Looking for a job after college can be very difficult, even in a broad field like electronic media. Writing for electronic media takes experience and practice. You may not feel like you have enough experience or that you don't know what your looking for. Knowing what is out there is important and helpful so here is some information about it.
Fields of employment:
- Playwriting
- Commercials
- News
- Corporate Media
- The internet
Playwriting is very difficult to break into. Keep a few things in mind and it WILL be easier.
- Study every character on the series you want to write for.
- Obtain a script online from www.twiztv.com
- Find out what demographic is watching the show, write for them
- Make sure to "fit" your script to the format used by the creater.
- Find a reliable agent to help you sell your script. It is no use to do this yourself.
Commercials
One of the greatest opportunities of writing. Knowing how to sell items for a company to a target audience is helpful. Artistic approach needed, with the ability to adapt for video. Diversity in thinking and able to work with others and accept criticism is a must. A lot of money can be had if you can be creative and are good at selling your work.
NEWS
Localized jobs are available for newspapers, local stations, and magazines. For some a journalism degree is needed. For others skills with techniques in electronic media technologies are preferred. Liberal education is recommended.
Other behavioral attitudes news writers should have.
- Ability to transfer print news to radio or broadcast.
- Knowledge of legal aspects related to media
- Know how the station operates
- Appreciation of responsibility to public
- Ability to work under pressure
- Be able to read news with acceptable voice quality.
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