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Media Researcher Careers

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Work Environment:

Media researchers assist producers with finding out locations, information and people required for radio/TV programs.

Being a media researcher, you may be accountable for everything from getting guests and studio audiences for entertainment-shows, to factual-information to make documentaries. Within few job roles, you may research and produce ideas for newer programs.

Your duties would change based on kind of program you're working on although may comprise:

  • writing and researching content/articles for websites connected to films and TV programs
  • searching archives and media libraries for film footage, music and photographs

  • maintaining complete records
  • finding and verifying information by sources, like museums, Internet and libraries
  • searching for places/locations
  • getting permission to utilize archive material and checking copy-right
  • discussing ideas of program research requirements with producers
  • finding program contributors and studio audiences
  • briefing script-writers or writing down briefs for TV/radio presenter
In few cases, you might operate editing equipment, or DV (digital-video) cameras, particularly if working within smaller team for factual-programs.

Qualification, Education and Experience:

You can be a media researcher by various backgrounds and experience. For example, you may be hired in a factual program, since you had a degree or specialist knowledge into its subject. Then again, you can begin as a production-assistant or television runner, and progress to media researcher by getting experience.

You can get into program research by a research into a non media field, like political/social research, or by background into journalism.

You'd have to gain work experience of media-production, and create contacts within industry. You could get experience by activities, such as:

  • work within film libraries/achieves
  • community/hospital radio
  • student TV/film productions
  • unpaid placements in radio/TV productions
  • experience in student-publications or regional newspapers
You might discover it useful to acquire a course into media production since most helpful courses comprise placements and opportunity to develop practical abilities. For information about industry acknowledged courses, check the website of skill-set.

Training Details:

You'd improve your abilities at the work, as experience increases.

You might get development chances with TRC media, television broadcasters and local screen agencies which occasionally provide training schemes for experienced media researchers and new entrants. For details regarding available programs, contact skill-set.

Being an experienced media researcher, you can acquire short training courses into different production and business abilities, provided by PACT (Producers'-Alliance for Cinema and Television), training firms, film-schools and TRC media.

For details regarding courses, visit the website of skill-set.

Skills and knowledge:

  • capability to work under-pressure and accomplish targets
  • excellent administrative and organizational abilities
  • multitasking skills and flexible manner to work
  • outstanding research abilities
  • determination and patience
  • capability to work by yourself and within a team
  • excellent verbal and written communication abilities
  • initiative and creativity
  • accurateness and concentration to details

Salary and Other Benefits:

Media researchers working on freelance basis are generally paid with fee for every contract.

Freelance pay scales could differ widely and might be settled depending on your reputation and kind of production.

Working Conditions:

Working-hours can be irregular and long, and might comprise weekends and evenings as per the production requirements.

You'd work within studios and offices, employing a lot of working time utilizing Internet and phone. You might have to do research-trips which could include travel all through the country or overseas.

Different Opportunities:

Generally, you'd hired on freelance-contracts by production firms, TV broadcasters or within radio production.

If experienced, you can advance to an assistant-producer position, or you can manage research team within bigger productions.

Few openings are publicized by industry publications and websites. Though, it's common to obtain job through contacting directly to firms and networking.

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