Job Roles (U24: P4, M2, D2)

LO2 (Unit 24): Understand the behaviours, skills and attributes necessary within the advertising industry
P4 (Unit 24): Explain the behaviours and attributes required for a specific job role


This was completed as a group task with myself Saul and Jack 

 Behaviours and Attributes of a Video Editor 

Professional attributes for a photographer include: 

Creativity - A good video editor should be able to have a wide mindset of things that they can do which can impact the editing process of the videos that are being done. By having a creative mindset you are also showing your employers how open you are to a wide variety of option to be completed as well as are able to adapt to lots of different styles of editing. By having the ability to be creative, you are overall able as an editor able to apply a wide range of different options compared to what you would if you were stuck on one mindset.

Pro active - Following on from being efficient, Video editors most of the time will try to work independently so there isnt too many cogs in the equation. This means that they need to be able to simply work around what they are given without being ordered what to do by their bosses or the companies to speed up the process and instead need to be able to manage themselves.    

Strong sense of communication - This is required for a Video Editor when they are going through the editing process on a piece of media. They need to be able to clearly communicate with the people who sent the work and what they want done to it in order to be able to fully fulfil their job role and be able to create a good media piece. They also might need good communication to work with coworkers on a piece of media work that might require more than one persons help on. 

Public Understanding- A video editor needs to have a good public understanding of why people consume media and what is interesting to the audience, so that people will choose to watch their videos or look at their edited work as it appeals more directly to the audience the video editors are targetting.

 
Personal attributes for a photographer include:

Efficiency - A video editor is usually required to complete a piece of editing within a pretty short amount of time, as a result of this the editors need to be able to provide their client with the video before the due date arrives. This also means that you need to have good understanding of how to use your equipment so that you are able to have the most effeciency IE: Hotkeys to speed up the process.

Confidence is Key -  When a video editor is working on their media pieces they have been given by clients. The editors need to be confident in what they are doing and editing. This is because Editors usually have to deal with alot of pressure for their work and ensuring they achieve what the client wants. This means the Video Editors need to be able to show a strong sense of confidence and reliablility. This will mean that the Editor can focus on their work

Teamwork - Whiles being a Video Editor is mainly focused around the pressure of one indivudual having a set date on a piece of work, there are many situations where a group of Video Editors will need to be able to work together and be able to help others with their set pieces of media. This means that editors need to be able to interract well with others as well as be able to have a strong sense of community with their team. 

Technical Advantages - Individuals who work as a Video Editor must be able to fully understand and know how to use the equipment they are working with. This could include anything such as capture cards to cameras, even the tripod itself needs to be properly used. Other softwares such as Photoshop also need to be understoof and used.

M2 (U24): Explain how personal and professional attributes affect career development opportunities within the media industry

Video Editors 

 Video Editors are the individuals who are set out to be able to take a piece of media work such as a video and edit / reshape the video into something else. This could include something such as simply adding a more rapid shot sequence to create suspense or to slow down the scene to make it more relaxed. The editor should be able to identify what works best for the set scene within the piece of work they are conducting for their client. 
 

The requirements to be able to become a video editor is  to be able to have the skills to focus your attention on small things. This means that you need to be able to point out any small mistakes that the client may have not noticed before it was sent to you and therefore your job is to correct that. This ensures that the client is recieving a good quality service and the employee is doing their job. 

They will also need to be able to have a strong understanding of computers and their operating systems. This is because the majority of their job relies on them being able to properly function on their computers and use technology to be able to make changes to the clients work. Furthermore having a strong understanding of this means that the Video Editor ill be able to do their job properly.  

Typically people who are working as a Video Editor are able to have a strong level of taking criticism. This applies for anyone applying for this role. They must be able to accept criticism. This is because the client may specifically want something and what you produce needs to be exactly what they want. This means that the Employees need to be extremely calm and patient so that the work which the client wants done gets done efficiently.  

The average salary for someone interested in becoming a Video Editor is starting from £18,000 As a new editor a year. However when progressing through your career a more experienced Video Editor can earn up to £45,000

Personal skills and attributes will impact a Video Editor due to the amount of communication and technical understanding that is required to fully complete this job role.  One of the key professional attributes a Video Editor will need is the ability to show teamwork, whiles mainly editors work solo, often at times big companies will come in with projects that requires editors to work in a team. An editor must have strong communication and teamwork if they are to properly flow and get the job done, if a lack of communication and teamwork was present they would likely miss the deadline to finish the editing process. One of the key personal attributes that a Video editor would need for this role is confidence. To be able to keep up with demand, editors must have full trust and confidence in their work being up to the best standard it can be, otherwise they will never fully get the work done and this can cause customers to get impatient due to their editors becoming untrustworthy and unreliable. Something such as this can lead to their jobs being at risk due to the unreliablity and speed of the editor. Other skills and requirements that are posted in a job description will roughly be around teamwork and also focusing on ensuring your able to communicate with your teamates. 

Sound Engineer   

Sound Engineers are individuals who work on set pieces of media to be able to create unique themes and feeling towards a set scene or situation. This could include the addition of a eary loud noise in the background of a dark run down mansion which personifies the intensity of the situation and scaryness. The sound engineers should be able to identify what would be the best possible sound effects to use for the scene that is being worked on and how this would be interpreted for the audience. 








  
 













Sound engineers are individuals who should be able to identify and evaluate what best sets the scene within a clip or video. They should be able to focus and understand where soft sound effects and hard aggresive affects should be used in order for the video to fully represent what the film is trying to show. By providing this quality product you will essentially be improving your reputation as a sound engineer as well

 
Some of the personal attributes that a sound enginer will be required to have is the responsibility to take criticism formally and use it to make further improvements to the piece of work they are currently editing. Showing a calm mentallity when on a time scale further would show as a sound engineer how professional the sound engineer is at doing their job. This is also further shown in setbacks that a sound engineer may face in their work. Being able to manage and understand what went wrong and learn from their mistakes is what it truly takes to make a sound engineer. One of the professional qualities that a sound engineer must follow is the ability to show creativeness. When looking at every single clip or video, a sound engineer must be able to identify unique ways and effects that can be used or created to best target their audience. Its the sound engineers role to keep audiences interested in the scene therefore they must be able to have a wide range of ideas and creativeness at all times. A good showing of these attributes will allow for a Sound engineer to overtime gain more recognition for understanding what it takes to be the best at this role.

The average typical salary for a Sound Engineer is roughly marked at 25k Annually, however this can very easily rise to around 40k depending on how long you have been in the industry. 

Other skills that may be required of a sound engineer in a business is to be able to work with other departments to then be able to further complete their objectives as well as improve their work. 
 




(D2 U24) Explain the importance of etiquette when working in media production


Working in media production requires you to be able to show the proper etiquette with your co workers in the work place. Showing proper etiquette within the work place allows for you to be able to create a strong positive reputation for yourself and your business. This means that you are able to have better communication between yourself and employees. Good etiquette means that you are allowing yourself and your co workers the best chance at having a good way to do what they need to do, such as completing work that needs to be due soon. It also means to respect others boundaries. That means simply doing your job and not disturbing others and what their jobs are trying to do. 

Following on from this, it is really important that you recognise your position in the business. This means following the structure of the roles of the business. As a video Editor this means you must respect your co workers who may be lower down such as simply someone who hands out coffees and someone who is higher up in the business becuase they have power over you. But in turn by showing a proper etiquette you never know where it might lead you position wise. E.G Someone lower down may in the future be above you and because you showed them proper etiquette you will be in a favourable position. 

As a Video Editor, your position within the heirarchy is pretty low down, if you were to act in a neglective manner and also be horrible about your work most likely what would happen is the people in your level and above you would simply get you fired for showboating. Doing this therefore in a more fashionable and friendly manner will likely mean that if your work is good you will be rewarded, whereas if you act horribly it will mean significantly less and people who are higher up will acknowledge you much less. 

As well as this, A video Editor must be able to show respect and proper etiquette to not only the people above them. But they must also show etiquette to the clients that they are working for. This is because by showing respect towards people outside the business you are giving them a good representation of not only yourself, but of the business' brand as well. This means that the business will be happy with your positivity and friendliness and can lead to a promotion as well as hard earned respect for what you do as a Video Editor. 

The position of a Video Editor within the hierarchy of both the production process and role that enables others to do their job is extremely important, this is because a huge percentage of what a Video Editor does conjoins with the job of someone such as a script writer or sound technician. This means that in order for the production process to go as smoothly as possible the Video Editor must show a strong usage of specific traits regarding their etiquette, this means that they need to have a strong usage of time keeping in order to fulfill the job, they need to be able to have clear communication and speaking skill with their peers in order to do the production process the most efficient manner possible as well as be kind and welcoming to help others if they need it. The impact of having all of these qualities will mean that your co workers who are working on the same production as you are will likely be encouraged by your hard work to get the job done at an efficient manner and pace meaning you will be able to get the job done quickly and perfectly. To conclude the position of the Video Editor within the hierarchy is important as it has a cause and effect on employee motivation and production process.