it beats the dole: careers paths in new media

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Mairan Murray

Development Producer,

Waddell Media

1. Previous career, if any:

2. Number of years in new media:

3. Professional training, if any:

4. Tools used daily:

5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:

Day Producer TV3, Senior Content Producer BBC

Eight years

MSc in Multi-Media Systems, Trinity College Dublin

Pen and paper Final Cut Pro or Avid Photoshop BaseCamp

75% learned on the job, 25% through education or training

John Henry Donovan

Head of New Media,H+A Group

1. Previous career, if any:

2. Number of years in new media:

3. Professional training, if any:

4. Tools used daily:

5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:

Industrial Designer, Artist, Picture Framer, Chef and Barman

Eight years

Video tutorials available on the web

Photoshop Flash Dreamweaver After Effects Modo Illustrator

90% self-taught

Fiona Dixon

Web Designerand Developer,

Digital Crew

1. Previous career, if any:

2. Number of years in new media:

3. Professional training, if any:

4. Tools used daily:

5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:

Receptionist/Administrator

One and a half years

FAS course - eCommerce & Web Design

Photoshop Dreamweaver Firefox web developer tools

50/50

DonoghMacCarthy-

MorroghTV and Web Video

Director,StormVids

1. Previous career, if any:

2. Number of years in new media:

3. Professional training, if any:

4. Tools used daily:

5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:

Graphic Designer

Seven years

BBC Health and Safety Training, BBC Camera

Pen and paper Safari Final Cut Pro After Effects Photoshop Excel Final Draft

75% self-taught and experience

Sabrina Dent

Chief Pixel Pusher,SabrinaDent.com

1. Previous career, if any:

2. Number of years in new media:

3. Professional training, if any:

4. Tools used daily:

5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:

Teaching, non-profit development, agony aunt

Twelve

None

PaintShop Pro version 6 Photoshop Illustrator JEdit

75% looking stuff up, 25% asking questions

So... What is it you do, exactly?

(In sixty seconds or less.)

And... How did you get your first job?

(And how long did it take?)

Now... Questions from the audience.

(That means you in the back row there.)

Mairan Murray

Development Producer,

Waddell Media Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?

"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are anygood, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."

Howard Aiken

John Henry Donovan

Head of New Media,H+A Group Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job

market?New Media trends change rapidly over a very short time. Keep on top of it all by exploring and acquiring new skills.

New Media is all about balance and knowing just enough about everything.

Fiona Dixon

Web Designerand Developer,

Digital Crew Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?

Have a good portfolio of you work, even if they're only sample projects.

DonoghMacCarthy-

MorroghTV and Web Video

Director,StormVids

Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?

Develop an eye-catching portfolio, work for free if necessary to build this up. Smell nice...

Sabrina Dent

Chief Pixel Pusher,SabrinaDent.com

Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?

A classroom is a box. Think outside the box.