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Creative and media
Fine artists create original works of art using methods like painting, drawing and sculpture.
You'll need a high level of skill and talent in your chosen art form. To develop these skills, you could train by doing a degree or postgraduate award in art and design, art history, fine art, visual arts or graphic arts.
You'll usually need:
You can do a Level 4 Higher National Certificate or Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Art and Design or Art Practice.You'll usually need 1 or 2 A-Levels, or equivalent.
Volunteering
Volunteering with community arts projects can open up possibilities and extend your network of contacts, which could be useful for finding work.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day tasks will be:
You could move into areas like art therapy or art conservation.
Advertising copywriters produce words for print, TV, radio and online adverts.
Advertising account executives provide the link between an advertising agency and its clients.
Advertising account planners develop and plan advertising campaigns to make sure they reach the right audience.
Franchise owners are self-employed people who've bought a licence to operate a business under an established company's brand.
Audio-visual technicians install and operate visual, sound and lighting equipment at conference centres, schools, colleges and events.
Directors of photography (DoPs) manage lighting and camera crews on TV and film productions to create the right look and feel for images.
If you are looking for an opportunity to gain work experience and a qualification, then an apprenticeship at Channel 4 might be for you. This role involves supporting the 4Studio production team by coordinating digital content projects, managing budgets and schedules, organising logistics for shoots, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and streamlining production processes to help bring creative ideas to life.
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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