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G:Weekly - Your Creative Careers Newsletter | Week 🔟

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Work Experience Opportunities

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Want to join an amazing team and make a difference? Branding The Youth is on the lookout for passionate individuals to join our creative squad!

🚀 This unpaid role offers tons of perks:

  • Become part of a vibrant creative community

  • Network with like-minded individuals

  • Attend exclusive events and broaden your horizons

  • Build up your portfolio with diverse experiences

As a creative team member, you'll dive into various roles:

  • Content creation ✍️

  • Research tasks đź“š

  • Social listening for trends 📱

  • Event planning 🎉

  • Generating and developing new ideas đź’ˇ

  • Attend team workshops for growth and development 🌱

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BE QUICK! There is still time to sign up for the FREE Apprenticeship Overview Workshop on the 6th of December at 6pm powered by Career Compass

They have partnered with RateMyApprenticeship, the UK’s leading jobs resource for young people seeking apprenticeships, to deliver an exclusive workshop to for sixth form students.

Students will gain valuable insights into the multitude of benefits that an apprenticeship brings compared to pursuing a traditional university degree. They will discover how apprenticeships offer a hands-on learning experience, allowing the students to acquire practical skills and real-world knowledge that are highly sought after by employers. 

The British Society of Cinematographers invites you to apply to join them for an industry training workshop at the London Screen Academy. Taking place on 13th & 14th January, the workshop will offer an unrivalled introduction into the Camera, Lighting , Grip & DIT departments for 80 participants, delivered by those already working in the industry. 

The workshop will allow successful applicants to develop practical skills to use on set, introduce the roles within the camera, lighting, grip and DIT departments on a variety of different types of production (e.g. film, television, commercials) and build the skills to take on an entry level role in one of those departments. In addition to the training, successful applicants will have access to industry and peer networking opportunities, building a supportive industry community. 

Example workshops will include; 

• Camera and Lens workshop - practical experience with industry-standard camera systems, and work with various lens technology and formats in small groups, maximising your ability to learn fundamental concepts.

• Lighting workshop - learn about the Magic of Light: take part in a hands-on workshop breaking down types of lighting, lighting fixtures, electrical distribution and their impact on an image.

There are bursaries available to support the costs of travelling to the workshop.

Job Opportunities for Year 13 and Year 14 students

The Walt Disney Studios brings quality movies and episodic storytelling to consumers throughout the world. Encompassing a collection of respected film studios, including Disney Live Action, Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, Searchlight Pictures and 20th Century Studios.

Join their productions and become a part of the best storytelling teams in the world. We look for trainees across our productions in the following areas:

Production Management: Production Office, Accounts, Assistant Directors, Locations, Studio Unit, Publicity, Environmental

Craft: Art Department, Set Decorating, Props, Costume, Hair and Makeup, Creature Effects

Technical: Camera, Sound, Video, DIT, Grip, Electrical/Lighting, Script Supervision, SFX, VFX

If you’re interested in a future opportunity on one of their productions, please apply and the Talent Acquisition & Crew Development team will be in touch once a position becomes available.

Apprenticeship for a Music Company

This role will be assisting the Digital Advertising Team, as well as the wider Digital team, owning and executing marketing and advertising activities.

The Digital Marketing Placement will be planning, executing, and reporting across online advertising and web. They will be required to take full ownership of any given marketing campaign and work with internal and external teams to ensure efficient and effective delivery.

If you are looking to kick-start your career or make a career change and move into technical operations, HR, marketing, business, journalism or production, a BBC advanced/higher level apprenticeship could be for you.

Advanced/higher apprenticeship schemes last from 18 months to 2 years and you will receive an accredited apprenticeship qualification on completion. Opportunities are available across the UK. You’ll need to be 18 when you join and be eligible to work in the UK. Some schemes have qualifying criteria which are listed in the job description.

Apply now to be a Marketing Apprentice at Sky - where you’ll get to know their products inside out. They help Sky win new business and create digital marketing communications strategies and find the most effective ways to sell to customers online. All of this while working towards a Multi-Channel Marketer Level 3. Applications can close anytime between 3rd December 2023 - 28th January 2024.

Global Academy is committed to achieving the Quality In Careers Standard accreditation, through Education Development Trust We are focused on achieving the required criteria to become award holders. Education Development Trust is an accredited national licensed awarding body for the Quality in Careers Standard status for careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) provision