Unit 8 : Task 5

Task 5

Being able to prepare personal career development material

Guidance on writing Curriculum Vitae for employment within the television and film industry.

In the media industry there are many different job roles with different requirements and activities, in the TV and Film industry it ranges from a big selection, this is where candidates themselves have to prove something of their ability to work in these certain areas of the Media business. In the Media world it involves in the press, television, radio and the new upcoming media products, such typical job roles in the TV and Film industry are known as;

- Accounts

- Catering

- Transport

- Production Office

- Location

- Health and Safety

- Distribution

The typical requirements for the work activities in the Media industry consist in two main different areas firstly its Preparation and Implementation;

Preparation:

- Being involved and working together with the account team and clients, where you will understand the client’s objectives and the strategy of advertising.

- Working with the creative agency team with liaising, also working with clients and customers to develop the media strategies and campaigns.

- Getting the best decision for the best form of media to clients and campaigns.

- Researching and analysing data for the Medias industry resources.

- Attracting the target audience with the Media you are selling.

- Presenting proposals to the audience and also adding costs schedules to customers and clients.

Implementation:

- Providing the best advice for the recommended type of media to the clients and have the best locations and span for the best Media product.

- Working in different environments and also different departments.

- Making a bond with the client to build a better respect judgment.

- Maintain detailed recordings.

Other requirements are:

- Having the correct A levels / GCSE’s / Degree

- Using data to inform the future campaigns

- Monitoring buying strategies

- Keeping up to date with figures

- Working with different clients at the same time

- Supporting the media manager and other colleagues

- Working with the newspapers, magazines, TV and radio

Being involved in the Media industry requires certain grades and education, but also it needs a personal CV, where all your skills and abilities and plus school is added into either 1 or 2 pages, this is where managers would seek your abilities and see if you employable in their Media industry. Furthermore, adding all your abilities, skills and work experience and why you want to work in the Media industry is very important because there are hundreds of job applicants applying for the same job, so making you and your CV stand out would secure you a place in the Job role.

This is an example of a Successful CV for a Production Assistant Resume in the Media industry;

Another successful CV for the Sales department in the Media industry:

Good points to include in the CV for the Media job role:

- School and education – make sure you add all of your personal education in school, college, university or 16+ because with the correct grades and qualification the job offer would be easier to get, so passing your grades and GCSE’s would secure you a place.

- Secondly, the personal summary, where you explain yourself in a small paragraph, which has to be shorts, descriptive and something to sum you up in a big way for the Media role to grab their attention. Make sure you add a lot of positives and things you have achieved and what makes you want the Media job so badly.

- Thirdly, skills and interests where all your hobbies, skills and interests are added in bullets points, the more you have the better your CV would stand out to the rest.

- References – for example job experience or work experience where you have either been paid or volunteered somewhere to help and make your knowledge stronger in the environment we will in, the more work experience you have to more closer you will get to the job role as you have experience in busy environments and also knowledge on how certain things work.

List of what is needed in a CV:

- Personal Summary

- Academic / Education

- Skills and Knowledge

- Skills and Knowledge in the job required

- References

The example I will give below is a template for employees who are wanting to get into the Media industry but do not know how they should set out their CV template and what to include, below shows a template of what is expected in the Media TV and Film industry. Furthermore, if you are trying to get into the Media industry and you are really stuck on certain jobs and where to look, in my opinion and the way i have set out my research i have really found that most jobs in the Media industry are really easy to find when researched properly, for example on these website below i have found that the description of the job, salary, and the type of Media work is really clear which straight away gives an indication to the candidate if its suitable or not. What i really like about the first website is that there are many different categories and search engines to suit your ability, such as the type of work is it Apprenterships, graduate and so forth and the type of salary you are looking for, this is really handy when filling out a form or looking for a job as it is all easy to find the correct job for you.

Media Job sites in the United Kingdom:

http://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/media/

http://www.careermovesgroup.co.uk/

http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/media-digital-creative

http://www.filmandtvpro.com/uk/?affid=8043&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=affiliate8043&gclid=CKbukuOtpboCFS_KtAodDSgALQ

http://www.workcircle.co.uk/jobs/media-jobs?ad=google&keywords=media%20jobs%20in%20the%20uk&adtype=search&creative=2131464271&adg=271408471&gclid=cmgb3i-upbocfvhmtaodlhua7q