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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.
Knitters produce garments, soft furnishings and accessories by hand and on knitting machines.
Advertising copywriters produce words for print, TV, radio and online adverts.
Bookbinders turn printed paper into books and catalogues using machines, and traditional hand binding methods for specialist books.
Public relations (PR) directors manage communications campaigns and strategy for their organisation or clients.
Community arts workers help local communities plan and take part in activities like drama, dance, painting and photography.
Photographic stylists use clothes, props and accessories to dress sets and create the right 'look' and mood for a photo shoot.
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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