Employment in Industry: Jobs

 Employment in Industry: Jobs

Conduct research into the current job market, looking at potential vacancies in the areas you would be interested in working in for future careers.

I would particularly be interested working in BBC in Newcastle because I want to pursue in sports journalism, I have read many articles in the BBC website about sports and I loved reading them; they are well written and well organised articles not the ones that look old and undeveloped sites. BBC welcomes any people that who aren't from a journalism background and they would love to hear from people of any social media and digital professions able to bring BBC Radio Newcastle to life on their social channels. I would also like to continue with my Instagram account, dedicated about the club that I support as aside hobby as I have no plans to stop that any time soon and also because my followers like my content on there so it would not make sense for me to stop if my followers are liking of what I'm doing.

Provide evidence of suitable platforms to search for jobs, and example vacancies:

 There is website called 'Michael Page' and there is a tone of jobs that are involved in working for social media. In these options, you can't click 'view job' in there, they show you job description which explains the responsibilities of the job and what they do here. Also they include the skills the job like flexibility, creativity and great interpersonal skills for cementing relationships with the influencer. These jobs can be found around the UK such as London, Leicester, Bradford etc but the majority of these jobs are all located in London and all of them pay their employees good salaries, some of the jobs in London can pay you up to £30,000 - £33,000. Vacancies for sports journalism are also in London but it can also be found in Newcastle and Birmingham. According to the website 'glassdoor' an average  salary is £26K per year. These jobs are interesting to me because I like to write things about football and that is why I'm still committed to my social media account about football and it is also a chance for me to share my knowledge about the sport. 

Analyse these in terms of what you would need to consider - what skills/experience is required? Where are the jobs located?:

The skills that a social media specialist needs to have are communication and writing. Communications is essential in the industry, as the social media involves around communication so it is very important for a specialist to have a strong communication skills that can fit in any platform and audience. When you are writing, make it really engaging for your own audience so they can be really entertained by your work and always make sure that what you write makes sense so always proof read your writing to make sure if their is any spelling mistakes that need to be corrected. Writing is very important social media skill for creating blogs and articles, in journalism you write a lot so it is very important to get prepared and you can improve your grammar by installing the app called 'Grammarly' this app will help you to improve your grammar and make your writing more understandable. 

Conduct research into suitable academic opportunities following the completion of your BTEC:

University of Sunderland provides an academic opportunity of journalism and social media. In there you will be joining the community of writers, content creators, producers and broadcasters in School of Media and Communications. In the site it says that whichever course you join, you'll get the chance to study and gain hands-on experience as part of the editorial teams on their student publications. Another academic opportunity is School of Arts and Cultures in Newcastle, they will give you the critical thinking and technical skills necessary to succeed as professional. The university has its own newspaper, radio station, and TV channel, they are all produced by students in the university.

What courses appeal to you?:

The course that appeals to me are sports journalism in media. I'm a huge fan of football and I like to read articles just anything about the sport and I also like to write about of what is going on in football for example transfers, matchdays, injuries etc. One of the universities that I would like to  join is Newcastle University because the university focuses on develop writing, production and communication skills which are the things that I want to improve on to get ready on the professional level.

What skills will you develop on these courses?:

The skills that I would like to improve on is writing because English is my second language and I would like to improve my writing in order people who will read my articles will be able to understand of what I wrote and I also want my writings to appear well written and professional just like the articles I read. Another skill that I would like to improve on is communication because I considered myself as really shy person so at times when I speak to people, I talk in a very low tone so I repeat myself twice in order for the people to understand of what I'm saying to them. I want to strengthen my communication skills in order to feel confident and professional when I speak to other people.

Where might these courses lead in relation to your career aspirations?:

These courses lead in to my career aspirations is because my aspirations are mostly from social media journalism, I became fascinated with their knowledge about the sport and I do occasionally read their posts or watch their videos. These aspirations inspired me to make an Instagram account dedicated about a football club that I support and I'm planning to continue to pursue my career path as sports journalist within media.

What sort of qualifications do you require to be accepted?:

The qualifications to be a sports journalist within in media is that you need a degree in the field and also you need a good research skills, creativity, good communication skills, passion for the sport and good knowledge of the sport. As for social media specialist it is similar to a sports journalist as you also need good communication skills and creativity to become a social media specialist.

What universities appeal? Why? (e.g. reputation, league tables, specific course, facilities):

I like Newcastle University because I like how they care about student's progression when they start uni, for example they if anyone wants to do sports journalism, they will help you to improve on your writing skills, communication skills, language etc. These are the skills that I personally want to improve in order to look professional when writing an article or post and posting in either social media or for the company that I work with. The other reason why I like about the university is that the uni is considered one of the best universities in the UK. According to their own website, Newcastle University is ranked 28th in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, 23rd in the Complete University Guide 2021, 51st in the Guardian University league tables 2020 and 12th and awarded First Class in the People and Planet University League 2019. These are the reason why I want to join Newcastle University, due to being a highly rated uni and you will have a higher chance of getting a decent job if you went into Newcastle University. 

What other offers considerations must you account for (fees, grants, living expenses etc):

In Newcastle University, living expenses are really expensive and according to their website, the average costs for a student is £770 per month and if anyone wants to study in the university, patterns as a student may differ if they are living away from home. The university include estimate prices of studying in Newcastle and the prices can go up to £700, for example the accommodation including utilities are about £335 - £715 and food is about £140 - £200. So I need to take this to considerations about joining the Newcastle University, even though I do like how they focus on improvement of skills during their courses.