The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Digital Media Careers You can download a copy of this presentation at

Location of the Careers Service Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations. The Careers Web Site is available 24/7

What can I do with a Digital Media degree?

Web Designer  Web Designers with HTML and multimedia skills - networking, HTML, Perl, CGI, Flash, JavaScript and Java skills in demand.  Web database skills very important  Lot of jobs are with small firms  Need to keep skills up to date  Starting salaries for Kent Multimedia graduates entering web design/development typically range from £18K to £22K, averaging about £20k.  Good area for self employment

Games Industry  Very competitive - passion for games required.  Check the job adverts in publications like Edge  Send speculative CVs.  A portfolio is a necessity

Games Industry 30,000 people employed in the UK games industry Games tester can be a good starting point Programmers – C++/Java Creatives: design (e.g. graphics, building models), game play, audio and content.

Animation Covers many different segments of the audio visual industries: TV, feature films, commercials, websites and computer games. There are about 2000 employees in UK. Often first job is as a production assistant or runner. Need to network and send out speculative CVs and need a quality portfolio Prospects Occupational Profile for Animator Skillset Excellent information on animation careers.

What can I do with a digital media degree? Also Computing Careers Web Page Media Careers

Postgraduate Study About 15% of Kent Multimedia graduates continue to postgraduate study MSc – 1 year PhD - 3 years Teacher training – 1 year (bursaries available)

One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing

Choosing a Career Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at Choosing a Career pages

Vacancy Sources  Kent Vacancy Database  Prospects Web  Careers Fairs  Careers Directories  Recruitment Agencies  Speculative CVs to IT Employers - see multimedia careers page  Need to be proactive to get entry level multimedia jobs – many smaller firms don’t actively advertise!

Summer Internships Broadbean Technology Natural Motion – Oxford/London 3D Artist Animator Character Artist

Careers Talks and Employer Presentations VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASE Apply for jobs in the first term – vacancy s every Monday Graduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service

Final Year Action Plan  Apply now for jobs in large companies– closing dates are early.  Apply now for postgraduate study around December/January  We will help for 3 years after graduation.

Careers Fair pm. Tues Nov 4th Sports Centre Meet employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs, placements and summer internships. Find out about the opportunities they offer and get first- hand advice and information. Everybody welcome, whatever your year or subject of study. BAe, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM etc.

Careers Employability Award on Moodle  Assessed by a range of quizzes and assignments  Will greatly improve your career planning and jobhunting skills, giving you strategies to make career choices and will increase your chances of getting a graduate level job.  Takes about 12 hours to complete  On completion you will get a University of Kent Careers Employability Award to add to your CV  Get 60 Kent Employability points for successful completion of the module.Kent Employability points  DX_CEA 

Bruce Woodcock - for enquires that I can answer Duty adviser is available for 15 minute advice sessions to and 2 to 5 each weekday

The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Digital Media Careers You can download a copy of this presentation at