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Creative and media
Copy editors check text before it's published in books, journals and websites.
You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties might include:
You could become a features writer, chief sub-editor or production editor. Some sub-editors go freelance.
Taxidermists preserve mammals, birds, reptiles and fish for display in museums or private collections.
Public relations (PR) directors manage communications campaigns and strategy for their organisation or clients.
Writers produce creative work, including novels, children's books, scripts, poetry and travel and technical writing.
Signwriters produce signs by hand and with machines for display on shops, businesses and company vehicles.
TV and film directors lead the creative and technical production for cinema and television.
Prop makers create objects for use in films, TV programmes and the theatre.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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