Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for a career and getting your foot in the door. Each profession article describes primary and secondary goals and duties, discusses salary ranges and typical fringe benefits and looks at typical work conditions and surroundings associated with the job. In addition the guides also offers suggestions on how to gain experience and knowledge about—or even test drive—a career before making a commitment and summarizes the personal traits and skills and professional experience needed to get started and succeed.

Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition covers more than 80 jobs, including:

  • Actors
  • Animators
  • Artists
  • Audio Recording Engineers
  • Bloggers
  • Book Editors
  • Cartoonists
  • Choreographers
  • Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
  • Circus Performers
  • Clowns
  • Columnists
  • Comedians
  • Comic Book Writers
  • Computer and Video Game Designers
  • Copy Editors
  • Copywriters
  • Dancers
  • Disc Jockeys
  • Editors
  • Fashion Writers and Editors
  • Film and Television Directors
  • Food Writers and Editors
  • Foreign Correspondents
  • Graphic Designers
  • Illustrators
  • Literary Agents
  • Magazine Editors
  • Magicians
  • Makeup Artists
  • Music Agents and Scouts
  • Music Conductors and Directors
  • Musicians
  • Music Journalists
  • Music Producers
  • Music Video Directors and Producers
  • News Anchors
  • Newspaper Editors
  • Online Journalists
  • Photo Editors
  • Photographers
  • Photojournalists
  • Podcasters
  • Pop/Rock Musicians
  • Production Assistants
  • Production Designers and Art Directors
  • Radio Producers
  • Reporters
  • Science and Medical Writers
  • Screenwriters
  • Singers
  • Social Media Workers
  • Songwriters
  • Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
  • Sportswriters
  • Stage Production Workers
  • Stunt Performers
  • Talent Agents and Scouts
  • Video Game Producers
  • Writers
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