Working in the media industry

The media industry consists of many creative jobs, with recruitment coming from sectors such as

apprenticeships, being on set as runners and to being educated in university. For example, 78% of the

workforce are educated to degree level, and 41% of the creative media industry undertook work
experience before their first job.

As the industry is competitive, media jobs are not always advertised. Media ownership also comes as an
an aspect to consider when getting into the industry and researching, involving things such as state and
private ownership, censorship, laws etc. Advertisement of getting into the industry are therefore limited
due to the demand and increase of people wanting to work in a modern construction - Figures shown
suggest that jobs such as animation are only advertised 8% and film production only 4%, compared
to techniques such as informal recruitment where animation employment has rates of 73% and film
production 71%. Other options of being involved in the film artform include freelancing. Freelancing
includes the individual being self employed with freedom to create or do their own work. Advantages and
disadvantages of doing so include the following:

Adv:

• Fun, not tedious
• Have your own schedule
• Freedom and space to be creative
• Ability to take your work with you wherever you are
• Good pay when paid

Disadv

• Loneliness
• No set payday,possibility of being short on money.
• Lack of structure and stability
• Constant stress of finding work
• Pressure of independence - upto you to sell yourself and pitch your ideas.

Personally, I feel being a freelancer would be suitable if involved with a creative subject due to the

expressiveness and freedom acquired, however the pressures and independent strict scheduling one

may have to face would be pressurising and the idea does not strike me massively.