Graduate Careers Australia

Media & the Arts

Careers in Media and 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 Press Council – www.presscouncil.org.au
• IBISWorld – www.ibisworld.com.au/industry >>Cultural and Recreational Services
• Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry – www.plunkettresearch.com/Industries/EntertainmentMedia/tabid/199/Default.aspx
• Screen Australia – www.screenaustralia.gov.au

FURTHER INFORMATION

Professional Associations and Support Organisations

• Ausdance – www.ausdance.org.au
• Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) – www.abaf.org.au
• Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) – www.cinematographer.org.au
• Australian Directors Guild (ADG) – www.adg.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

• ACT Writers Centre – www.actwriters.org.au
• Australia Council for the Arts – www.australiacouncil.gov.au
• Express Media – www.expressmedia.org.au
• Queensland Writers Centre – www.qwc.asn.au
• Screen Australia – www.screenaustralia.gov.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

• Australian Catholic University – www.acu.edu.au/acu_national/faculties/arts_and_sciences/courses

ACT

• The Australian National University – http://arts.anu.edu.au or www.anu.edu.au/newmedia
• University of Canberra – www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/comm-international or www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/design-creative

NSW

• Australian Film Television and Radio School – www.aftrs.edu.au
• Charles Sturt University – www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/commun or www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/vpa
• Macquarie University – www.media.mq.edu.au or www.mq.edu.au/BCA
• Southern Cross University – www.scu.edu.au/schools/sass
• The University of Newcastle – www.newcastle.edu.au/school/drama-fine-art-music-conservatorium or www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/areas/fmcs.html
• The University of Sydney – www.arts.usyd.edu.au/school/slam
• University of New England – www.une.edu.au/arts
• University of New South Wales – http://empa.arts.unsw.edu.au , www.cofa.unsw.edu.au or www.nida.edu.au
• University of Technology, Sydney – www.dab.uts.edu.au/design or www.hss.uts.edu.au
• University of Western Sydney – www.uws.edu.au/communication_arts/sca or www.uws.edu.au/humanities_languages/shl
• University of Wollongong – www.uow.edu.au/crearts or www.uow.edu.au/arts/ssmac

NT

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

QLD

• Bond University – www.bond.edu.au/about/faculties/hss/communication-media
• CQUniversity – http://fahe.cqu.edu.au or www.cqu.edu.au/cqcm
• Griffith University – www.griffith.edu.au/visual-creative-arts
• James Cook University – www.jcu.edu.au/flbca/public/soca or www.jcu.edu.au/sass/humanities
• Queensland University of Technology – www.creativeindustries.qut.com
• The University of Queensland – www.uq.edu.au/emsah or www.uq.edu.au/journ-comm
• University of Southern Queensland – www.usq.edu.au/arts
• University of the Sunshine Coast – www.usc.edu.au/University/AcademicFaculties/ArtsSocialSciences/Communication

SA

• Flinders University – http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/humanities
• The University of Adelaide – www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/media_studies or www.music.adelaide.edu.au
• University of South Australia – www.unisa.edu.au/eas/schools

TAS

• University of Tasmania – http://www.utas.edu.au/arts/schools.html

VIC

• Deakin University – www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/scca
• La Trobe University – www.latrobe.edu.au/cace or www.latrobe.edu.au/visualarts
• Monash University – www.artdes.monash.edu.au or www.arts.monash.edu.au/about/schools-centres.php
• RMIT University – www.rmit.edu.au/DSC
• Swinburne University – www.hed.swinburne.edu.au/design
• The University of Melbourne – www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au , www.music.unimelb.edu.au or www.vca.unimelb.edu.au
• Victoria University – www.vu.edu.au/Faculties_and_TAFE/Arts_Education_and_Human_Development/Schools/Communication_Culture_and_Languages

WA

• Curtin University of Technology – www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/faculties.cfm
• Edith Cowan University – www.sca.ecu.edu.au or www.waapa.ecu.edu.au
• Murdoch University – www.mcc.murdoch.edu.au or www.ssh.murdoch.edu.au
• The University of Western Australia – www.alva.uwa.edu.au/courses/undergrad or www.arts.uwa.edu.au

TAFE

• ACT – www.cit.act.edu.au/future/career_explorer
• NSW – www.tafensw.edu.au/students/support/counselling.htm
• NT – www.cdu.edu.au/cduvet/study-area/aesr.html  or www.schools.nt.edu.au/cssc/subject.php
• QLD – www.tafe.qld.gov.au/courses/study_areas/arts_fash_ent.html
• SA – www.tafe.sa.edu.au/Careers/ArtsDesignFashionMultimedia/tabid/642/Default.aspx
• TAS – www.tafe.tas.edu.au/courses
• VIC – www.skills.vic.gov.au/tafe_students
• WA – www.tafe.wa.edu.au/Careers/Pages/Careerservicesjobsinfo.aspx

Private colleges

National

• JMC Academy – 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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