Careers

The duties include presenting and interpreting history in order to shape or build upon public knowledge of past events. Once the research is complete, the findings are presented through articles, presentations at conferences, books, reports, exhibits, and educational programmes.

A radio presenter is the introductory voice of broadcasting and also keeps the show flowing to entertain the audience.

The duties are to follow the news as it develops, manage the news diary, guide reporters and make sure that production deadlines are met.

A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public.

Writers produce creative work, including novels, children’s books, poetry and technical writing. For most parts writers focus on two kinds of writing which includes fiction and non-fiction forms of writing.

Copywriting is the act of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or group to take a particular action

The job is to set the mood of the show through a unique presentation style and interaction with the camera.

A life coach acts like a counsellor for a client, they try their utmost best to even out the situation the patient is facing. life coaches meet their clients on a regular basis to discuss their improvement and progress in meeting their goals. Your recommendations to the client should be based on realistic expectations making your work easy and offering the right solution to the client.

Educational psychologists are trained professionals who help students overcome mental, physical, emotional and social difficulties that prevent them from participating in academic and non-academic activities at school. The duties include psychological tests, theories and procedures recommending, developing and administering appropriate therapies and strategies, carrying out psychological assessments to uncover a child’s problem, writing reports, conducting research, providing training, advising and liaising with parents, teachers and other professionals and advising and making recommendations on educational policies.

The sub-editors of publications are responsible for caring for the language and grammar of all text that will be published, including online and print platforms. Articles of journalists are edited, misspelled words are corrected and sometimes parts of articles will have to be rewritten.

Translation requires the individual to accurately convey the meaning of the written words from one language to another. Translators predominantly work with business, technical, legal and scientific written materials including letters, re- ports, articles, books and many more.

A camera operator works as part of a film crew. In documentary filmmaking and news, the camera is often called on to film unfolding, unscripted events.

A political analyst is a person who analyses and forecast political and social and economic trends. The responsibility of an analyst is to ensure that he/she analyses, interprets and predicts events/issues objectively. Therefore, the duty of an analyst is to interpret the world, so that others can deduce meaning from such analysis or information.

Editorial design refers to the process of taking text and images and placing them together in such a way that they effectively communicate their message and are appealing to readers. This may be done for print or electronic forms of visual communication. Fisher chose a career in graphic design because he always wanted to do something where he can use his creative abilities.

An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games.

Press photographers take photographs to record news, current events and lifestyle stories. They aim to capture the best images which document an event, tell a story or convey a message and support the printed word. The pictures are then reproduced in newspapers, magazines and online.

An actor is a person who portrays a character in a performance, either on stage, TV or film.

Working as a Public relations officer means no two days are the same, but every day will be a challenge, some days are calm others need crisis management. As a public relations officer you act as the communication link between the different stakeholders and council and also foster and maintain goodwill relationships with the different stakeholders and media.

A research analyst is a trained professional whose vocation is making sense of complex socio-economic and political issues using the systematic gathering of verifiable evidence (data) as the basis to arrive at particular conclusions. Moreover, being a research analyst involves a great deal of reading secondary materials (such as books, journal articles, and newspapers) for the purpose of further analysis and knowledge production.

Criminologists study a variety of factors to determine why criminals commit crimes. They consider psychological and social concerns, research crimes and arrests and study the backgrounds of criminals to determine if any biological factors led them to commit their crimes. While studying the criminal, criminologists unveil past incidents that may have influenced their crime.

Videographers are responsible for recording live events and small scale video productions. Unlike cinematographers that specialise in filming movies, videographers focus on smaller productions like weddings, birthday parties, documentaries, commercials and training videos for a company. They may film movies but these are typically limited to short films.

A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design.