Film and Television graduates are well placed to enter a wide range of employment sectors not directly related to their degree, particularly those that can utilise the broad range of communication skills that are developed through their course of study.

Data obtained from

• Single and joint honours Film and Television courses (BA and MArts)
• Graduates from the UK 

Responses were received from 16 UK graduates from 2019/20; this is a response rate of 45.7%

Destinations

Most important activity	Percentage of graduates
Paid work for an employer	37.5%
Self-employment/freelancing	18.8%
Running my own business	0%
Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio	0%
Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer	6.3%
Engaged in a course of study, training or research	12.5%
Taking time out to travel	0%
Caring for someone	0%
Retired	0%
Unemployed and looking for work	18.8%
Doing something else	6.3%

Sector information

Film and Television graduates tend to find employment in areas directly related to their degree. These include film production, acting, the theatre and media related activities. As a result of the skills they develop during their course, Film and Television graduates are also able to apply for another 70% of vacancies that are open to graduates of any degree discipline. The potential employment areas are very wide.

Employment sector	Number of graduates
Motion picture, video and television programme production activities	2
News agency activities	2
Support activities to performing arts	1
Other sectors (3 sectors)	3

Examples of occupations

• Film Production Assistant 
• Production Assistant
• Shop Assistant