Job roles
There are far more job roles on offer in the Creative Industries than you might think – and no doubt some more familiar than others. Explore the broad and amazing range of roles out there, or quickly narrow down your search below. Each job role gives you an insight into the skills and qualifications needed, what the role involves and the best ways in.
If you're just starting out, you can also explore a list of entry-level roles and videos.
You can also head over to Hiive for a further breakdown of roles across TV Drama, Film, Fashion & Textiles, Animation, Photo Imaging, Radio, Games, VFX and Advertising and MarComms.
Please note: these are descriptions of job roles in the Creative Industries and do not relate to current job opportunities at Creative Skillset or other companies mentioned.
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© Bethany Legg
Job roleAccount Director
Leads client accounts for an advertising firm, ensuring that the client is happy and that a strong relationship is maintained with the creative team.
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© Charles Forerunner
Job roleAccount Executive
An Account Executive acts as the bridge between client and agency, ensuring the smooth running of client accounts.
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© Start-up Stock Photos
Job roleAccount Manager
An Account Manager ensures the agency is meeting a client's needs while managing the accounts team.
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© fpdress
Job roleAccounts Trainee
Accounts Trainees support the work of Production Accountants and Assistant Accountants helping to ensure accurate accounting on film productions
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"Marvel's Thor: The Dark World". Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Ph: Film Frame. © 2013 MVLFFLLC. TM & © 2013 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.
Job roleActor
Actors interpret others' words in order to bring a script to life, and to put flesh and blood on characters
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Fast Girls, courtesy of Studio Canal, 2012
Job roleADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) / Dialogue Editors
ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)/Dialogue Editors make sure that all film dialogue is in the right place, check the quality of the dialogue sound and re-record where necessary
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 22, 2011: Boys staring at a large commercial ad © claffra
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© Sephirot17
Job roleAerial Camera Assistant
Aerial Camera Assistants are highly specialised role, rigging and co-ordinating camera systems onto the aircraft
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© Leland Beaumont
Job roleAerial Camera Pilot
Aerial Camera Pilots fly the aircraft which shoots aerial sequences as well as any aircraft which appears in the film
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© frontpoint
Job roleAerial Director of Photography (DoP)
Aerial Directors of Photography take responsibility for all aerial elements of filming
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Spotlight © Skylines
Job roleAgent
Agents represent performers and creative team members working across the disciplines of film, television, radio and theatre, and find work for clients
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Anthophyllite Asbestos Scanning Electron Microscopy © Asbestos Hunter
Job roleAnalytical Textile Technologist
Analytical Textile Technologist test products and solve questions relating to textile manufacture