Skills Required to Pursue a Creative Media Career
Areas that should be used in the sector:
Recording/Editing journalistic material;
Writing content for different platforms;
Technical editing skills across different media;
Technical skills in Tv, interactive media and post production;
Ideas development;
Research;
Story finding;
Storytelling;
Archiving;
Digital Animation;
Understanding diverse audiences;
Customer service;
Team working;
Communication and presentation;
Pitching to employers;
Exploiting converging technology;
The digital end to end process;
Project management;
Craft and technical skills;
Photo imaging;
Employ ability;
Working as a freelancer;
Professional behaviour in Creative Media;
Communicating using digital marketing;
Manage audio material;
Assist with radio productions.
Some work areas that I'm interested and the skills that they ask for:
Broadcast Assistant Skills:
Strong organisational skills;
Accuracy and attention to detail;
Knowledge of the radio market, different station and programme styles, and audience demographics;
Basic understanding of the law, ethics and industry regulation as they affect radio production.
Radio Producer Skills:
Know how to access, evaluate and use all relevant information sources and images sources including libraries, archives, the internet, academic and other research documents;
Know how to ensure the necessary licences or clearances are obtained. They are expected to understand and comply with media law, regulation and industry codes;
Should be able to operate various radio stations, and to record audio both in studios and on location.
Programme Controller/Programme Director Skills:
Excellent communication and presentation skills;
Sound editorial judgement;
Business and finance skills;
Confidence and decisiveness;
Facility for managing creative teams, and encouraging acceptable creative risk taking;
Ability to give/accept feedback, and manage performance;
Ability to encourage frank and constructive reviews of output;
Ability to deal effectively with team members of differing temperaments and morale.
Radio Reporter Skills:
Excellent writing and storytelling skills witch they cab adapt for different audiences and platforms;
Ability to cope with the demands of live reporting and interviewing;
Empathy and patience, the ability to build report and draw information.
Advertising and Editorial Photographer Skills:
Enjoy travel, meeting people and solving visual challenges;
Be able to interpret ideas and stories through original and emotive photographic images;
Understand the principles of composition, have an appreciation of shape, form, colour and tone;
Be organised, practical and creative;
Have calm, friendly attitude, coping well with busy and stressful situations;
Be highly motivated and self-confident in order to promote yourself;
Have good communication skills;
Be skilled in image-management software.
Art Editor Skills:
Have a keen and develop visual style;
Be able to implement creative ideas swiftly and elegantly;
Be a strong communicator;
Have a good attention to detail;
Be fluent in various desing software packages, such as Photoshop and InDesign;
Thrive when under pressure.
