-time

• PhD – 3 years Nearly always a MA first.

• PGCE (teacher training) 1 year:

• See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm

• Normally apply middle of final year

No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal

Study Abroad

• Many postgraduate courses

are now taught in English,

especially in the Netherlands and Scandinavia

• No course fees in Sweden and about £1,000 in Germany and Denmark

• See

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgr admenu.htm#PGAbroad

Being Successful

• “ Most people find a job in film by word of mouth: the more

people you know in the industry the better your chances”

Using Social Media to Job Search

Twitter

• Follow organisations @BBCRecruitment,

@SkillsetSSC, @ace_national, @IPA_Updates

• www.linkedin.com

• Search for jobs.

• Use key words in your profile.

• Follow companies.

• Connect with people in the industry.

• Join relevant groups.

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What do film graduates do?

In broad terms (recent destinations)

• Employment 68%

• Further Study 21%

• Not available 5%

• Seeking employment 6%

• Local Authority Museums

• Media Production Companies

• Freelance\ self employment

Employment examples

MEDIA - RELATED

Advertising Executive - IPC Media

Archive Researcher - Stills library

Assistant Producer - Sit Up TV

Commercials Assistant – ITV

Concept Developer

Despatch Assistant - Telecine

Edit Assistant - Venue Production

Freelance Film Journalist

Journalist - Toplum Postasi

Junior Account Executive - PR Co

Junior Technician - Guerilla Productions (TV)

Photo shoot assistant - Imp Ltd

Production Assistant (x3) - Chapters Digital TV Ltd, Persistent Vision, Lipsync Post (TV)

Researcher - Spool Films

Runner (x11) - Banana Split, Celador, Editworks, Framestore, Fresh Take Films, Panavision, Paw Films, Sky Sports News, The Foundation, UFO Pictures, Universal Pictures

Sales Manager - Channel One

Employment examples

CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE

Administrative assistant (x4) - National art collection fund, TV Licensing Authority, Canterbury Christ Church University, Thanet College

Arts Administrator - Helsinki Film Festival

Clerical (x3) - South Tees Health Authority, Publishing Company, Sun Alliance

Compliance Administrator - ITV plc

Curriculum Support Officer - Cheam High School

Export Sales Assistant - Blackwell Science Ltd

Finance Administration - Guild Film Distribution

Office Administrator - East Surrey Ambulance HQ

PA - Mell Wade Films Ltd

Receptionist - Film London

Receptionist (Media Dept) - Colchester Football Club

Secretarial (x3) – BBC, Ogilvy & Mather, Sight & Sound

EDUCATION

Assistant Language Teacher (Japan) - JET Scheme

EFL Teacher (x2) - China, Japan

Teacher - ESL 4 Korea

English Teacher - Beijing University, China

Learning Support Asst (x2) - St Thomas’ Primary School, Cantebourne Primary

Lectrice - Universite de Rheims

Lecturer - University of North London

Teaching Assistant - Astor College for the Arts

Teacher (GTP) - Kent County Council

Employment examples

OTHER

Account Executive - Expedite group

Arts Worker - Round Midnight Ltd

Assistant fund-holding manager - Doctors’ surgery

Box Office Assistant (x2) - Sundance Film Festival, V&A Museum Business Manager - Barclays

Campaign Co-ordinator - Unison Media

Cataloguer - East Anglian Film Archive

Chartered Accountant - Stoy Hayward

Credit Control - Pedigree Masterfoods

Foreign Exchange Executive - Citibank

Kibbutz - Israel

Librarian (x2) - The London library, East Anglian Daily Times Postal Worker - Royal Mail

Product Database Matcher - Yahoo

Sabbatical Officer - Kent Union

Trainee Accountant CIMA - Bromley Primary Care Trust

Venue Supervisor - Canterbury City Council

Web Designer - Play.com

Film Studies graduates – Longer Term

Administrator – International Charity

Advertising Copywriter – Ad Agency

Arts Administrator – Arts Organisation

Author – Children’s Books

Cartographer – Geological Society

Detective – Special Branch

Disability Officer – Equal Opportunities

Commission

Film Promo Director – Television Co

Head Of English – Secondary School

Journalist – Magazine

Lecturer/Researcher – University

Logistics Manager – International Retailer

Manager – Press Cuttings Agency

Partner – Accountancy Firm

Partner – Law Firm

Presentation Director – Satellite TV Co

Promotions Manager – Music Venue

Further study examples

Acting Course - Drama Centre London, Central School of Speech & Drama

Diploma in Music - Academy of Contemporary Music

Diploma in Film Production - University of Cardiff

Journalistic Writing Course - The Writing School

Legal Practice Course - College of Law, Guildford

MA Cultural & Creative Industries - King's College

MA Fashion Journalism - London College of Fashion

MA Film Making/Production - Canterbury Christ Church University

MA Film Studies - University of Kent (5-10 p.a.), Kings College, University College London

MA Film & Television - National Film & TV School

MA Film & Television Studies - Warwick University

MA Film Production - Royal Holloway

MA Film & TV Production - Bristol University

MA Media Production - Canterbury Christ Church University

MA Novel Writing - University of Manchester

MA Script Writing - UWE

PGCE Citizenship - Canterbury Christ Church University

PGCE Secondary - Canterbury Christ Church University

Postgraduate Diploma in Film Production - University of California

Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism (x3) - University of Central Lancashire, Cardiff University, Postgraduate Diploma in Publishing - Oxford Brookes University

Script Development Course - Northern School of Film & Television

TEFL Course - South East Essex College

Placements and Internships - Definitions

• Internship:

• Usually 1-3 months long, during a summer vacation

• The student works on a defined project at a graduate level.

• Graduate Internship

• Usually 3-6 months long, after graduation.

• The student works on a defined project at a graduate level.

Placements and Internships - Definitions

• Placement:

• Also called sandwich year or year in industry.

• Usually 9-12 months long during the penultimate year of study.

• Must be relevant to degree course.

• The student works on a defined project at a graduate level.

Top Tips during your Placement/Internship

• Ask to shadow/work in different departments.

• Connect with your colleagues on LinkedIn.

• Keep a log of the skills you have gained with examples.

Searching for placements/internships

Searching for placements/internships

General advice

• Market Yourself ! - It’s not necessarily who you know but who knows you

• Read the relevant trade, industry, websites and

directories (find out what’s happening)

• Develop your networking skills (record and follow up contacts)

• Find out who actually makes the decisions for hiring people at your grade

• Explore self employment, working as a freelancer, find out how to set up a business, funding etc

What if I’m still stuck?

• Make the most of

How the Careers and Employability Service can help you

What we do

• Careers Talks and Workshops

• Careers Library: Employer Directories, Occupational Profiles, Books etc

• Comprehensive Web Pages

• Careers Employability Award (CEM) on Moodle

• Vacancy Database

• Alumni Careers Network

• Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair

• Drop In - Quick Query

• Careers Guidance Interviews

Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces

Careers and Employability Service Web Pages

• Interviews (includes assessment centres and

psychometric tests etc.)

Careers Employability Award

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

You do this by completing:

Comments from students who have completed

the award

• “I liked the fact that the assignments relate to how you

would fill in answers on a graduate job application step

by step and provides examples of how to fill it in.”

• “I really enjoyed the quizzes They effectively

highlighted the gaps in my knowledge, as many of the answers surprised me I also found the module on

creating my own CV very useful, these skills will be

invaluable for tailoring my CV to particular jobs.”

• “There is a wealth of information about everything; I

especially liked the individual information about specific job types and the advice given about interview skills.”

Attend Careers Talks and Workshops

Vacancy Database

• All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability

Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs,

sandwich placements or vacation

work/internships are entered on this database

which offers:

• Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest

you

• Employers notifying vacancies are often

specifically targeting Kent graduates, so

competition for jobs is lower than on other

vacancy sites

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

Speak to an adviser:

• Quick query, drop in and

speak to an adviser 10.30am 12.30pm and 2.00pm-4pm

-Monday to Friday.

• E mail careerhelp@kent.ac.uk and an adviser will respond to your query.

• You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in

Action points

• Use www.prospects.ac.uk, including Prospects Planner, to research options available

• Use www.kent.ac.uk/ces

• Get relevant work experience

• Think beyond the stereotypes of organisations e.g NHS, Asda

• Find out how the sectors you are interested in recruit …

NETWORK

• Have a back-up plan

• Make use of the Careers and Employability Service

Careers and Employability Service

You can download a copy of this presentation

at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm