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Film and Television

Graduates from this subject tend to fall broadly into two groups – those who wish to work in media and arts professions and those who use their degree as a route into careers unrelated to the subject studied. With around 60% of graduate positions open to graduates from all disciplines, Film and Television graduates enter a broad range of careers.  

In 2010/11, six months after graduating:

75.9% of graduates with a first degree were in employment

6.9% were in full-time further study

3.4% were combining work and study

Many Film and Television Studies graduates are interested in the creative and media industries – sectors which cover a wide range of activities including TV and radio broadcasting, film-making (pre-production, production and post-production), animation and interactive media (computer games, interactive TV and web design). Although many graduates are drawn to the production and broadcast side of film making, there are many other opportunities. Interactive media is the largest sector in the audio-visual industries and offers job roles across the spectrum, from design to production and business support roles. For those who wish to enter media careers the first step is usually to achieve relevant experience and this is a notoriously difficult and highly competitive sector.

In 2010/11 Film and Television graduates were employed in the following positions:

• Assistant Producer
• Logistics Assistant
• Production Assistant
• Video Services Assistant

In 2010/11 Film and Television graduates entered further study courses such as:

• BA Film and TV Studies
• PgDip Tourism

Relevant experience is almost always required for jobs in the media professions and for those students graduating without it, it is often combined with another part-time job. Job search strategy is often about getting a ‘foot in the door’ in order to compete for graduate positions later.

A growing national trend is for many students to delay their job applications until completing their studies, preferring to focus on achieving the highest grade possible. This can result in some graduates initially continuing with their part-time job while they explore their options after graduating. As a result some Film and Television graduates were working in non-graduate level positions including sales, customer service and leisure/hospitality occupations.

The DLHE survey provides a snapshot of a very short amount of time (six months) after graduating and while many have progressed into relevant graduate jobs others are taking time out, travelling, waiting to start a course or continuing with their part-time job while they explore their options after graduating. Many graduates have moved on in their careers since completing the questionnaire.