Job Types

Creative Media Types of Work

Define and evaluate each of the following types of work in the creative media sector:

Full-Time

People with full-time jobs have to have a minimal amount of hours set by their boss/employer; they get paid and have certain benefits that they wouldn’t get if they had a part-time job such as health care, sick leave and pension.

Full-time jobs mean you will always have money and have health care meaning you will be able to survive easier but if it’s a boring job you will lose interest quickly.

Part-Time

People with part-time jobs have less hours and less pay and often work in shifts with other part-time workers who have the same job at different times.

Part-time jobs mean you have more time to yourself but still get paid enough money to get through life but you get less and may not get health care.

Freelance

A person with a freelance job works for themselves and get to choose when they work or they get hired by people to do their job when that person hires them.

Freelancers get to decide how they work and are in charge of their own work times but they have to be good or they won’t get hired.

Temporary

Somebody with a temporary job only work at temporarily such as holiday jobs or jobs they have temporarily before finding a permanent job.

Temporary jobs can help you get some experience and get you by while you look for a better job but they pay very little.

Permanent

A permanent job is where you get paid directly from the employer and you usually have that job permanently until you quit or get fired.

Permanent jobs are good because you are near the top of the job meaning you could become a leading part of the company and you get payed loads but the job might be very boring.

Voluntary

Voluntary jobs are where you have volunteered to do the job, sometimes it’s for charity and sometimes you don’t get paid.

Voluntary work gives you experience and shows you care about others and you may end up helping or saving others but you don’t get paid or get paid very little and there is no getting higher up in the job.

Runner

Runners usually do the smaller tasks and assist others and are usually the newest person at the job until they are moved up and a new runner is hired.

As a runner you get experience and the jobs are usually easy and don’t need much experience but you get paid little or don’t get paid at all and you may not go higher in the company