Gain Experience
Some technical roles are accessible purely on the basis of your training and qualifications. However, employers often rate potential employees with relevant work experience more highly than those without.
Therefore, it is vital to gain relevant experience and start networking. As you might expect, work experience doesn't pay very well, but most people start this way and it can lead on to bigger and better things if you play your cards right.
Where do you start?
Competition can be fierce even when you're simply looking for your first bit of work experience. So where do you start?
Read MoreCreate media projects with Mediabox!
If you live in England, Mediabox can give you the chance to develop and produce creative media projects for film, television, radio, online and multi media platforms
Read MoreNetworking & job hunting
Is it who you know? Well, yes and no. It's your reputation. When a new project gets the green light, the first people employers are going hire are the ones they've worked with before...
Read MoreMedia jobs
Read about the departments and roles within each sector of the creative media industries.
Read MoreRunners' world
Being a runner provides excellent entry-level experience, giving you a range of skills, knowledge, contacts, and perhaps an offer of more permanent employment.
Read MoreNews, events & opportunities
Stay informed about all the different opportunities for you to learn new skills and boost your career.
Read MoreEducate yourself
The more you find out about the area you want to work in, the easier it'll be to figure out what to do next. Luckily, there are countless sources of information to help you.
Read MoreFind out more
Lists of links to other creative and media organisations. We've broken down the information by organisation type, sector and region so it's easy to navigate.
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