You will examine each career option, the pros and cons, the personal traits needed for success, entry level requirements, etc. Your report will answer the following questions:
You can format your Industry Report however you wish: a mock interview with yourself as a series of Q and A, a narrative with the answers woven into the text, etc. Post as a comment to this post (click on the "comments" link below).1. The name and brief description of the career option.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
Mike Valadez
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1. I'm doing my industry report on the editorial of audio publishing. The editorial researches, writes and gathers all the information that's being used.
2. There are many pro's and con's to this industry.
The pro's are simple. When you work for this industry, you feel a good sense of pride for your work. You also have really reliable skills that can get you anywhere and almost anytime you want to transfer. And it's kind of hard to get fired making the job secure. And you also get to talk about what interests you the most and you get exposed to great content or as I like to say it, conversation starters.
The con's are obvious. You can get paid low, which in this economy, will be your downfall. And there is no promise for future distribution or a need for this industry, thus, it might collapse in no time. And with monthly, weekly, or even daily deadlines, there's lots of pressure being found.
3. This job isn't for me. It's a more verbal and visual job for me and I couldn't do it. I'm an audible person and I'm not that great when it comes to language arts and I'm not the most visually smart person out there also. Not to mention how the demand for this industry may fall. Just not an interest of mine.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
Alfredo Zuniga
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Audio Book Reader
The audio book reader is the narrator, the voice you hear when listening to an audio book.
The pros of being an audio book reader are simply reading your favorite books. For anyone who loves to read would love to be an audio book reader. It is a very competitive industry. Getting a job in the industry is just like applying for any other job. You’ll need to make a demo tape of yourself reading, though not required, having a little acting experience would be very helpful, also being able to read out loud with a variety of emotions is a good thing to do.
This wouldn’t be a good career for me. Simply because I don’t think I would have the voice for it. You need to be able to show all the emotions that you are reading since people can’t see just hear you. Another reason why is because I really don’t like reading. Is not something I do every day for fun.
Gerardo Valadez
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Industry Report #3
1. The name and brief description of the career option.
Audio Publishing:
Staff Reporter - Good Writer (who,what,when,where, why,how) Knowledge of the industry and what makes a good story.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
Pros - You make a pretty good amount of salary based on pay. You travel most of the time trying to find a good story to write about. You get to meet lot's of new people and really get to know a lot of who and what is going on.
Cons - Its a life risking job in a way because you not only have to travel a lot, but you really have to put your life's work into it. Being a staff reporter would have to be a fast paced and be on top of things with no slacking and you might even have to pay for your own travel and gas expenses if your company won't do it. You'd probably have to interview and physically be there in person because a lot of people don't like doing things over the phone.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
I would personally not do this as a career because I am not really fast at writing and good verbal knowledge in writing. Plus, its a whole life's work as being a staff reporter and there's a lot of stress involved too with less sleep as well.
1. The name and brief description of the career option.
ReplyDeletea. Audiobooks- engineer and editor of the over-all performance of the reader or client.
Pros- The growth of audio books is expanding and becoming more accessible across the globe. Clients can range from authors to filmmakers doing commentaries to pastors and teachers that are known across the globe. Job security is secured and you can work almost anywhere. Distribution has its many mediums mainly global opportunities.
b. Cons- quality is key. Getting the industry up to par with the quality of downloads to match the quality of cd’s and dvd’s. The competition is great and can be harder to get the best clients, but then again clients are going to come to wherever they can get the best quality. Deadlines and being a the mercy of the publisher and the many loop holes that may pro-long a project is crucial to the flow and reputation to the client as well as you job.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
c. Yes. Job security is a must these days and the pay is good enough to get your foot in the door. There are many avenues of opportunity that will open doors to move around and still be successful. Also this field works closely
1. The name and brief description of the career option.
ReplyDeleteAudiobook voice - job is narrate a book, do voice overs, add voices to cartoon characters
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
Pro - get paid to talk, easy work, various job openings. Job in the gaming industry, animations, radio and even commercials. Getting paid 47k plus a year. More if you join the union.
Cons - Got to have the voice, long hours to meet deadlines. For entry level plan make $15 -$20 per hour. Work is not consistent.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
This career could be fun, but you have to remember what makes you unique from all other voices going after the same opportunities. There are long hours but it's fun. There are so many open doors because of the various audiobook/voice over.industry
Chung, Erick
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Industry report week3
Working At The Broadcast
My Industry report for this week is going to be based on Broadcasting and my career choice for this report is going to be on Field Technician. I chose this because I believe the most difficult part of broadcasting is in the technological aspect of it.
Broadcasting industry are companies that transmit video and audio information to many distribution stations through locally as well as globally. This can include broadcasting via radio stations, internet, satellite and cable televisions. According to Jeff Touzeau, the author of “Careers in Audio” states that the Broadcasting market has grown due to many television stations in the last two decades. And there are over 30,000 jobs available throughout the country and expect to increase within the next five years.
The Broadcasting companies’ edge remains in technological form. Author Touzeau states that the latest equipment and technology infrastructure plays a key role in the maintaining its business even in competitive form. For example, the knowledge of DAWs, digital consoles, and various broadcast mechanisms are often used in the industry so being a field technician, you must be very familiar with it. You would basically be at a disadvantage if you do not have that knowledge and the way the broadcasting companies tend to hire you is by your capabilities with the those technologies used. The technology to broadcast to many geographical areas from a single location requires a single technician to be able to understand the technicalities to make it work proficiently.
As a field technician, you would be installing and testing equipments, mixing shows, setting up mics, sending and receiving various audio and video feeds while recording on location. You will also likely be controlling the use of voiceovers and announcements using the technologies provided. So, you must be multi-talented and the company saves money this way. The pay is between $35,000 to $50,000 a year and it depends on the company’s size and responsibility put on you. You will report to ‘broadcast engineer’ who will most likely be a senior representative of your field of work and your hours will vary depending on how long you have been with the company and also in the industry. The author states that your working hours will be ‘odd’ and ‘varied’ due to the fact that seniority plays a key role in getting the normal schedule hours. You are expected to work on Holidays and Weekends. In order to break into the field, it is a good idea to start out in a rural area at a local radio station. The author states that the non-metro area with full operational broadcasting platform tends to be the way to get your feet wet into the field. After that, it is a good idea to step towards the metro area where you can take more important roles in bigger budgeted broadcasting companies.
Basically put, you should be flexible because you have to travel for many miles and sleep fewer hours due to the multitasking involved in the field. You should have the talent to be a perfectionist because it will be your job to make sure the mics, audio and video equipments don’t fall short or is always perfectly operational. You need to be a reliable person because many people especially producers and engineers depend on your technological talent.
Overall, this is not the field for me because according to Author Touzeau, he states that if you have an itch for studio recording for music, you have to do it in your own time. He says that broadcasting and music recording on different career paths. But, being a field technician sounds interesting still. I like music and want to involve in career related to listening to music. So, I have to pass on this one.
Jose Avelar
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1. The audio book industry has grown more then ever. This career involves working hands on with authors and actors. A good understanding of literature and patience is required in order to be in this industry. The job involves recording actors, editing the work and printing it to the final product. It takes a lot of time and can be very stressful working with other peoples work.
2. There are many pros that outweigh the cons in this industry. With that said it doesn’t mean that this work is for everybody. If you are not into movies book poems or literature in general you will find yourself stressed out with a load of work to do. It requires a lot of patience since some books can take up to several days to read. This is one of the biggest cons in this industry. The salary isn’t too hefty until you become owner or head editor of the project. The up side to this is that there isn’t as much competition compare to going into the music business.
3. I think that I would be able to fulfill the job requirements, but that doesn’t mean I would like to pursue this industry. I can be pretty impatient and literature is one of my weaknesses. I would probably go to this industry to make some money for a while I do other things at the same time.