Unit 1.2 Written report on the creative and media employment roles and requirements in a chosen region

There are varieties of jobs available in London that people might not have known of such as:

- Graphic designer
- Architecture
- Dancer
- Session music
- Journalist
- Actor

In London there are a variety of universities to offer for students who want to study further. This summary is about qualifications needed for the job listed above and the salary.

Graphic Designer
The qualification needed to be for a graphic designer are 5 A-C GCSEs including doing A-levels and going university for 3-4 years for a better status in the job and degree. You would have to be creative and imaginative, you should also set the brief and meet the deadlines. You would also need to be good at explaining your ideas; you would need to be able to use software’s such as Photoshop. The average salary is £35,000 in London.

Architect
The qualifications needed to be an architect are at least 3 GCSEs including Maths, English and Science. A-levels are also needed. Once you get into university the amount of time you would spend there is 7 years. 1 year in a degree program, another year working in a architect office, 2/4 years for a diploma or higher degree and lastly 1 more year of work experience followed by a professional practice exam. The annual salary is £65,000.

Dancer
There are no qualifications to be a Dancer required. You could take a BTEC course at post-16 they can be equivalent to 1 or 4 GCSE’s or an A-Level. If you want to take a dance course for example performing arts, it would be a good idea as it can increase your advantages in further opportunities because you will have more ideas and passion in dancing. Dancing is a physical expression of emotion for example dynamic can mean power. Dance can be beautiful and most people find it easier to express their emotion through dance.

Session Musician
Qualifications are not particularly important to be a session musician. You would need to find the correct people to hire for instance, an agent and manager. However the qualifications needed depends on the school you attend but you should gain at least 5 graded GCSEs A*-C. Afterwards you can either choose to study A-levels or BTEC. The salary for a session musician depends on how many hours worked.

Journalism
The annual salary can go up to £85,000 for Journalism depending on how many years you stays in the career. For most journalist courses you need 5 GCSE's grade C or above, and one of these needs to be English.
The subjects recommended for A-levels are English Language and Literature, History, Sociology, Media Studies. The career can be stressful as it involves competing with other publishers and it includes working long hours with late shifts.

Acting
Acting includes Learning lines, rehearsing, attending auditions, attending castings, performing, with an agent and studying acting techniques. A majority of actors earn less than £10,000 and only a tiny amount earn over £30,000. The relevant qualifications are: A levels, GCSEs and BTEC diplomas in subjects such as English, Drama and Performing Arts. The skills needed is to be good on stage and screen, the ability to create another character and engage with an audience, good understanding of dramatic techniques, having confidence, energy, dedication, motivation and a creative insight.