Graduate Careers Australia

Media & the Arts

Careers in Media & the Arts – More Information

OVERVIEW OF WORKING LIFE AND ROLES

Making a Career

Working conditions

For current, up-to-date information regarding salaries, jobs and activities of Media/Arts graduates go to GradsOnline: www.gradsonline.com.au .

JOBSEARCH STRATEGIES

Specialist Industry Websites

Some associations that advertise positions vacant as part of their service to members and others who are entering the field include:

• ArtsHub – www.artshub.com.au
• Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) – www.agda.com.au
• Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) – www.aimia.com.au
• Entertainment Personnel – www.entertainmentpersonnel.com.au
• National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) – www.visualarts.net.au
• Screenhub – www.screenhub.com.au .

JOBS FOR THE FUTURE

Further information about trends in the Media and Arts industry is available at:

• Australian Film Commission – www.afc.gov.au
• Australian Press Council – www.presscouncil.org.au
• IBISWorld – www.ibisworld.com.au >>Cultural and Recreational Services
• Plunkett’s Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac (2007 edition) – www.plunkettresearch.com/Industries/EntertainmentMedia/tabid/199/Default.aspx

FURTHER INFORMATION

Professional Associations and Support Organisations

• Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) – www.abaf.org.au
• Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) – www.cinematographer.org.au
• Australian Dance Council – www.ausdance.org.au
• Australian Directors Guild (ADG) – www.asdafilm.org.au
• Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) – www.agda.com.au
• Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) – www.aimia.com.au
• Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) – www.anat.org.au
• Australian Press Council – www.presscouncil.org.au
• Australian Society of Authors (ASA) – www.asauthors.org
• Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) – www.awg.com.au
• Design Institute of Australia (DIA) – www.dia.org.au
• Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) – www.iped-editors.org
• Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) – www.jaa.com.au
• Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) – www.alliance.org.au
• Musicians’ Union of Australia (MUA) – www.musicians.asn.au
• National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) – www.visualarts.net.au
• Painters and Sculptors Association of Australia (PSA) – www.lowensteinsarts.com.au/psa
• Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) – www.spaa.org.au

Other Organisations

• Australia Council for the Arts – www.australiacouncil.gov.au
• Australian Film Commission (AFC) – www.afc.gov.au
• Express Media – www.expressmedia.org.au
• Writing centres:
  ACT Writers Centre – www.actwriters.org.au
  Queensland Writers Centre – www.qwc.asn.au
  South Australian Writers’ Centre – www.sawc.org.au
  Tasmanian Writers’ Centre – www.tasmanianwriters.org
  The New South Wales Writers’ Centre – www.nswwriterscentre.org.au
  The Northern Territory Writers’ Centre – www.ntwriters.com.au
  The WA Writers Centre – http://members.iinet.net.au/~fawwa/wawc.htm
  Victorian Writers’ Centre – www.writers-centre.org
  

Media & the Arts Links

Listed below are universities that offered Media & the Arts-related courses in 2008.

National

• AustralianCatholicUniversity (ACU) – www.acu.edu.au/acu_national/faculties/arts_and_sciences

ACT

• The Australian National University (ANU) – www.anu.edu.au/newmedia
• University of Canberra – www.canberra.edu.au/divisions/comedu

NSW

• Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) – www.aftrs.edu.au
• Charles Sturt University:
  School of Communication – www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/commun
  School of Visual and Performing Arts – www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/vpa
  

• Macquarie University:
  Bachelor of Creative Arts – www.mq.edu.au/BCA
  Department of Media – www.media.mq.edu.au
  

• Southern Cross University (SCU) – www.scu.edu.au/schools/sass
• The University of Newcastle – www.newcastle.edu.au/school/conservatorium
• The University of Sydney – www.arts.usyd.edu.au/school/slam
• University of New England (UNE) – www.une.edu.au/arts
• University of New South Wales (UNSW):
  College of Fine Arts – www.cofa.unsw.edu.au
  National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA/UNSW) – www.nida.edu.au
  School of English, Media and Performing Arts – http://empa.arts.unsw.edu.au
  

• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS):
  Design – www.dab.uts.edu.au/design
  Information & Knowledge Management – www.hss.uts.edu.au/information_knowledge_management
  Journalism – www.hss.uts.edu.au/journalism
  Media & Arts Production – www.hss.uts.edu.au/media_arts_production
  Writing & Cultural Studies – www.hss.uts.edu.au/writing_cultural_studies
  

• University of Western Sydney (UWS) – www.uws.edu.au/about/acadorg/schools/communicationarts
• University of Wollongong:
  Faculty of Creative Arts – www.uow.edu.au/crearts
  School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication – www.uow.edu.au/arts/ssmac
  

NT

• Charles Darwin University (CDU) – www.cdu.edu.au/creativeartshumanities

QLD

• Bond University – www.bond.edu.au/about/faculties/hss/communication-media
• Central Queensland University (CQU):
  Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) – www.cqu.edu.au/cqcm
  Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education – http://fahe.cqu.edu.au
  

• Griffith University – www.griffith.edu.au/visual-creative-arts
• James Cook University (JCU) – www.jcu.edu.au/flbca/public/soca
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT) – www.creativeindustries.qut.com
• The University of Queensland (UQ):
  School of English, Media Studies and Art History – www.uq.edu.au/emsah
  School of Journalism & Communication – www.uq.edu.au/journ-comm
  

• University of Southern Queensland (USQ):
  Communication and Media Studies – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/commedia
  Journalism – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/journalism
  Media Production – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/medprod
  Multimedia – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/multimedia
  Theatre – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/theatre
  Visual Arts – www.usq.edu.au/arts/studyareas/visarts
  

• University of the Sunshine Coast (USC):
  School of Communication – www.usc.edu.au/University/AcademicFaculties/ArtsSocialSciences/Communication
  School of Social Sciences – www.usc.edu.au/University/AcademicFaculties/ArtsSocialSciences/SocialSciences
  

SA

• Flinders University:
  Drama – http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/drama
  Screen Studies – http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/screen
  

• The University of Adelaide:
  Elder Conservatorium of Music – www.music.adelaide.edu.au
  Media Studies – www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/media_studies
  

• University of South Australia (UniSA):
  School of Communication – www.unisa.edu.au/com
  South Australian School of Art – www.unisa.edu.au/art
  

TAS

• University of Tasmania (UTas):
  Conservatorium of Music – http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/arts/music
  Journalism, Media and Communications – http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/arts/journalism
  School of Visual & Performing Arts – http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/arts/perform
  Tasmanian School of Art – http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/arts/artschool
  

VIC

• Deakin University – www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/scca
• La Trobe University:
  School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry – www.latrobe.edu.au/cace
  School of Visual Arts and Design – www.latrobe.edu.au/visualarts
  

• Monash University:
  Art & Design – www.artdes.monash.edu.au
  School of English, Communications & Performance Studies – www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps
  School of Music – Conservatorium – www.arts.monash.edu.au/music
  

• RMIT University:
  School of Applied Communication – www.rmit.edu.au/appliedcommunication
  School of Art – www.rmit.edu.au/art
  School of Creative Media – www.rmit.edu.au/creativemedia
  School of Design (TAFE) – www.rmit.edu.au/designtafe
  

• Swinburne University – www.hed.swinburne.edu.au/design
• The University of Melbourne:
  Faculty of Arts School of Culture & Communication – www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au
  Faculty of Music – www.music.unimelb.edu.au
  Victorian College of the Arts – www.vca.unimelb.edu.au
  

• Victoria University:
  School of Communication, Culture and Languages – www.vu.edu.au/Faculties_and_TAFE/Arts_Education_and_Human_Development/Schools/Communication_Culture_and_Languages
  School of Human Movement, Recreation and Performance – www.staff.vu.edu.au/hmrp/divisions/performance_division.htm
  

WA

• Curtin University of Technology:
  Department of Art – www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/art.cfm
  Department of Communication & Cultural Studies – http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/communication_and_cultural_studies.cfm
  Department of Design – http://info.design.curtin.edu.au
  Department of Media & Information – www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/media_and_information.cfm
  

• Edith Cowan University (ECU):
  School of Communications and Arts – www.sca.ecu.edu.au
   Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) – www.waapa.ecu.edu.au
  

• Murdoch University – www.mcc.murdoch.edu.au
• The University of Western Australia (UWA):
  Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts (Fine Arts) – www.admissions.uwa.edu.au/undergrad/courses/fine_arts
  School of Music – www.music.uwa.edu.au
  

TAFE

• ACT – www.cit.act.edu.au
• NSW – www.tafensw.edu.au
• NT – www.cdu.edu.au/study/vte.html and www.schools.nt.edu.au/cssc
• QLD – www.tafe.qld.gov.au
• SA – www.tafe.sa.edu.au
• TAS – www.tafe.tas.edu.au
• VIC – www.otte.vic.gov.au/vet.asp
• WA – www.tafe.wa.edu.au

Private colleges

• National:

            JMCAcademy – www.jmcacademy.edu.au

• NSW:

            Actors Centre Australia – www.actorscentre.com.au
            Actors College of Theatre & Television (ACTT) – www.actt.edu.au
            Australian Institute of Music – www.aim.edu.au
            On Camera Studio – www.oncamera.net.au
            Wesley Institute – www.wesleyinstitute.edu.au/wi

• QLD:

            J-School – www.jschool.com.au

• VIC:

            The Australian Film & Television Academy (TAFTA) – www.tafta.com.au
            The Institute for Design, Entertainment and the Arts (iDEA) –
             www.ideaonline.com.au

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