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Career Fact Sheets

If you are interested in a career in a particular industry, click on one of the industry links below. There you will find fact sheets for a variety of careers that include information about tasks you may perform in that career, training options, what training may involve, where you can do your training and links to other useful websites.

Entertainment

Front of House/Box Office Worker
Set Builder
Sound Technician
Stage Manager
Theatre Technician

Theatrical design
This video takes a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in set design and construction for a theatrical performance.

Building the Big Day Out
Matt Doherty has one of the best jobs in the world: he gets to work on some of the biggest festivals and concerts in Australia, as a Production Manager.

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Screen and Media

Animator
Art and Construction Assistant
Assistant Broadcast Technologist
Camera Operator
Costume Designer
Editor
Floor Manager
Games Designer / Developer
Information Architect
Lighting Designer
Make-up and Hair Assistant
Producer / Director / Screen Writer
Production Manager
Radio Producer / Presenter
Television Production Assistant
Web Designer

A life in film
Ian Levers is in an endangered tradie, although, some might be surprised that his trade is in fact Photography. Or, rather, the printing of his photos.

A dream job in animation
SkillsOne meets Paul Braddock, an Digital Artist and animator with Animal Logic.

The effects master
Paul Trefry - founder of Creature NFX Workshop in Sydney - has been making special-effects creatures for the film and TV industry for years.

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Information and Communications Technology 

Database Designer/Developer
IT Network Specialist
Software Developer
Website Developer

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Museum and Library/Information Services

The Page Master
SkillsOne chats to David Newbold, and learns about the ancient art of book binding.

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Music

Artist Manager
Musician
Promoter

SkillsOne presents musos
SkillsOne takes a look at the people making the Australian music industry tick and tock!

A music industry icon
Here we chat to Studios 301’s music engineers, Tim Carr and Mike Morgan, about their passion for music, how they became highly skilled music engineers and what it’s like to work in one of Australia’s most highly respected studios.

The beat of your own drum
A quarter-life crisis sees one man in pursuit of happiness. He finds his passion in the rhythm of the drum!

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Printing and Graphic Arts

Multimedia Graphic Designer

Printing is not just black and white
Imagine a world without print! From the Gutenburg Printing Press to today's newspapers, books and products - printing has revolutionised civilisation and information.

Sign-a-Rama
SkillsOne chats to Laura Rigby, a graphic designer who recently completed a TAFE course in Graphic Design.

A Life in Print
Letter press printing is the original form of printing, invented at the end of the 15th century. Now, as technology has advanced in the past 40 years, it's hard to find skilled workers for this personal, artistic kind of printing - but that hasn't stopped the passion of Wayne Davis, of Artisan Press.

The Digi Print
SkillsOne meets with Tony Smith from Beaver Press to tour the facilities and discuss printing - and how changing technology has alters the way he does his printing.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunications Engineer
Telecommunications Technical Officer/Technologist
Telecommunications Technician 

Satellite star
SkillsOne chats to Bianca Nichols, a first year telecommunications trainee and her training supervisor, Scott Davidson, as she installs a satellite dish for subscription TV.

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Visual Arts, Crafts and Design 

Artist
Craftsperson
Gallery Assistant
Junior Graphic Design Artist
Photoimaging/Photographer's Assistant

Zoe Macdonell
Zoe talks about her work as an artist and textile designer, where she's drawn her inspiration from, and how she works as an artist.

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