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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service. Digital Media Careers You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. Location of the Careers Service. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations.

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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

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  1. The University of KentCareers and Employability Service Digital Media Careers You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

  2. Location of the Careers Service Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations. The Careers Web Site www.kent.ac.uk/careersis available 24/7

  3. What can I do with a Digital Media degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm

  4. Web Designer • Web Designers with HTML and multimedia skills - networking, HTML, Perl, CGI, Flash, JavaScript and Java skills in demand. • Web database skills very important • Lot of jobs are with small firms • Need to keep skills up to date • Starting salaries for 2009 Kent Multimedia graduates entering web design/development typically ranged from £16K to £20K, averaging about £18k. • Good area for self employment www.kent.ac.uk/careers/selfemployment.htm

  5. Games Industry • Very competitive - passion for games required. • Check the job adverts in publications like Edge • Send speculative CVs. • A portfolio is a necessity

  6. Games Industry • 30,000 people employed in the UK games industry • Games tester can be a good starting point • Programmers – C++/Java • Creatives: design (e.g. graphics, building models), game play, audio and content. • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/computergames.htm

  7. Animation • Covers many different segments of the audio visual industries: TV, feature films, commercials, websites and computer games. • There are about 2000 employees in UK. • Often first job is as a production assistant or runner. • Need to network and send out speculative CVs and need a quality portfolio • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm#Animation • Prospects Occupational Profile for Animator www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Animator • Skillsetwww.skillset.org/animation/index_1.asp Excellent information on animation careers.

  8. What can I do with a digital media degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm Also Computing Careers Web Page www.kent.ac.uk/careers/computersci.htm Media Careers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmedia.htm

  9. Postgraduate Study • Over 30% of Kent Electronics/CSE graduates continue to postgraduate study • MSc – 1 year • PhD - 3 years www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm • Teacher training – 1 year(bursaries available) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm

  10. BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject.

  11. Choosing a Career • Choosing a Career Booklet - available in Careers Service. • Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner • Careers Explorer www.kent.ac.uk/careers/explorer.htm

  12. Vacancy Sources • Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm • Prospects Webwww.prospects.ac.uk • Careers Fairs • Target/Inside Careers Directories • Recruitment Agencies • Speculative CVs to IT Employers - see multimedia careers page www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm • Need to be proactive to get entry level multimedia jobs – many smaller firms don’t actively advertise!

  13. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASEwww.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Apply for jobs in the first term– vacancy emails every Monday Graduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service

  14. Final Year Action Plan • Register with Prospects Web • Apply now for jobs in large companies– closing dates are early. • Apply now for postgraduate study around December/January • We will help for 3 years after graduation.

  15. Careers Fair 12 - 3 pm. Tues Nov 5th Sports Centre Meet employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs, placements and summer internships. Find out about the opportunities they offer and get first-hand advice and information. Everybody welcome, whatever your year or subject of study.  BAe, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM etc. www.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfair

  16. Moodle Careers Employability Award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

  17. Bruce Woodcock • Normally on duty FRIDAY MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS (2 to 4 pm). You don’t need to book an appointment to see me at these times. • Email:bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY

  18. The University of KentCareers and Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

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