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Creative and media
Newspaper and magazine editors manage the style and content of printed publications.
You'll usually start by doing a degree in English, journalism or media studies. You can do a postgraduate qualification in publishing or journalism if your first degree is not related to the industry. You're likely to need a degree or postgraduate qualification and a high level of specialist subject knowledge if you want to work for a specialist publication like a medical or scientific journal.
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 a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course.
Volunteering
You'll need to get some experience before applying for your first job in publishing. To build up your experience you can:
You'll need:
Depending on the publication you work for as an editor, you could:
With experience as a local newspaper editor you could move on to regional and then national publications. You could become editor-in-chief of a group of newspapers, or magazine publishers.
Glassmakers produce a variety of objects from windows, for buildings and vehicles, to bottles, crystal vases and test tubes.
Fashion design assistants help designers to create new materials, styles, colours and patterns for fashion brands and labels.
Translators convert the written word from the 'source language' into the 'target language', making sure that the meaning is the same.
Costume designers are responsible for the overall look of the clothes and costumes in theatre, film or television productions.
TV and film directors lead the creative and technical production for cinema and television.
Blacksmiths work with different metals to make and repair decorative, industrial and everyday items.
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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