Personal Professional Development

Personal Professional Development

Further research into fields of interest

3/10/15

Jobs in Fashion Designing: £28,000 - £60,000 per annum

-Looks for experienced designers

For the role you need:

-A good eye for colour and shape

-To be able to draw and show design ideas effectively

-An interest in fashion, as well as past and future trends

-To have excellent technical skills in sewing and pattern making

-Artwork skills

-(Ideally) Digital illustration skills

Jobs in Fashion Photography: £50 per day (Events) £59,000 Average

For the role you need:

-To be dedicated to your career

-To operate efficiently under pressure

-To have deep and thorough knowledge of the fashion world

-To have outstanding creative and technical skills in photography

-To experiment and explore new ideas and techniques

-To have excellent communication skills

-To have excellent networking skills

-To be able to interpret and follow a brief in a highly creative way

-To be highly organized

-To be able to control studio or location situations, directing a full creative team

-To have good technical knowledge of photo-chemical and digital processes, and of all camera equipment

-To have an excellent sense of visual composition and perspective

Jobs in Dress Making: £29,000 - £45,000 Average

For the role you need:

-To have good practice in design skill

-To have excellent sewing skills

-To be interested in fashion

-To be able to visualize a design

-To be a good communicator

-To have a good eye for detail

Jobs in Costume Design: £18,000 - £85,000

For this role you need:

-To be creative and imaginative

-To have excellent design skill

-To have good communication skills

-To be skilled in research

-To know about costume history and modern fashion

-To have good stamina

-To be able to work good under pressure and strict deadlines

-To be highly organized

-To have to confidence to motivate a team

-To be able to put others at ease (when working closely with actors in a physical sense)

-To be able to break down scripts in terms of costume plots

-To know about story structure and character arcs

-To have good garment production skills and knowledge of textiles

-To have a wide ranging cultural knowledge base

Jobs in Illustration: £46,000 (25-34) £66,000 (35-44) £70.000 (55+)

For this role you need:

-To be able to discuss requirements or briefs with authors, editors or designers

-To negotiate prices and time scale

-To be able to decide on the right style for illustrations

-To be able to create illustrations using hand drawings, paintings or computer design packages

-To be able to speak with the client and make design changes if necessary

-To make sure the work is completed within set budgets and deadlines

Relevant degrees necessary: 

-Illustration

-Fine Art

-Graphic Design

Jobs in Make-Up and Hair Design: £12,000 - £38,000 (UK)

For this role you need:

-To possess hairdressing skills including: cutting, waving, straightening, non-permanent colouring, setting, applying extensions, braiding, wig setting/dressing/applying, shaving, applying/dressing facial hair

-To possess make-up skills including: Straight corrective, aging face/hands and neck, contouring effects, specialized effects such as creating tattoos and body painting

-To have a good eye for colour

-To have manual dexterity, necessary for to creation of hair and make-up styles and effects

-To have an understanding of the anatomy of the human skull and facial muscle structures

-To be able to break down scripts in terms of make-up and hair plots

-To be able to define the overall look of the production and re-create it.

Jobs in Prosthetics: £1500 - £3,000 per week

For this role you need:

-To be able to design, make and maintain special effects prosthetics make-up

-To be able to work with directors, make-up designers, production designers and actors

-To be able to work on feature films, television, commercials, pop promos and corporate productions

-To be able to understand how to translate abstract design ideas into practical applications

-To have creative flair and good craft skills, combined with a strong sense of colour and design

-To have a good understanding of anatomy, and have a talent for sculpting

-To be experiences in mould making, casting, part-casting, and removal procedures, and should understand how to join body sections together

-To have knowledge of industrial standard materials, such as foam, latex and silicone

-To be proficient in techniques such as face and body aging using prosthetics, and creating bald caps, false noses, scars, wounds, skin diseases and tattoos.

-To have good make-up application skills

-To have some understanding and experience with wigs

-To be tactful, sensitive, patient, and be able to put people and their ease

-To be physically fit to cope with many hours of standing or bending over actors

-To have good communication skills

-To have excellent organization skills

-To have good presentation skills

-To be able to work independently and as part of a team

-To be able to work under pressure to external and departmental deadlines

-To have good IT skills

-To understand relevant health and safety laws and procedures