My dream Job is to become a journalist. Below I will explain how the education requirements, future training and progression routes to achieve my goal;
First off all I will have to complete BTEC Level 3 Creative Media Production at Middlesbrough College, with a DDM as my grade. I will also have to complete and pass functional skills level 2 maths at an equivalent of GCSE grade C. I will set myself a goal to complete everything at Distinction to Merit grade and to meet deadline and include the information that needs to be included in my coursework to do so.
I will then begin a three year degree in Journalism at Manchester Metropoliton University, I will then have to graduate university with a degree in the chose subject. In this time i will complete a one year work experience placement in the publication industry to gain training in my chosen field.
I will then start looking for work experience or job for me to be able to work myself up the career ladder until I get my dream job as a journalist.
Contract Jobs in the Media Industry
Full Time:A full time contract is a contract whereby you are employed and expected to give your full attention to that particular job. When handling a full time contract you are not expected to be having any other full-time contracts apart from that one. A full time contract can mean you work on it 8 hours plus per day. You also have the benefits of holidays, paternity leave, maternity leave and sick days.
Part Time:Employment that is less than a full-time organizational commitment on the part of the employee. Part-time employees usually do not receive the same health insurance, retirement, and other benefits full-time employees receive. For qualified retirement plan vesting purposes, part-time refers to an employee with less than 1,000 hours of service during a 12-month period.
Permanent:A permanent contract is an official or written agreement between an employee and employer stating the rules and regulations in a full-time or part time basis and the rules and conditions under which both parties are going to work and/or including the terms and condition for compensation and the targets or milestones to be achieved
Fixed Term: these contracts last for a certain set of time, and are set in advance. They also either end when a specific task is completed and when a specific event takes place.Fixed-term employees must receive the same treatment as full-time permanent staff.
Hourly Paid:this were the employee is paid on an hour-by-hour basis. Pay for an hourly employee is calculated as hours worked times rate.Hourly employees are also considered to be eligible for overtime, according to federal law, if they work over 40 hours in a work week.Salaried: the employee is set a basic number of hours a year under their contract, and they also have an annual salary which is paid in equal monthly or weekly amounts.Salaried hours workers’ contracts might not state the basic number of hours as an annual figure, but it must be possible to work this out. Workers and employers can then use this figure to make sure the rate of pay is at least the minimum wage.
Paid on Completion: the employee must complete set work to a deadline, and the payed amount of money is set before the start of the work. Once they have completed they are payed.
When working an industry, not just the media industry you need to acquire a professional behaviour, this including how you look, dress and act towards your collegeus. In this post i will be talking about the many ways to keep your behaviour professional.
The first thing your employer will see when employ you will be your appearance, as first impressions are everything, you need to make sure that what you are wearing is the right clothing for your working environment. For example when working in a magazine publication office you need to make sure that you are not just smart but comfortable. On the other hand if you were a freelance writer working from home, whilst completing work at home you can be as casual you want to be.
Aswell as wearing responsible clothing, you also have to be responsible for you actions, such as making sure no fowl language, and also not to be abusive towards employers, collegeuous and any other persons that you come in to contact with whilst on the job. You must also follow all the rules and regulations set by your employers, and also have respect for your place of work. As teamwork skills are important, being irresponsible may affect these skills if you cannot get on with certain co-workers.
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