Radio
In the radio industry you can find a lot of job employment opportunities such as; part-time, full-time, permanent, temporary, casual, and hourly paid. Some of the job roles you can find in the radio industry are; radio traffic manager, station manager, sales executive, reporter, program controller, radio producer, radio presenter, radio news editor, marketing executive, commercials producer, broadcast journalism and broadcast assistant. It is a level 3 qualification, which means it is the equivalent to 2 A Levels. It is based on the Standards for radio; so that participants can be sure they are learning a qualification of value to the industry. To work in the radio industry you will need a variety of different skills to be successful. Skills like:· Knowing how to do prompts and scripts
· How to use a mixing desk
· Communication skills
· Need to be out going
· You will need to speak clearly for the audience to understand
· Organisation skills
Computer games
In the radio industry there are job opportunities like; part-time and full-time. The jobs rolls you that are available in computer gaming are; game design, lead designer, script writer, map builder, level editor, art and animation, creative manager, art director, concept artist, environment artist, programming, software engineer, graphics programmer, gameplay programmer, audio, musician, audio engineer, quality assurance, lead tester, head of development, executive producer, product manager/producer, production accountant, production scheduler, production assistant, and organisational manger. If you have talent then you don’t really need a qualification. But if you don’t then they will ask for at least a grad C in you’re GCSE’s. You don’t need to of have done A levels but you need to pass you’re Btec course on merits and distinctions. You will need skills such as:
· Ideas
· Creative skills
· Communication skills
· Problem-solving abilities
· Team skills
· A flexible approach to life#
· Tenacity
· The ability to sell your skills to potential employers
· An awareness of the applications of, and the possible applications, of technology
