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Public relations (PR) officers manage an organisation's public image and reputation.
Public relations roles are open to graduates of most subjects, though you could study for a more specialist degree or postgraduate award recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Courses include:
Volunteering
You'll find it useful to get paid or unpaid experience of working in public relations. You could:
You'll need:
In this role you could:
With in-house PR officer experience, you could be promoted to PR manager, social media manager or head of communications. With agency experience, you could progress to senior account executive or account manager. You could go freelance or move into advertising, marketing or journalism.
Interior designers plan and supervise the layout and decoration of the inside of buildings.
Copy editors check text before it's published in books, journals and websites.
Art directors design the visual side of advertising campaigns for all kinds of media including film, TV, web or print.
Antique dealers buy and sell old objects and collectors' items.
Sound technicians are responsible for recording the voices and background noise on TV and film shoots.
Costume designers are responsible for the overall look of the clothes and costumes in theatre, film or television productions.
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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