2. Technical
There are many aspects of the technical side of media
the side I have decided to focus on is the visual side of it
all which includes recording and lighting. Lighting is a
key aspect of filming as without the correct lighting
there could be a problem with the lack of lighting or
even too much lighting so the lighting technician has
the job or selecting different lights and their brightness
or simply even just setting up the rig in order to get the
lights properly positioned to brighten the focus area up.
3. Editorial
An editorial assistant is someone who is relatively new to
the company and as they are new they will most
commonly report to a more senior editor as an editorial
assistant is usually a college or university first year
graduate who is looking to work their way up through
the company to become editor in chief which is the
highest up position for an editor to achieve.
4. Research
Researchers are the people that do most of the leg work
going from place to place for interviews with people that
they can get valuable information from and then relay
that information back to the people who need it. A lot of
research can be done over the phone or by E-mail to get
information for articles that the journalists then can put
into a story that the publishers can then be sent to the
editors which can then be fully edited to be sent to the
website to be uploaded or entered into the news piece it
was to be featured in.
5. Administrative
Financial accountants are people who work behind the
scenes making sure there is always a good cash flow in
the production. The financial accountant has one of the
most important roles in a production as without a
financial accountant payments won’t be paid on time
and there will be no one to make sure the production is
keeping it’s head above water so by having accountants it
makes other members from the creative side be allowed
to focus on just their part of it all. In shorter productions
it’s not uncommon for there only to be one accountant as
that is all that is needed as there is not much to do so it
becomes a one person job.
6. Creative
Film directors are at the top of the pecking order on a
production as they control the entire scene and as soon
as they feel something has gone wrong the director can
bring the whole production to a stand still with a simple
“cut”. The director is also what bands different parts of
the industry together as he has control over the sound
and lighting (technical) and the entire creative team
working together until the director feels the scene has
been done to the best of it’s possible ability.
7. Technical earnings
A lighting technicians’ earnings vary greatly as they are
dependant on the company they work for, their
experience and their skills. The average wage of a
lighting technician is £25,275 but if someone is just
starting off then the wage may be substantially lower
overall. Most lighting technicians work on a free lance
contract therefor they have no company or representing
body to tie them down to one company and as they move
from place to place they are paid weekly. If a technician
was to work on a feature film they would receive £1,227 a
week whereas if they work on a television production
they are expected to get £256 per 8 hour day.
8. Editorial earnings
An editorial assistant is expected to receive a starting
salary that varies between £14,000 and £20,ooo a year
again this varies on the scale of production and company
they are employed by. The average salary in publishing
starts at £23,ooo for people further down the company
and then ends at £40,ooo for more senior members who
have worked at the company for anywhere upwards of 10
years.
9. Researcher earnings
The overall salary can vary or be dependant on the
company you work for , the larger the company the
larger the pay check and visa versa, and how senior or
high up your position in the company is. As most
researcher jobs aren’t on a fixed contract they are paid
weekly with junior researchers being paid a maximum of
£350 a week and more senior researchers being offered
weekly a minimum of £650 a week at the top companies
which include the BBC and Sky.
10. Administrative earnings
Financial accountants make quite a substantial salary as
their job is incredibly important and difficult. The
average salary for an accountant starts at roughly £25,ooo
a year for new young members whereas at the opposite
end of the spectrum the senior accountants of the
company can make upwards of £50,000 a year. As much
as £100,000 a year could be made dependant on the
employer, location and number of responsibilities the
accountant is in charge of.
11. Creative Earnings
There is no real average wage for a director it really
depends on the success of previous productions and the
seniority of the director. For example Steven Spielberg is
the most well known and highest renound director in
the world and all together a month he makes Monthly:
USD 10,833,333.00 whereas at the opposite end of the
scale small scale directors who more commonly work on
a free lance contract earn £902 a week.
