"From the ridiculous - making Scunthorpe, the garden town of England look attractive in November - to the sublime of spending two days filming a conference of top Investment bankers from all over the world in a swish Mayfair hotel with Steve Redgrave as keynote speaker. That's corporate production." (Corporate Producer)

There are genuine opportunities for bright, creative and well-organised people in this under-publicised and fast moving sector. To specialise in the Corporate sector can mean you produce high quality products, with high quality colleagues, develop a well-paid career and can become involved in innovative, often long-lived products whilst building up long term profitable relationships.

KEY NOTES

1. Work on challenging projects to a set brief, budget and deadlines



2. A hugely successful sector that gives newcomers chances, and has definite career paths



3. Permanent staff are the norm, freelances make up 45% of the workforce, 29% are female, 5.9% are ethnic minorities and 2.1% consider themselves disabled (as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act)



4. London dominated sector, but smaller companies are to be found nationwide in most areas



5. Corporations and institutions commission specific productions in a variety of media from Corporate Production companies to be shown to their specific corporate audiences



6. Provides excellent training and career opportunities across the audio visual industries, save perhaps Film.

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