4 Talent Opportunities
Give your students a taste of the media.
Come along to one of our open days and we'll offer:
For further information, contact your Education Business Partner or email us directly at wrl@channel4.co.uk.
We look forward to welcoming your students.
Lots of people want to work in the media, so landing the job you want means getting yourself noticed. A bit of research can put you streets ahead of the rest.
It's important to know about the wide range of jobs in the media. There are many kinds of jobs from marketing to PR, art and design, writing, finance and administration to production, engineering, computer programming and lots, lots more.
Find out all about the job that you're interested in. There's loads of information on the web, and you could start at Skillset (skillset.org), BBC (bbc.co.uk/jobs), UK Careers Advice (careersadvice.direct.gov.uk),WorkInGames (workingames.co.uk), AnimationWorld Network (awn.com) or Association of Photographers (the-aop.org)
What are you good at? Have you got writing skills? Do you like organising people? Or is art your thing? Look for job opportunities that will make the best use of your skills and talents.
Think about what you enjoy and why. Do you prefer TV, films or the ads? Do you spend more time with the web or the radio? Pick out the things that really interest you and be ready to talk about them – we want to know your opinion!
Who are the companies? What do they do? Look at credits to see whomakes what and use the web to look up who's out there. Start small and local – theremay be companies near you with great opportunities.
Show your interest in the company and let them see you've thought about it. Every company will want something different, so don't send the same letter or email to them all. Think about why you want to work for this company, what they've done that inspires you and what makes you a good match for them.
Make sure you get in touch with the right person.Who should you contact?What do they need fromyou? Do they offer the opportunities you want? Look for details on their website or phone themto find out who deals with work experience, whether they have opportunities and whether you should send a letter or an email.
Your first letter or email should be simple, clear about what you can offer and stick to the point. But do follow it up – call a week later tomake sure it was received. Ask for feedback and whether it's okay to stay in touch. Respect their time, experience and advice too – it's all valuable to you.
We hope this information helps and we look forward to working with you.
Battlefront is a cross platform project covering broadcast, television, social need to and real life campaigning. Participation is central to the project, with resources for students to create their own campaign, learn from the experience of leading UK mentors and share their work with peers across the UK. In 2009/10 were are launching a pilot programme based around battlefront giving schools and academies the opportunity to teach Citizenship or Creative Media using high quality resources. These will include:
At the teachers event in July/August we will have the opportunity to have a workshop with the Battlefront and C4 team.
We have designed Yeardot to link seamlessly professional broadcast output with the classroom, creating opportunities to learn cutting edge workplace techniques and see your students work become part of a national broadcast project. At the core of Year Dot is a cast of real teens each with personal goals for a year that will see huge emotional, social and career transitions. We follow them as they find the support networks and information they need to get on in life.
If you are interested in finding out more please contact Matt Locke Commissioning Editor Channel 4 Education at mlocke@channel4.co.uk
We take you into the newsroom, bring you masterclasses with the professionals and tools to edit your own stories.
