Your Career in the Media & Creative Industries

Georgia Stone is the School Employability Manager for Arts and Humanities and a lecturer in media at Nottingham Trent University. Matthew Kerry is a lecturer and Course Leader in Media Production at Nottingham Trent University.

Chapter 1: MEDIA DEGREES AND CAREER SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES Thinking about your degree course in the context of your career Chapter 2: EXPLORING THE MEDIA AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Identifying potential employment sectors Chapter 3: ANALYSING YOUR SKILLS AND QUALITIES Identifying what employers are looking for Chapter 4: EXPLORING POTENTIAL CAREER AREAS Researching career case studies Chapter 5: WORKING FOR YOURSELF Considering entrepreneurship, freelancing and self-employment Chapter 6: DEFINING WORK EXPERIENCE Finding the right placement for you Chapter 7: DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR WORK EXPERIENCE Preparing your CV, cover letter and making applications Chapter 8: BUILDING YOUR BRAND FOR WORK EXPERIENCE Managing your digital footprint Chapter 9: SECURING YOUR PLACEMENT Applying and interviewing for work experience Chapter 10: PREPARING FOR YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE Making the transition from student to professional Chapter 11: GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE Modelling professional behaviours in the workplace Chapter 12: REFLECTING ON WORK EXPERIENCE Debriefing and critical reflection Chapter 13: PREPARING FOR GRADUATION Setting out your career plan

Very sound. It is borne out of knowledge and experience and definitely meets a need... I am aware of the work that Georgia and Matt have done and the impact that they have had on the outcomes of students. -- Suzanne McGregor A book like this would be very useful for my students...I think that this feels very contemporary and relevant really... I would have plenty of confidence in it to recommend it as a set-text for our students. -- James Dalby The structure of the book would form an excellent module outline to help construct a placement preparation module... The proposal sounds good and the content would have value. -- Emma Lennox This textbook looks to meet the needs of a wide range of students in our school... I would certainly use it and recommend it to colleagues... I hope this book is published and I genuinely look forward to reading it. -- Mary Agnes Krell The general approach is active, practical, informative, but also seeks to inspire the student to act. I think it would be very well received. -- Claire Mc Mahon This textbook closely meets our students' needs... The text fills a gap in the existing list of available textbooks as none is aimed directly at the cohort of art and media students. This makes this proposal an extremely strong one. -- Shira Pinczuk