SMPTE is proud to bring to the exhibition floor, in conjunction with the Media Mentorship for Women (MMW) program (WIFT NSW), some of the best resources in our industry, covering aspects of developing your career in the highly competitive media industry. With advice on everything from writing a killer resume to interview techniques and researching the perfect job, Career Corner will have the answers you need.
- Connect with people at the front line who can help to get your foot in the door.
- Refine your skills or get the latest information on what's on offer in the job market.
- Get advice on jobs, training and mentoring programs from Career Professionals.
- Check out the latest vacancies on the Jobs Board.
- Take part in Career Tours around the SMPTE exhibition floor to acquaint yourself with the latest trends in the industry.
Career Corner is FREE, located on the Exhibition floor and will be operating for the duration of SMPTE09.
Free coffee courtesy Fujifilm and MMW Program. Career Corner is located on the Exhibition floor and will be operating for the duration of SMPTE09.
Career Corner exhibitors include - J-Curve | Screen Hub | AFTRS | Broadcast Jobz | Film & Television, Northern Sydney Institute | JMC Academy | Metro Screen |
MMW program | MITC | TTOC | Entertainment Personnel
Media Industry Technologist Certification is a national not-for-profit initiative created and sponsored by industry, for industry. MITC provides you with a certification to Show What You Know (tm), as recognised by the industry. MITC has created a skill development roadmap, is driving educators to create targeted formal training programs for media technologists, and most importantly MITC provides a process for positioning new talent on a growth path with ongoing professional development. MITC is about restoring the learning culture that underpins your career.
You can get your MITC TV Technology during SMPTE09 by taking advantage of a special show offer. See us at Career Corner or at the SMPTE stand.
It's purpose is to help solve the chronic shortage of skilled technical operators in the television industry and to maintain Australia's reputation as world leaders in producing live broadcasts and entertainment.
This project is jointly funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and television industry partners. The College offers the only accredited advanced training course within the Industry. With links to Universities and TAFE Colleges, the TTOC provides high-quality technical training for a range of specialised roles including technical managers, camera operators, audio and communications technicians and broadcast engineers.
Based at Homebush in Sydney, NSW, the College also aims to assist more than 1,800 freelance technical operators by providing them with ongoing skills development courses and comprehensive training in new digital technologies.
Courses for the creative. Do you have a story in you, but are unsure how to bring it to life?
AFTRS,Australia’s national screen arts and broadcast school, has a number of courses on offer in 2010, perfect for aspiring screen arts and broadcast practitioners who are ready to specialise and take on a new challenge.
AFTRS part time Graduate Certificate courses are ideal for those who want to take their skills to the next level and are working yet able to take on part-time study. Graduate Certificate courses on offer in 2010 include: Graduate Certificate Camera Assistant, Graduate Certificate Editing Drama, Graduate Certificate Screen Music and Graduate Certificate Sound.
For those with a proven track record and keen to take the next step career wise AFTRS full time options for 2010 include: Graduate Diploma Cinematography, Graduate Diploma Editing, Graduate Diploma Screen Music and Graduate Diploma Sound
For those just starting out in the film industry and able to commit to a year of intensely practical training, AFTRS is also now offering a Foundation Diploma - dynamic and hands on this course allows for exploration of individual strengths and interests in a collaborative context. Created especially for those with creative potential this course provides opportunities to learn about and understand the specialisations that make up all production activities.
For more information on all of the opportunities on offer for 2010 visit www.makeit.aftrs.edu.au.
works with screen makers and their projects in NSW and assists more than 140 projects annually.
JOIN: Script and producer consultations, regular events promoting collaboration and career development through the Metro Screen Network and professionals on hand to answer your questions. With a range of membership benefits.
LEARN: Short courses and full time study in film, TV, portable and online in Paddington and throughout the state with the Mobile Unit.
HIRE: Range of HD camera equipment, lighting, sound, dubbing, compression, new media services, fully equipped chroma key studio, multiple editing suites, venues and crew for hire.
MAKE: Indigenous, multicultural, and first time filmmaker mentorship programs, TV productions, the PNAN Youth Arts Festival and $60,000 in Production Grants annually.
Contact: 02 9356 1818 | metro@metroscreen.org.au | www.metroscreen.org.au
Established in 1982 by John Martin Cass, the JMC Academy was originally founded in Sydney to meet the demand for qualified professionals in the entertainment technology industry. Today, the JMC Academy is Australia’s leading education and training provider for the Creative Industries.
The Creative Industries is one of the world’s fastest growing global economic sectors and the demand for skilled professionals and content creators in the fields of multimedia, animation, performance, film, television, writing and composition is reaching fever pitch. With advanced-design campuses in central Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the JMC Academy is driving the education and supply of qualified graduates through their highly accredited and world renowned courses in:
Digital Television Production/Digital Media and 3D Animation/Music and Entertainment Business Management/Audio Engineering and Sound Production, and
Popular Music Performance
All courses are available at a Diploma, Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree level, enabling students to pursue their interests and talents to the highest possible standard. An undergraduate Scholarship Programme has also been launched recently, and applications are now open for 2008 courses ensuring students a real chance at gaining higher level education in their chosen field of interest. Several of the JMC Academy’s courses also articulate into a Master Degree programme at leading Australian Universities upon successful completion of the Advanced Diploma.
The JMC Academy is dedicated to providing an unsurpassed quality of education in the Creative Industries. This dedication is practiced through an uncompromised commitment to continuously invest in facility upgrades and new technology.
Ongoing reviews of the JMC Academy’s facilities, programmes and processes by independent bodies, have earned the Academy a lengthy list of accreditations and certification. Most recently, the JMC Academy became certified as an official Digidesign Training Location making it Australia’s only education provider to offer 200 level audio courses in more than one State.
Ever mindful of the employment opportunities available for students within the multi-billion dollar global Creative Industries, the JMC Academy’s course curriculums and exclusive Integration programme are structured to reflect the diverse and interrelated networks that underpin this multi-faceted industry. The JMC Academy strives to ensure that students graduate with not only superior technical and practical ability, but with a firm understanding of the industry and strong business acumen.
The JMC Academy is dedicated to ensuring their students perform well in their chosen careers. As such, we ensure they are given unprecedented access to a network of proven training professionals and to state-of-the-art technology and equipment. Many of our trainers are still involved in the industry ensuring students access to timely and relevant information, and a stream of quality industry contacts.
Screen Hub is the online daily newspaper for professionals working in the Australian film and television industries.
• Entertainment Personnel have been recruiting professional people to work in the business end of the entertainment industry since 1999.
• By business end, we mean if you want someone to create, administrate, finance, manage, publicise, promote, composite, design, edit, distribute, market, sell, produce, schedule, program (to name a few) we find you those people. …and that’s what we do.
Our expertise spans across film, television / broadcast, music, theatre and the arts
• Now in our tenth year
• We've placed 1000’s of people from seasoned industry specialists through to those just starting out, into their dream job.
• Our client base is broad and includes many well known, high-profile companies and professional bodies, as well as the smaller independents thereby offering our candidate’s choice in their next career move.
•The team at Entertainment Personnel is small enough to offer focused, individualised attention; yet large enough to be chosen by major global brands for our unparalleled industry expertise.
•Our reputation and repeat business is based purely on our ability to source and place well-suited candidates into roles they stay in.
We believe that our clients and candidates are as valuable as each other. Without investing time and energy into finding exceptional candidates, we wouldn’t be able to attract and retain our important client base. So whether you’re reading this site because you’re looking for a new employee or because you’re looking for work, welcome, we’re glad you’ve found us.
Patricia Powell-Hughes
Affectionately known as PPH, she decided from an early age she’d be really successful, she just didn’t know what as? She tried everything from working at McDonalds to studying acting. For a week she was a secretary, a graphic artist, a shop assistant, a cleaner…a chicken gram…but nothing stuck. She eventually stumbled into the world of travel. Success came naturally here and she worked her way up through the travel game, and eventually ended up teaching and running a travel business college, moving into career advice.
After having her first child she saw the opportunity to join Australia’s leading travel and logistics company Show Group. She rose through the ranks extremely quickly and ended up as National Commercial Manager for Showtravel / Showfilm, negotiating logistical nightmares on massive tours & productions, which lead her to establishing Showfilm’s international business. Here she oversaw the top projects including local and offshore feature films, plus massive tours such as Madonna and the Rolling Stones to industry events such as SPAA, the Movie Convention, the AFI’s and the ARIA’s.
After eight years she needed change. With international partner NATPE she created the first ever Australian film and TV careers expos held at Fox Studios. This exciting and inspiring tenure cemented her position as the industry expert in entertainment careers & employment. The concept of Entertainment Personnel was developed shortly after and has been a force ever since.
Leanne Bushby
Leanne speaks all manner of industry lingo, has a multitude of contacts and an abundance of knowledge. She spent many years working in television and has worked for companies such as the ABC, The Grundy Organisation (now Fremantle Media), several independent production companies, as well as working on co-productions with the BBC & Southern Star.
After deciding she needed a break from production, she re-trained and started working for the publishers of Encore Magazine. There she handled the sales and marketing for their film & broadcast trade titles and travelled worldwide to industry events,racking up frequent flyer points, countless contacts and an even broader knowledge of the film & TV industry.
In 2000 she returned home from living abroad to find the perfect role managing the sales and marketing for Entertainment Personnel, before retraining as a consultant which she has been doing ever since.
Leanne is a hard one to unnerve and her industry-wide reputation for calmness in an otherwise frenzied environment makes her the right person for the demanding world of recruiting in this fast-paced business. She has handled the recruitment for many high-profile entertainment companies and successfully placed hundred of people into their dream role, both here and abroad.
Her eye for detail, her love of photography, her talent for comical photo retouching and her ability to always be “going to” learn Italian, French, piano, painting, more computer programs etc etc etc…are assets that we love.