Creative Media job opportunities in London scene

Investigation of employment job opportunities in London in Creative Media 

1- Freelance Digital Designers

The qualification need for this job is Actionscript, web development, XHTML/CSS/PHP with indepth knowledge of web standards plus SEO.

2- Creative Lead- Health & Pharmaceuticals

Creative thinker with technical knowledge 

Knowledge of HTML/CSS, Flash, NET, MySQL and CS3 is required for this job.

Salary: £30,000-50,000 PA

3- Artworker for Ministry of Sound

You need 2-3 year's experience artworking or design in a busy studio environment with Adobe Creative Suite for print InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro.

Knowledge of Pantones, metallic foils, embossing etc.

Salary: £20,000-22,000 PA

4- Children's Media Copywriter / Content Specialist for LEGO Company    


Educated to degree level
2+ years copywriting experience in children's media. Multimedia experience essential, including print, web and email.
Outstanding English written and verbal skills essential.
Ability to write fluently and coherently in a tone appropriate to and engaging for children.
Creative flair and vision 
Problem solving skills
Relationship building skills 
Salary underclosed 


5- Web Development Wizard (PHP-focused) for Shoreditch creative agency


They looking for a smart, dynamic, PHP-focused Web Development Wizard to join their team.
They also want their employees have a solid background in website development as well as strong understanding in following technologies.
Zend Framework, Wordpress, Modx CMS, Web standards, Browser compatibility issues etc.
Salary: £25,000 to 35,000 PA


6- JAVA J2EE Contractor with experience of Jive SBS/ Jive Clearsp


They want people who have added features or modified Jive's functionality.
Salary: £300-400


7- Technical Lead


Senior PHP you should have a strong development with ooPHP coupled with excellent CMS knowledge. 
Salary: £38,000 to 42,000 PA


8- Creative Artworker


You have to be confident to be left to your own devices and have a very good eye for the details and have  real crafting skills and also have a real creative bent.
Salary: £32,000 to 36,000


9- Digital Associate Director/ Strategist - up to £70K


You must have a proven track record of creating work that nestles between innovation and business results. You will relish a meaty challenge, lead a team and deliver a new vision for this multimillion pond client. 
Salary: £60,000 to 70,000 PA

10- Senior creative for media agency wide role

In this job, their main role is to work as a team with a natural creativity to encourage people within the business ad acknowledge them with their good communication skills so that they could deliver a good results to other clients in the business. Their main job is to create a PR team taking a responsibility for managing a Creative Team to which they should send a report to a Board Director to accept it. As for their job skills, they need to have an ability in doing digital and graphic design within the team and show the right path in good leadership and best skills to the business. They should know that the client portfolio is important as like blue chips, household names etc which normally products should mention the brand names so that the client will be able to understand what it is and from which the company is selling the product. 

Salary: Circa £65k plus excellent bens

Location: Greater London - Central London

Job Type: Permanent

11-Interactive designer

The designer will be aware of the technical possibilities or limitations of the project, and so will look to produce a design that is both innovative and technically feasible.  A good grasp of information architecture is essential. The designer needs to understand how the user will navigate the site, and how to present information in an intuitive and absorbing way. working with a client, discussing their requirements to find out exactly what they want. Identifying the hierarchy of information, and designing the navigation to suit etc.

12- Fashion designer

Fashion designers need to be able to not only draw their designs but produce samples using technical skills. Fashion designers can design items of clothing for a wide range of stores, from everyday high-street chains to exclusive design houses. They may specialise in designing men’s, women’s or children’s wear. 

Many fashion design companies will look for people with relevant qualifications, such as a degree. It is important to look for a course that will give a range of both practical (drawing) and technical (sewing and pattern-making) skills, as this is what employers will be looking for. Many students undertake paid and unpaid work experience both during and after their course to establish contacts. It is also important to have a good design portfolio of work to take to interviews. 

Fashion design degrees are offered at many UK universities. The London College of Fashion is a specialist university offering a variety of design degrees and short courses in fashion and related areas.

When starting out, a fashion designer may be paid between £12,000 and £14,000 a year. This will increase to around £22,000 with experience. Top, experienced designers could earn over £60,000 a year.

13- Garment technologist

The garment technologist would be involved in choosing an appropriate fabric and design, which will be in budget. They would then work with the pattern graders to oversee the sizing, fitting and testing of the pre-production garments. A garment technologist would also analyse product returns and faults.

A relevant degree is usually preferred on entry to this industry. Relevant degrees are available in clothing technology and production from the following institutions:

• De Montfort University
• The Manchester Metropolitan University
• Birmingham City University
• Cleveland College of Art and Design

Work experience is also a good way of gaining experience of the industry and making contacts.

A garment technologist may be paid between £15,000 and £18,000 a year when starting out. This could increase to around £25,000 a year with experience. Senior garment technologists can earn around £50,000 a year.

14- Broadcast journalist

When working on news items, they must be prepared to travel, sometimes long distances, at any hour of the day or night, to gather the relevant information. They are responsible for generating ideas, and for assessing the value and accuracy of ideas and information from other sources, researching background data, and presenting items for consideration by Editors, Commissioners, or other decision makers. 

Broadcast journalists may begin their careers working as Researchers or Newsroom Assistants, progressing to become On Screen Reporters, Special Correspondents, News Presenters, and Bulletin or Programme Editors. They may also move into Programme Production or Management roles, or become Journalists, Newspaper Reporters or Writers. Some Broadcast Journalists may also start their careers working as Newspaper or other Print Press Journalists.

Almost all broadcast journalists have a degree. This may be in any subject. There are three main entry routes into broadcast journalism.

• Pre-entry route: entrants join a broadcast organisation after completing a degree or postgraduate course in broadcast journalism. Most courses last one academic year and are accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC). Subjects may include Broadcast, Bi-Media, Multi-Media, TV or Online Journalism.
• Direct entry route: new entrants are recruited onto an employers’ training scheme, for example with the BBC or Sky, directly from university. Competition for such places is fierce.
• Some people move into radio or television after gaining experience in newspapers.

15- Consumer PR Senior Account Manager

The team deliver above average PR campaigns for their clients, but part of the new offering will be increasing their through the line, experiential and digital offerings. You will be a great project manager as you will be running events, sponsorship opportunities and creative campaigns. Big brand experience is a must. You will have a track record in putting together media opportunities that have the journalists beating a path to your event. 

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.

Location: Greater London - Central London

Job Type: Permanent

16- Digital Media Manager- SEM, PPC, Affiiate Markerting, Media Buying

To apply for the role of Digital Account Manager- Digital Media Agency simply submit your application, CV and a covering letter. 

Salary: £25000 - £45000/annum £25,000+ + Bonus + Benefits

Location: Central London - NR Waterloo

Job Type: Permanent

17- Coffin on Cake PR- Fashion and Lifestyle PR Account Manager

Coffin on Cake PR, a small consumer focused communications agency, is seeking a PR Account Manager / Account Director to lead PR campaigns and oversee general press office activity. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some amazing brands in a great agency. 

The successful candidate will possess a professional background in lifestyle brands covering fashion, boardsports and music, have a minimum of 3 years experience at account executive level, or above, and have experience in office
management.

Salary: Salary will be based on level of experience and a bonus scheme will be apply in relation to campaign targets. Salary will be subject to incremental increases as the role develops.

Location: Plymouth & London Job Type: Permanen

CD cover

This is the CD cover I made. AT the beginning I was not sure what the title would be. Later I decided to use ‘Friends’ as the title because I was interested in friendships. I wanted the CD cover to be simple with a fresh, green happy environment which is created by the park scene. The images show people smiling at the camera which invite the observer into their friendship. Even though the boy and the girl at the front of the picture are not together. I want to show that they are still friends. I used people from different cultures to promote the idea of friendship across cultures. The Cd cover is aimed at young people. I kept a frame on three girls to make a remembrance photo as it is shown. The font I used in the centre part of the CD cover is the title ‘Friends’ to illustrate the idea of companionship and good relationships.

The theme of the CD cover is friendship. I used the symbol of the yellow moon to show that friendship, like the moon, changes. The moon is constant and so friendship can still exist even when friends are separated. A strong bond will keep them close. 

I used fireworks to make it by using layers. Firstly I put on the background picture. Then I put the three close up pictures together and took out the background by using magic wand, lasso and an eraser. I made three close up pictures smaller and placed them at the top of the picture. I put a close up of the girl on the right hand side and made it little bit bigger than the other three pictures. On the left hand side I put a close up picture of the boy and made it bigger than all the others. 

NCFE-Sequencing

I am finished introduction for my NCFE music and I also finished A and B section. I am started doing A1 section.

In my introduction I have used 1 to 9 bars and I am also continued introduction in A section. The notes I have used for my introduction is C3, B2, G2, A2 and instrument I have used is String Violin section 01. 

For my A section instrument I have used is Electric Bass Deep & Hard bass, Woodwinds Oboe Legato and Mixed Choir. Deep & Hard bass I have used 9 to 15 bars and the notes I have used is C2, B1,G2, A2. Oboe Legato I have used 12 to 19 bars and the notes I have used is C1, F1, A2, G2, D2, C2. Mixed Choir I have used 14 to 25 bars and the notes I have used is E2, F2, G2, A2, B1, A 1. 

In section B I continued one instrument of section A is Deep & Hard. For my Section B instrument I have used Woodwinds Oboe Legato and South Asian Indian & Middle Eastern Kit. Oboe Legato I have used 25 to 40 bars and the notes I have used is C 2, B1, A1, D2, A2, G 2, B2. Indian & Middle Eastern Kit I have used 30 to 46 bars and the notes I have used A1, B1, C 2, D2, E2, F 2, G 2, A2, F 1, G 1.

Music Theory

Treble and Bass Clefs



Each of these clefs has a different name based on the tessitura for which it is best suited.



Octave Clefs



Scale Tone Triads

Radio Play

Today we discussed the script of the radio play decided to set part of it

Campaigns research

The campaign was brought out by the a United Nations and called 'Unite' to End Violence Against Women. The United Nations have used the poster to promote the campaign. The poster has lots of different images of people, including children on it. The people are from different countries. On one side of the poster the images blend with yellow background. The title of the campaign is written in white capital letters apart from the 'i' and underneath is the United Nations logo. There is a wavy line running through the writing and at the bottom of the page the word 'Unite' is written again and blends into the orange background. A steeping line devides the page horizontally. There is a website at the bottom of the page.

This campaign began in 2008 and its aim was to End Violence Against Women all over the world.

Unite has asked governments, civil societies, women's organizations, young people, the media and the UN to work together to prevent Violence Against Women and girls.

By 2015, Unite aims to achieve these objective cross the world. they want to:

• To bring in and enforce laws to address Violence Against Women.
• To bring in an national action plans.
• To collect information to increase public Violence Agains Women and girls.

The range of media campaign use is campaign poster, webcast, mutimedia, press materials and the internet.











The name of the campaign is Turn A Life Around was brought by "The Sheriff's And Recorder's Fund". They want to raise money for the ex-prisoners and families to stop them committing crime again, help them change their life and provide money for training etc. The campaign wants to raise public awareness and get them to donate money to the campaign.

The poster has two sides. The left hand side shows the tie which represents a job interview and a change in the pprisoners' live when they leave prison.
On the right hand side the image is turned up side down to show the tie hanging like a noose and I think it's very effective because it represents the prisoners with no hope for their life. By turning the poster around it shows that by giving money to help these people you can turn their life around. The poster is effective because it is appealing to peoples' emotions.
The poster is very effective  because it quite simple; it has black and brown colours on a white background. The text is black and the title is in capitals and it stands out with simple explainations underneath.On the right hand side there is a logo, website, telephone number.

The main message of the poster is to stop bullying. The poster is aimed at everybody. The poster is relevant to a number of situations. For example, to raise awareness of bullying in schools, in the work place and even outside on the streets etc. The young women's poster design was picked out from more than 100 entries in YWCA's national competition.Young women teamed up with Stagecoach Northampton and Yorkshire to spread anti-bullying messages across the region this month with a poster campaign. They put the poster on Stagecoach buses in Nothampton and Yorkshire for YWCA. The range of media used was posters on busues and the internet. By putting the poster on buses the campaign's mesage would reach a local community. People using the buses or walking along the street would see the poster. Advertising it on the internet introduces it to a much wider world wide audience.The poster is very colourful showing an image of a fist coming out of a mouth. The word 'stop' is printed on the fist. There are two speech bubbles with anti-bullying messages. In the background of one of the speech bubbles are symbols of an expletive/abusive language. The poster would appeal to teenagers because of the language used - words like 'cool'. I think this poster is effective because it is colourful, and the messages are clear and relevant to teenagers.However, everyone would understand the message. It is difficult to assess whether the campaign was successful as there is no criteria to measure the outcome.  However, it can only be a good message to get across to people that bullying is not acceptable in any situation.

Anti Drugs

I think that this is an affective poster because the text is directed at the reader and asks them the question: ‘Who or what may be affected’. Underneath is the answer: that drugs affect ‘everything, everyone, every time’. So the message of the poster is clear that drugs not only affect the user but also the people around them such as their family and friends. The final piece of text warns: ‘Don’t let it throw our future away’. The use of black, red and blue coloured font makes the text stand out against the white background. The word ‘yes’ is particularly emphasised as it is in large font with an exclamation mark. The smaller text written in black gives more detail about how drugs affect lives. For example, it affects people’s jobs and businesses as well as anyone they my come into contact with. The right side of the poster is covered with torn snippets of photographs showing happy images of families including children and adults. The torn images could be symbolic of lives being torn apart by drugs. This is an affective way to get the anti drugs message across.

 
 

Anti Smoking

I have selected a number of anti smoking posters which I think are affective in getting the message across. The first image shows a black and white photograph of a man smoking with the smoke forming the shape of a gun aimed at his head. This is a very clever idea because it is clear that the message is that smoking can kill you. The tiny text at the bottom of the page confirms this message: Kill a cigarette and save a life. This poster is simple, using only black and white to create the smoke effect. It is very clear.

The second image is of a pair of lungs made out of writing paper which has been set on fire. The message is that smoking destroys lungs and lives. I think that this is a good image because it will hopefully scare people and make them more aware of the dangers of smoking.

The third image shows a man sitting on stool smoking a cigarette. His right leg is crossed and looks like a lit cigarette. The foot has turned to ash and fallen off. This is a very strong image and quite horrific particularly as the man seems unaware of what is happening to him. This poster is targeted to people who already smoke as well as young people who might be thinking about taking it up. It warns of the dangers of smoking. The person in the picture is still quite young which shows how smoking can be addictive and destroy lives.

These two images show attractive young women sitting in front of mirrors while smoking. The mirrors show the outcome of smoking on their health in the future. The woman on the left looks old and wrinkled. Her premature aging ageing is the result of years of smoking. The woman on the right is bald. She is probably suffering from cancer caused by her smoking. Chemotherapy is the cause of the baldness and the treatment for many cancers. The campaign is affective because of the contrast between the women and their reflections in the mirror. This is a strong message aimed more at women who might be concerned about their appearance and the affects of smoking on the way they look. No words are necessary on this poster because the image says it all. The poster is attractive in terms of its use of colour which when you see in the background what has happened makes it more affective.

The last two images show pictures of children smoking. This poster sets out to shock adults, particularly parents who smoke. The campaign is trying to show that smoking affects the health of young children who are exposed to smoke in the home. This is called passive smoking. If someone is in a room where 6 cigarettes are smoked it is as if they have smoked 1 cigarette. The message is made clear at the bottom of the poster where it warns parents of how smoking could cause their children to suffer ill health and end up in hospital. I think this is a good campaign because it makes people think about the consequences of smoking.

Performance Unit 2

Character 

In the radio play I am Lauren and Lauren friend's is Emmanuale. Susan is the narrator and music is made by Patrick.


The radio play script is about Lauren who is a teenage girl studying at school. She alway uses Facebook and has many friends on it. She likes one guy on Facebook and trusts him so much that she goes to meet him. The radio play shows what happens to her.


Lauren is normally a light-hearted, stubborn and carefree girl.  She lives in London with her parents and she has one brother. Lauren is tall and slim, has large brown eyes and long, black hair. Lauren is studying creative media at school and she is enjoying her course. Her hobbies are using the computer and making friends on Facebook.

Aims of a performance

What is the theme of the piece?


It is about a young girl using a Facebook and the dangers of it.


Why did we choose the theme?


We chose the theme because Facebook is very popular with young people.


Who is it for?


It is for teenagers and school children.


What do we want our piece to do?


We want our piece to educate and entertain.


What style(s) of performance will we use?


The performance will be a radio play.


What are the dramatic possibilities of the piece? (E.g. for plot and character development, staging.)

The beginnings of performance

Blue music


Started by African American communities in the deep south in the USA at the end of the 19 century. Blue music generally means sadness. The first true blues song ever published was "Dallas Blues", written by Hart A. Wand.
Early examples of the artists were in 1918 Wilbur Sweatman's Jazz Band, 1920 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra and 1925 Fred Hall's Sugar Babies.

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Melodrama

The word Melodrama joins together Melody from Greek meaning 'song' and drama meaning 'action'. Beginning in the 18 century it  brought together music and action. You know by the music if a character was the hero, villain and comedy.
Early examples:
18 Century
J. E. Eberlin's Latin school play Sigismundus (1753) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Pygmalion with music by Horace Coignet (1770)
19 Century
Operetta, incidental music and salon entertainment used were Melodrama.


Morality Plays


It is thought that the Dominican and Franciscan orders of Christian monks developed the morality play in the 13th century. They added actors and theatrical elements to their sermons. They did this to help the people understnd the message of their sermons more easily. The Morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. the idea is that they educate their audiences through entertainment.The plays were most popular in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries.Morality Plays, such as 'Everyman', flourished in the 15th Century. Morality Plays are known for their mobility because they can be performed almost anywhere. They do not need a stage or many props.The main theme of the morality play is this: Man starts off as innocent, he then falls into temptation, he then is sorry for his sins and is eventually saved.


Classical Ballet


Classical ballet is the oldest and most formal of the ballet styles, it is the traditional ballet technique. It is the ballet of the Russians.Italians and french. Classical ballet is best known for its unique features and techniques. The classical style based on the turn out, the five positions of the feet, pointe work and technique of beats, turns, elevation, and extension. The art of Ballet can trace its origins to the early seventeenth century, when dancers performed to entertain audiences between scenes of an opera. Formal ballet requires a particular style of dress. Tutus are traditional and when agirl is about 12 years of age she can progress to 'en pointe'. Examples of classical ballets are Coppélia, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.


Ragtime Music


Ragtime music started in America was most popular between 1897 and 1918. It is began as a dance music in the red- light districts of cities like St. Louis and New Orleans before becoming sheet music for the piano. The ragtime composer Scott Joplin became famous for "Maple Leaf Rag" and other hit songs. After 1917 its became less popular but there was a revival in the 1950s and again in 1971 when Scott Joplins work was published in a compilation of songs.


Sattriya Dance


Sattriya dance is a one of eight principal classical Indian dance traditions. It was created in 15 century Assam by Srimanta Sankardeva to be performed with one act plays in the 'sattras' (Assam monasteries). The dance developed in its own from and it became more widely recognised. It became a way of representing mythological stories. Today it is performed on the stage by all men and women and for different themes. 


Lindy Hop


The lindy hop is the based on Charleston dance and it gets its named form Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing in 1927. It envolved in black communities of Harlem, New York in the 1920s/30 it is a mix of different type of dance for example jazz, tap, breakaway and charleston. Some of the people involved at the beginning were "Shorty" George Snowden and Leroy Stretch Jones.


Restoration Comedy


They were known as the first english comedies written and performed in the restoration period from 1660 to 1710.
Early Examples
George Eltherege, The Comical Revenge (1664), She Would if She Could (1668), The Man of Mode (1676) and William Wycherley, The Country Wife (1675).
Companies involved at the beginning were the King's Company and the Duke's Company led by Thomas Killigrew and William Davenant.


1980s alternative comedy


Alternative comedy is started in United Kingdom in 1980s and it is a type comedy. It is style of comdies it's different from other mainstream comedies. Alternative comedies might include observation humours jokes about daily life and political satire, commentary on politions.
Early example are 'Ben Elton' who was leading figure in alternative comedy. His must well known show was 'Saturday Live' which 'Friday Night Live'. He went on to 'The Ben Elton' show (1993) and other people involved at the beginning  Rick Mayalll and Adrian Edmondson and Rowan Atkinson they all started Blackadder television shows.


Punk Rock


Punk rock is a rock music whhich began between 1974-76 in USA, UK and Australia. It was a fast-edges music aways such as Sex Pistols and The Clash were well known for this type of group. The Sex Pistols are Englsh punk rock band members of the band included Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones. Their single God save the queen it was very controversial. 

The beginning of the performance scene

Firstly, Emmanuale wrote the script of radio play. Then the other member of group read the script. The group member start rehearsing the script to check the script lines are in correct sentences before we do our first performance in the studio. The group members found mistakes on the script of radio play then we made some correction and after that we start rehearsing in the music studio.

The beginning of the radio play, there is title of the story and after that there is an introduction of group members particular roles which is done by the narrator. Then, the narrator start reading the script line until the other group members dialogues begins.     

Evaluate the recorded performance.

 In our first performance, the group members did some rehearsal for the radio play script in the music studio. The group members who were characters in the radio play script their main focus was to improve their vocal acting because when we were doing our dialoges it didn't catch up as we expected. So, we were given some advice from the music tutor.

The main problem in our group was fixing the background music on the computer because the background music was not working in the beginning and the end of the story. The background music due to problem in the computer system.

As for sound effects there were problem in continuing the sound effects with the dialogues.

History of Radio Play 

Radio play is telling the story of the play on the radio. You cannot see anything the listeners have to imagine the story through the dialogue, music and sound effects. Radio plays started in America in the early 1920s when networks began adapting short stories, and even writing original scripts, for broadcast. One of the early examples of American radio drama in 1920s and 1930s was 'The Eveready Hour' by Freeman Gasde and Charles Correll. It was heard on WEAF radio in New York and was the first radio sponsored network programme. 


During the 1930-31 season, the comedy dramatic form became an important part of radio programming, when Amos 'n' Andy adopted a story line. This show was so popular that it survived even into the TV era. In the early 1930's advertising became important and advertisers began to buy air-time and sponsor programs. As the result of advertising they made lots of different programmes, for example, dramatized news programmes, programmes built around a comedian, advice/interview programmes, amateur contest programmes, town meeting programmes, daily network news programmes, daytime "soap opera" etc.
During the 2nd world war there were more news and human interest programmes and during this time evening dramatic programmes grew more and more popular.


Between 1944-45 there were 8 hours of comedy variety, 8 hours of comedy drama programmes, and 14 hours of thriller drama each week and at the end of this time networks offered 47 hours a week of dramatic programmes during the evening and on Sunday. Thriller drama programmes counted for about 25 hours of these each week. Some of the successful radio plays went on to TV, for example, Gunsmoke was a successful western drama and was one among several that could be heard on radio and seen on TV. Suspense, radio's longest running thriller series, was another.