FILM STUDIES CAREERS SESSION

1. FILM STUDIESCAREERS SESSION Tim ReedT.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. What is the Careers Advisory Service? What do Film Studies graduates do?

3. What is the ideal job?

4. The Careers Advisory Service • Location • Staff • Opening times etc • Services & facilities

5. Specific CAS facilities • computer-aided guidance • quick queries • careers interviews • job vacancy database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm • careers library

6. Careers Library • Reception • Reference information • Postgraduate prospectuses • DVDs, CDs, online PCs, free careers literature etc …..

7. CAS Resources Reference Books on Film & Related • Careers & Jobs in the Media (Times) • Contacts • Getting into Films and Television • Media Directory (Guardian) • PACT Directory online • www.theknowledgeonline.com/ Careers Reference Files • Film & Video (Y6) • Film/Visual/Sound Media Courses (Y4/6) • Television & Radio (Y4) • Arts Administration (Y9)

8. And also: • Newspapers • Careers booklets • Alumni careers network • Talks & presentations

9. Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm Examples of Careers Talks • Interview Skills • Careers in Politics • Choosing a Career • CV Workshop • Getting a job in the Media • Applying for Teacher Training • Journalism Workshop • T.E.F.L. Presentation • Using languages & Working in Europe • Presentation by Deloitte • Presentations by BUNAC: (i) Work in USA & Canada (ii) Work in Australia & New Zealand • Visit by Army • Presentation by Pearson (summer internships) • Presentation by NHS • Presentation by PwC: Commercial Awareness

10. Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm • Study in the USA (Fulbright Commission) - 3 March12.15pm KLT5 • Presentation by BUNAC (Work in USA) - 8 March1pm KLT5

11. How to use the CAS Begin by doing some research  Perhaps into yourself (ideas, interests, preferences)  Then into your opportunities (use Directories, vacancy database)  Use IT: CAS website & PROSPECT PLANNER  Attend talks/workshops/presentations etc  Quick Query at CAS  1:1 careers interview

13. What do Film Studies graduates do? • What do they do? • Jobs where the degree is useful • Employability Skills • Examples from University of Kent

14. All subjects 2009

15. University of Kent - Film Studies2002-2009

16. What subject did they study at university?

17. CAREERS RELATED TO FILM STUDIES • Advertising Copywriter • Archivist • Arts Administrator • Cinema Manager • Editorial Assistant • Film/Video Producer • Information Assistant • Journalist • Librarian, Special/Academic • Media Planner • Picture Researcher • Presenter TV/Radio • Programme Researcher • Public Relations Officer • Teacher • Television Production Assistant • University Lecturer/Researcher www.prospects.ac.uk

18. TYPICAL EMPLOYERS • Arts Organisations • Broadcasting organisations • Civil Service Departments/Agencies • Facilities Houses • Financial companies • Local Authority Museums • Media Production Companies • National Museums • Picture Libraries • Press Agencies • Retailers • Schools, Colleges, Universities

19. “ANY” DISCIPLINE CAREERS Management Consultancy NHS Management Personnel Police Production Management Publishing Purchasing Retail Self-employment Social Work TEFL Teaching Tourism Transport Advertising Armed Forces Arts admin Broadcasting Central & Local Gov’t Computing/IT Finance Fire Service Guidance/Counselling Info Management/Museums Journalism Law Marketing/Sales

20. GRADUATE SALARIES 2010 • Aldi £40,000 - £60,000 (after 3yrs) + fully expensed Audi A4 • Linklaters £37,400 • ExxonMobil £33,000+ • Royal Navy £29,006 + £12,000 joining bonus • Mars £29,000 + • Lloyd’s £28,000 - £31,000 • Civil Service up to £27,000 • Unilever £26,500 • Reckitt Benckiser £26,000 - £28,000 • Police (HPDS) £24,675 after initial training • Marks & Spencer £24,000+ • Sainsbury’s £23,000 - £25,000 • MI5 £23,500 + benefits - varies by function! • Asda £23,000 • AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) from £21,500 + final salary pension • Arcadia £17,500 - £23,000 + 25% store discount

21. JOB ADVERTISEMENT eg. BBC Runner Pool Ref: 4900309 Region: London Job Category: Programme Making Job Description This position is to form part of a talent pool within BBC Vision. For all the information about the Pool, please visit the specific microsite, www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/vip To provide effective support as a Runner either in an Office or Production capacity. General Duties 1. To support the production team in the office and on location. 2. To undertake general office duties including collecting tapes and kit, logging material, photocopying, responding to correspondence, answering telephones, faxing and filing. 3. To make (and collect) local building deliveries (urgent mail/packages etc). 4. Providing hospitality for visitors / production team (tea/coffee making). 5. Act as a first point of contact for a range of both internal and external callers and visitors ensuring that these are given a positive image of the BBC and the department. 6. To share responsibility with others for ensuring that BBC Health & Safety policies are observed. 7. To deliver tapes to edit suites. 8. To provide admin support to the production team and to provide logistical assistance on location, in the studio or during post-production as required. Duties will vary depending on the nature of the output and will include: helping the Researchers on research projects; contributing to the development of ideas; and contributing fully at team and programme meetings. 9. To contribute to the safe, smooth and efficient running of the production office, referring any actual or potential problems to the Production Management Assistant, Production Co-ordinator, Production Manager, Production Executive or other production team members as appropriate. Key Selection Criteria 1. Ability to use proficiently, a range of software packages including Word, Excel, and Outlook. 2. Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective working relations with a wide range of internal and external contacts including crew and artists. Ability to express oneself concisely both orally and in writing. 3. Excellent telephone skills and the ability to manage editorial, management and other contacts with tact and sensitivity. 4. The ability and/or experience of gathering and presenting information. 5. Experience of independently drafting a range of documents including e-mails and letters. 6. Effective time management and organisational skills and the initiative to work both independently and as part of a team. 7. Ability to prioritise a conflicting workload efficiently and to maintain standards of accuracy and attention to detail when working to deadlines or changing priorities. 8. A flexible approach to changing priorities and requirements. 9. A demonstrable aptitude for detail and accuracy in all areas. 10. Resilience and stamina to sustain performance when under pressure from a high volume of work and conflicting priorities. 11. Ability to use own initiative with confidence, using judgement to refer up where necessary. 12. A knowledge, or ability to acquire it, of BBC Structures, Procedures and Policies. 13. An informed interest in TV production and programmes and in particular, Factual Programmes. For more information about this role and to apply, please go to; https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?newms=jj&id=26313

22. JOB ADVERTISEMENT eg. BBC Runner Pool Ref: 4900309 Region: London Job Category: Programme Making Job Description This position is to form part of a talent pool within BBC Vision. For all the information about the Pool, please visit the specific microsite, www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/vip To provide effective support as a Runner either in an Office or Production capacity. Salary information: As a Runner in Birmingham and Manchester you will be paid between £15,500 to £16,500 p.a.As a Runner in London you will be paid between £18,000 and £20,000 p.a. As a Production Management Assistant in London you will be paid between £20,000 and £21,000 p.a.

23. Employability Skills • Ability to work under pressure • Analytical & Problem Solving • Communication • Literacy • Research • Technical Skills (?) • Visual & Critical Awareness

24. Employment examples MEDIA - RELATED Advertising Executive - IPC Media Archive Researcher - Stills library Assistant Producer - Sit Up TV Commercials Assistant - ITV 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 Visual artist - self-employed VT Operator trainee - Telecine RETAIL Bookseller - Dillons Customer Services - Blockbuster Video Management Trainee - Harrods Sales assistant - Virgin Megastore Canada Sales/specialist retail - Star Trek fan shop Stockroom Manager - Next plc

25. 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 (x2) - Ogilvy & Mather, Sight & Sound Secretary - BBC 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

26. 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 Production Worker - KP Foods Sabbatical Officer - Kent Union Trainee Accountant CIMA - Bromley Primary Care Trust Venue Supervisor - Canterbury City Council Waiter - Café Des Amis Web Designer - Play.com Youth Leader - Emmanuel Church

27. FILM STUDIES GRADUATES – LONGER TERM Administrator – International Charity Advertising Copywriter – Ad Agency Arts Administrator – Arts Organisation Author – Children’s Books Careers Adviser – University 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 – Chinese Restaurant Manager – Press Cuttings Agency Partner – Accountancy Firm Partner – Law Firm Presentation Director – Satellite TV Co Promotions Manager – Music Venue

28. Further study examples Acting Course - Drama Centre London 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 Acting - Central School of Speech & Drama MA Cultural & Creative Industries - King's College MA English & American Literature - University of Kent MA Fashion Journalism - London College of Fashion MA Film Making/Production - Canterbury Christ Church University MA Film Studies (x2) - Kings College, University College London MA Film Studies - University of Kent (5-10 p.a.) 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 Philosophy (x2) - Reading University, University of Kent MA Script Writing - UWE PGCE Citizenship - Canterbury Christ Church University PGCE (Further Education) - University of Greenwich PGCE Primary (x2) - University of Greenwich, Oxford Brookes 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, London School of Journalism Postgraduate Diploma in Publishing - Oxford Brookes University Script Development Course - Northern School of Film & Television TEFL Course - South East Essex College

29. CAS Resources • Alumni Careers Network • Careers library/information room • Creative Career Search booklet • Employer Files • Occupational Files • Occupational Profiles • Prospects Postgraduate Directory • Prospect Planner - generates job ideas • Prospectuses • Options leaflet • CAS www pages on Film Studies (with links) at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Film.htm

30. FILM STUDIESCAREERS SESSION Tim ReedT.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm