Friday, 25 February 2011

1.2 Research on the creative and media employment roles and requirements in London

Architect


Role overview:
Architects work in the construction industry and are hugely involved in the designing of new buildings, extensions or alterations to buildings already in existence. They have two ways of working either on individual buildings or on large redevelopment schemes and can also help to redesign the landscape
Responsibilities:

·      Ensuring the environmental impact is limited
·      Controlling a project from start to finish
·      Keeping within financial budgets and deadlines
·      Advising client on practicality of their project
·      Resolving problems and issues that arise during construction

Firm/ Company:
Lawson Robb
Address: 533 Kings Road
                  London
                  SW10 0TZ
Telephone: 020 7351 9383

Fax: 44 020 7352 0200

Qualifications:
GCSE mathematics and English at grade C or above and either math’s or science at A- Level. Some architectural schools accept BTEC National Diploma.

Salaries start between: £17,000- £20,000
Then £20,000-£30,000
Then £25,000-£35,000
Finally £35,000-£80,000

List of Sources
Role Overview 
I used this website for a general overview


Responsibilities
I used this website to find out about the responsibilities involved in being an architect


Firm/Company
This is one of the company’s I found that provide jobs in architect.


Qualifications
I used this website to find out information on the qualifications required to become an architect.


Salaries
I used this website to research the salaries that a architect would receive.

Graphic Designer

Role Overview:
Graphic Designers work with clients to produce high visual impact designs and are used for many different things such as: websites, advertising, books, magazines, posters, computer games and product packaging.

Responsibilities:
·      Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job.
·      Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for the client.
·      Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
·      Working with a range of media, including photography and computer- aided design (CAD).

Firm/ Company:
Four letter word
Address: Signet House
                 49-51 Farringdon Road
                 London
                 EC1M 3JP
Telephone: 020 7831 8331

Qualifications:
A degree or HND in either Graphic design, illustration, 3-D design, Fine art, Visual Art, Photography, Film/Television, Communication design.

Salary starts between: £14,000-£22,000
Then £25,000-£45,000
Then £30,000-£65,000


List of Sources
Role Overview:
I used this website to get a general overview on the job of a Graphic Designer.

Responsibilities:
I used this website to find out about the responsibilities a Graphic designer should have.

Firm/ Company:
I found this graphic design company

Qualifications:
I found this website which gave me information on the qualifications required to follow this career path as a Graphic designer.

Salaries:
I used this website to find out information on the salaries that graphic designers receive.

Dancer


Role overview:
Dancers use movement, gestures and body language along with music to portray a certain character emotion or story. There are many styles of dance ranging from Classical ballet to Hip Hop.

Responsibilities:

·      Preparing for and attending auditions and casting sessions
·      Studying and creating choreography
·      Taking care of the health and safety of others, which requires knowledge and observation of physiology and anatomy, as well as safe use of premises and equipment.
·      Discussing and interpreting choreography

Firm/ Company:
Trinity Laban
Address: Laban
             Creekside
              London
              SE8 3DZ
Telephone: 020 8691 8600

Qualifications:
Degree, HND or Foundation degree in dance.  And vocational degrees or courses that are designed specifically to train performers.

Salary starts between:
£375-£550 per week





List of Sources
Role Overview:
I used this website to find out about the general job of a dancer.

Responsibilities:
I used this to find out about the responsibilities a dancer would have.

Firm/ Company:
This is a popular company amongst budding dancers who want to make it in the industry.

Qualifications:
I used this website to find out about the qualifications required for a dancer.

Salaries:
I used this to find out about the salaries that dancers would get.

Journalist


Role Overview:
Newspaper journalists conduct research and write pieces in local, regional and national press. They cover many topics such as news, politics, culture, sport and science.

Responsibilities:
·      Interviewing people in a range of circumstances

·      Building contacts to maintain flow of news e.g. police and emergency services

·      Attending a variety of events such as council meetings, magistrates’ court proceedings, football matches and talent contests.

·      Answering the phones in the news desk and reacting to breaking news stories.

Firm/ Company:

The Times
Customer Services
1 Virginia Street
London
E98 1RL

Qualifications:
A foundation degree in journalism or a HND. There are also full time one-year post-graduate courses a course accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is recognized and highly regarded by many influential people in the journalism industry.

Salaries start between: £14,900- £24,2350
£21,700- £35,000
£22,000- £39,000
£50,00-£85,000

 
List of Sources


Role Overview:
I used this to research the general overview of a journalist job.


Responsibilities:
I used this to research the responsibilities required of a journalist.

Firm/ Company:
I used this as a firm or company that a journalist can work for.


 Qualifications:
I used this to research the qualifications required to become a journalist.

Salaries:
I used this to research salaries that journalists would receive.




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