What to do with a Filmmaking and Media Production degree
Explore the careers you might be interested in going into after studying a Filmmaking and Media Production degree.
What can you do with an undergraduate Filmmaking and Media Production degree?
Filmmaking and Media Production students graduate as an accomplished media practitioner, equipped with transferable skills essential for success in the media and creative industries
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What jobs can you get with an undergraduate Filmmaking and Media Production degree?
Jobs may include, but are not limited to:
- jobs in the media
- producer
- director
- Director of Photography
- writer
- screenwriter
- copywriter
- videographer
- video editor
- photographer
- production assistant
- content creator
- broadcast presenter
- location manager
- PR assistant
- media and communications officer
- jobs in marketing and publishing
- digital marketing officer
- account executive
- editorial assistant
- jobs in theatre and performing arts
- jobs in the museums sector
- jobs in civil service.
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If you haven’t studied a degree yet and you’re considering a Filmmaking and Media Production course, you may want to browse our:
- undergraduate Filmmaking and Media Production degrees
- Masters Filmmaking and Media Production degrees.
What do our Filmmaking and Media Production graduates do?
Recent Filmmaking and Media Production graduates from ßÏßÏÊÓƵ have gone into careers including:
- Junior After Effects – Mind Blowing Film Culture Co. Ltd.
- Production Assistant – Television Broadcast Limited
- Account Executive – A+E Networks EMEA.
Skills
You may develop skills including:
- content creation
- technical media skills (know how to use industry-standard software and equipment in video editing, photographic manipulation, digital design, animation, script writing and sound)
- presentation and communication
- critical thinking
- time management
- teamwork
- problem-solving
- vision rethinking
- creative skills
- independent thought
- independent working
- communication.
At ßÏßÏÊÓƵ, you can further develop your by signing up for a range of workshops, tutorials and online resources.
Work experience and placements
You can gain work experience by doing a placement with an organisation.
At ßÏßÏÊÓƵ, during your degree, you can choose to apply for one of the below:
- a professional placement
- an integrated placement if it is a requirement for a course.
This may help you gain skills and work experience before you graduate. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Find out more about placements and internships at ßÏßÏÊÓƵ.
You might also want to look for work experience opportunities in your own time at:
- digital agencies
- local newspapers or specialist magazines/journals
- national newspapers or magazines
- marketing agencies
- media organisations
- press and communications offices
- public relations offices
- publishing companies.
What can you do with a Masters in Filmmaking and Media Production?
You might want to pursue a career in any of the above jobs. Or you could think about continuing your education further.
Explore our PhD degrees in Filmmaking and Media Production.
You may then be able to go into an academic career, including roles such as:
- researcher
- higher education lecturer
- professor.
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