Managerial
director
project manager
radio station manager

administrative
secretart
researcher

legal
media lawyer
legal commentator
copyright laywers
executive producer

finacial
accounts executive
film accountant
line producer
auditor
financial controller

Marketing

Marketing jobs in the media sector have the involvement business and organisation. An example of  a marketing job is a sales executive. A sales executive normally have their own company and it is their job to sell their goods or services. there are many different areas that a sales executive would work with such as:  fast moving consumers goods like foods and drinks, consumer durables such as clothing, business services like web design or financial products and industrial supplies like chemicals or mechanical parts. A Sales executive main responsibilities are listening to customers, arranging meetings with potential clients, collecting market and customer information, negotiation on prices, delivery, costs with buyers and managers and closing these sales, checking the quantities of goods on display and of what is in stock, organising team meetings and looking after colleagues etc. This job would require good leadership, management and organisation skills of a high level to be successful.
A producer is also a job under the marketing area. A producer is a person that oversees the overall process of production that they are working on this may be in television, film, radio, music, video gaming etc.  The producer will be there from the start as they will either get the rights to create a script or co-create a script, for example for a film, and they will then have the responsibility of finding a director to direct their film and also hiring a film crew. this also includes helping pick the right cast for the film. The producer will work closely with the director throughout the whole process of production to preserve the integrity and vision of the film. A producer needs to have a creative eye as well as have good leadership and organisation skills as they are involved in the the whole creative process whilst leading a team of people and keeping everything organised. Another job in the marketing aspect is a publicist.  A Publicist's job is to manage and generate the publicity of public figure such as a celebrity or a business or for products like a film, book or album. Publicists are usually free lance and work with a multiple of clients. A publicists main responsibility is to generate press coverage for the client or coverage in any type of mass media, this may involve setting up interviews, gwtting their client to make an apperance at a certain event, selling  apporiate stories to magazines or newspapers. overall just getting there client noticed and making them look good in the public eye. this job would require you being organised and having good buisness skills.

Editorial

Editoral jobs in the media industry are jobs that require anything that needs checking through for re-evaluating and editing before it can go through to production. Here are some jobs that counted as editorial:
A script editor is a member of the production team usually in television scripted programmes such as dramas and comedies. There job role consists of finding new script writers, developing story lines and ideas with the writers and ensuring the scripts are suitable for production by checking through them thoroughly. a script editor will work closely with the writer on each draft of their script by giving the writer feedback and suggestions on how they can improve their work. a script writer will need to be able to work with other people and have a good eye for spotting mistakes also have a high level of skill in English. Another editorial job would be a journalist. A journalists job is to collect and distribute usually news and/or other information this is known as journalism. A journalist researches, writes and reports on information to be presented in the media most commonly in newspapers or magazines. the term journalist includes various different types including editors, editorial writers, columnists and visual journalists. Journalists must be non biased as when writing an article for the public they should try to appeal to everyone unless it is the purpose of the article being written. A negative cutter is also an editorial job, it involves work in developing and processing phtographic images also involves precision when editing photographic negatives and prints. this job requires working with the image/video editor and requires a long attention span and being able to operate the machinary.
overall Editorial jobs tend to require a good attention span and an eye for mistakes aswell as a high skill in the area they are working in.

Technical Job Roles

Another important sector in the media industry is the technical job roles. there is a range of technical jobs and these jobs tend to be more practical and hands on working with equipment. A person who works in the technical field needs to have skills in precision and a professional qualification in the area they are working. An example of a technical job in the media industry is a lighting technician this job involves setting up and controlling the lighting in theatres/music venues or in television and film productions . lighting technicians work with other people, for example,  for live venues they will work with the lighting designer ans the master electrician and in film and television they will work with the cinematographer and gaffer, this means that a lighting technician must be able to work in a team and be able listen and take direction in their line of work these skills would be useful. A sound engineer is also counted as a technical job as it requires specialist skills with the use of the machinery and equipment to record, mix and reproduction of sound. An audio engineer can work in different aspects of the media such as in music, television and film. An audio egineer is responsible for recording sound and other audio production. A sound engineer works with a record producer or director however often on smaller projects and studios the producer is normally also the sound engineer making artistic and technical decisions and also managing the schedule and budget.  A camera operator is also a technical job in the media sector a cameraman is a professional operator of a film or video camera. there are many different names for a camera operator depending on what technology is being used for example in film making the lead camera man would be know as the cinematographer, or in television they are basically known as a video camera operator or a videographer each involve using and operating a professional video camera. A cameraman is responsible for operating the camera and maintain the correct camera angles throughout the shot or scene. The camera operator will work closely with the rest of the film crew mainly the director and must be able to listen a take direction well.
From looking into a few jobs from the technical sector we can see that these jobs require skills in working in a team, a good listening and attention span and being able to take direction, as well as being skilled in using the technical machinery for the particular job.

Creative Job Roles

There are many jobs in the media industry that focus on creativitity. Jobs that come under the creative sector are normally more art/design based however there is a wide range of different job roles with a creative outlook. Here are just a few examples of some of the creative jobs. A graphic designer which could be involved in many different areas such as advertisement when desgining posters, flyers or a logo etc. or in Television when designing images for idents for example. Another creative job role would be a scriptwriter this involves writing scripts for televison shows, films and plays. scriptwriting involves creative writing in different genres, comedy, horror, romance, thrillers, therefore it is under the creative sector, also this job is free lance so it takes a lot of creativity to stand out and be original from other scriptwriters to get your script noticed. A Creative Director is another job in the creative sector, it is a vital role within the media industry. it involves a responsibitly of being the leader of a team whether it be in graphic design, film, music etc. the creative director is also responsible for any ideas and concepts that go forward to the final creative work and the finished project this means they must have a good attention and listening span and must be able to make decisions quickly aswell as having a eye for creativity. These are just a few examples of creative sector job.

Introduction

In this unit i will be researching into job roles in the media industry and all the different sectors. i will cover