1. What do DRAMA graduates do? Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.ukT.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. Introduction  What is the Careers Advisory Service?  What skills do Drama graduates have?  What do Drama graduates do: the jobs they get their typical employers the further courses they study

3. What is the best career?

4. The Careers Advisory Service  Location  Staff  Opening times etc  Services & facilities

5. Specific CAS facilities  computer-aided guidance  quick queries  careers interviews  job vacancy database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm  careers library

6. Careers Library  Reception  Reference information  Postgraduate prospectuses  DVDs, CDs, online PCs, free careers literature etc …..

7. CAS Resources Reference Information on Drama/Theatre & Related  Contacts {including Agents} (Stage, Television, Film, Radio)  Stage Management – a Career Guide (Stage Management Association)  Conference of Drama Schools – Guide to Professional Training in Drama & Technical Theatre Careers Reference Files  What can I do with my degree in.. Drama? (040/041)  Theatre (Y7)  Drama, Dance, Music Courses (Y7/8)  Performing Arts (Y8)  Arts Administration (Y9)

8. And also:  Newspapers  Careers booklets  Alumni careers network  Talks & presentations

9. Careers Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm Examples of Careers Talks  Interview Skills  Careers in Politics  Choosing a Career  CV Workshop  Getting a job in the Media  Applying for Teacher Training  Journalism Workshop  T.E.F.L. Presentation  Using languages & Working in Europe  Postgraduate Study in the Humanities  Presentation by Deloitte  Presentations by BUNAC: (i) Work in USA & Canada (ii) Work in Australia & New Zealand  Visit by Army  Presentation by Pearson (summer internships)  Presentation by NHS  Presentation by PwC: Commercial Awareness

10. How to use the CAS Begin by doing some research  Perhaps into yourself (ideas, interests, preferences)  Then into your opportunities (use Directories, vacancy database)  Use IT: CAS website & PROSPECT PLANNER  Attend talks/workshops/presentations etc  Quick Query at CAS  1:1 careers interview

11. What skills do Drama graduates have?  Ability to work under pressure  Analytical & Problem Solving  Communication  Confidence  Creative thinking  Literacy  Negotiation  Planning & Organising  Presentation  Team work  Time management

12. Employability skills www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm CAS Moodle Resource www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm Employability Points www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints/ Graduate Skills Award www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/skills/programmes/gsalectures.html CAS Employability skills exercise www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillstest.html

13. University of Kent Drama grads compared with all disciplines UK grads in 2009 (%)

14. TYPICAL EMPLOYERS  Arts Organisations  Broadcasting organisations  Civil Service Departments/Agencies  Local Government  Media Production Companies  Museums & Heritage organisations  Publishing Companies  Theatres  Schools, Colleges, Universities

15. CAREERS RELATED TO DRAMA  Actor/actress  Arts administrator  Community Arts Worker  Drama teacher  Dramatherapist  Journalist  Librarian, Special/Academic  Media Planner  Presenter TV/Radio  Programme Researcher  Stage manager  Teacher  Television Production Assistant  University/Further Education Lecturer www.prospects.ac.uk

16. “ANY” DISCIPLINE CAREERS Accountancy Advertising Armed Forces Banking Central & Local Government Charity work Computing/IT Education admin/welfare Guidance/Counselling Human Resources Info Management/Museums Law Marketing/Sales Management Consultancy NHS Management Police Production Management Public Relations Publishing Purchasing Retail Social Work TEFL Tourism Transport Youth Work

17. GRADUATE SALARIES 2010  Aldi £40,000 - £60,000 (after 3yrs) + fully expensed Audi A4  Linklaters £37,400  ExxonMobil £33,000+  Royal Navy £29,006 + £12,000 joining bonus  Mars £29,000 +  Lloyd’s £28,000 - £31,000  Civil Service up to £27,000  Unilever £26,500  Reckitt Benckiser £26,000 - £28,000  Police (HPDS) £24,675 after initial training  Marks & Spencer £24,000+  Sainsbury’s £23,000 - £25,000  MI5 £23,500 + benefits - varies by function!  Asda £23,000  AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) from £21,500 + final salary pension  Arcadia £17,500 - £23,000 + 25% store discount

18. Employment examples THEATRE - RELATED Bill Kenright - Assistant Producer Creation Theatre Company - Technical Stage Manager Glyndebourne Productions Ltd - Box Office Customer Service Administrator Glyndebourne Productions - Education Assistant Gulbenkian Theatre - Marketing Assistant Hamilton Hodell - Assistant to Actor's Agent Lyceum Theatre - Theatre Administrator New Wimbledon Theatre - Assistant Stage Manager Polka Theatre - Communications Officer Roundhouse Studios - Lighting Technician Royal Court Theatre - Stage Management Intern Royal Shakespeare Company - Dresser Symphony Hall - Marketing Assistant Tell Me a Tale - Drama Workshop Facilitator Theatre Company - Dramaturge Theatre Royal - Projects Co-ordinator Theatre Royal Brighton - Marketing Officer The Barbican - Marketing Assistant The Engine Shed Lincoln - Technical Crew The Marlowe Theatre Development Trust - Fundraising Campaign Assistant Warford Palace Theatre - Administrator

19. Employment examples MEDIA - RELATED AMA Consultancy - Events Co-ordinator Avalon TV Productions - Production Runner BBC Children in Need -Team Assistant BBC HR Direct - Work Experience Assistant BBC - Runner: Post Production Blackwell Publishing - Editorial Assistant Chapters Digital TV Ltd - Production Assistant Day Gardener Post Production - Runner Donmar Warehouse Theatre - Office Administrator Editworks (TV Post Production) - Runner/Assistant Emerald Publishing - Assistant Editor Film London - Receptionist Flare PR - PR Account Executive Fusion Post Production (TV) - Runner GE Fabbri - Editorial Assistant IPC Media - Advertising Executive ITV plc - Compliance Administrator National Magazine Co - Editorial Executive Oxford University Press - Journals Production Editor Penguin Publishing - Picture Researcher Rod Hall Agency - Assistant Literary Agent Round Midnight Ltd - Arts Worker Street PR - Contract Manager Tatler Magazine - Fashion Journalist The Independent - Intern Advertising & Editorial Assistant Tiger Aspect Productions - Comedy Runner Treasury Today - Editorial Assistant Unit Post Production - Runner

20. Employment examples EDUCATION Briary Primary School - Teaching Assistant Capital Education - Recruitment Consultant Dept of Education & Training N.T. - Tutor EFL Teacher English Teacher Essex County Council - Drama Teacher/GTP English Language Teacher Great Walstead School - Teaching Assistant Halsford Park Primary School - Teaching Assistant Hogeschool - Asst English Teacher Kent County Council - Teacher Language Link Russia - Intern EFL Teacher Longhill High School - Teaching Asst Maidstone Grammar School for Boys - GTP English Teacher Oxley Park Primary School - Teaching Assistant St. Peter's School - Teaching Assistant Student Support Officer - University The Chumleigh Community College - Maths Technician Varndean School - Teaching Assistant Vayu Naidu Co - Education Project Organiser Woodfield School - Arts Development Officer

21. Employment examples OTHER Achievements - Genealogist Amos & Dawton - Negotiator/Estate Agent Arnold Deacon Greene & Co - Archive Manager British Airways - Cabin Crew Codor Digital - Administration & Production Assistant Confetti & Lace - Bridal Consultant/Assistant Manager Curtis Brown - Talent Intern Debenhams - Trainee Buyer DMG World Media - Sales Executive English Heritage - Events Assistant Fandango Heartbeat - Fundraising Director Faversham House Group - Production Assistant HMP Cookham Wood - Trainee Prison Officer KCC Kent Youth Service - Youth Worker Kinnleigh Folkard Hayward - Letting Negotiator Launch Group PR - Junior Account Executive Lionhead Studios - Games Tester New Frontiers - Pastoral volunteer NHS - Finance Officer PRJS - Researcher Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity - Wish Administrator Smiths News - Distribution & Stock Control Administrator The Butters Group Ltd - Creative Product Developer The Maltings - Youth Leader

22. Further study examples Canterbury Christ Church ( PGCEs ) - Citizenship, Post Compulsory English/Drama, Primary (x3), Secondary English Circamedia, Bristol - Circus Skills course Central Lancashire Univ/Radio Lancashire - Pg Dip Broadcast Central School of Speech & Drama (x3) - MA Acting for Screen, MA Acting, MA Speech & Drama Coastal SCITT - PGCE College of Law, Guildford - Legal Practice Course (LPC) International House - TEFL Kings College London - MA in Shakespeare Studies & Playhouse London Institute of Education - PGCE Secondary English Oxford Brookes University - MSc Digital Media Production RADA - BA Acting RADA & King's College London - MA Text & Performance Studies Rose Bruford College (x2) - MA Theatre Practice, Pg Dip Acting Skills Plus - Certificate in Community Volunteering University of Cumbria - PGCE General Primary University of Hertfordshire - PGCE Primary University of Kent - Certificate in Law & Society, MA Creative Writing, MA Cultural Study of Cosmology & Divination, MA English, MA English & American Literature, MA Theatre Dramaturgy, MPhil Drama, MSc Management University of Reading (x3) - MSc Marketing & International Management, PGCE Secondary Drama (x2) University of Wales Cardiff - Pg Diploma Magazine Journalism University of Warwick - MA Television & Theatre Studies UWE - LPC

24. CAS Resources  Alumni Careers Network  Careers library/information room  Employer Files  Occupational Files  Occupational Profiles  Prospects Postgraduate Directory  Prospect Planner - generates job ideas  Prospectuses  Options leaflet  CAS www pages on Drama (with links) at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/drama.htm

25. What do DRAMA graduates do? Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.ukT.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm