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Slide show introductions and content for a panel discussion at Barcamp Cork featuring Mairan Murray, John Henry Donovan, Fiona Dixon, DonoghMacCarthy-Morrogh and Sabrina Dent.
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Moderator: Sabrina DentSabrinaDent.com
Mairan Murray
Development Producer,
Waddell Media
1. Previous career, if any:
2. Number of years in new media:
3. Professional training, if any:
4. Tools used daily:
5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:
Day Producer TV3, Senior Content Producer BBC
Eight years
MSc in Multi-Media Systems, Trinity College Dublin
Pen and paper Final Cut Pro or Avid Photoshop BaseCamp
75% learned on the job, 25% through education or training
John Henry Donovan
Head of New Media,H+A Group
1. Previous career, if any:
2. Number of years in new media:
3. Professional training, if any:
4. Tools used daily:
5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:
Industrial Designer, Artist, Picture Framer, Chef and Barman
Eight years
Video tutorials available on the web
Photoshop Flash Dreamweaver After Effects Modo Illustrator
90% self-taught
Fiona Dixon
Web Designerand Developer,
Digital Crew
1. Previous career, if any:
2. Number of years in new media:
3. Professional training, if any:
4. Tools used daily:
5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:
Receptionist/Administrator
One and a half years
FAS course - eCommerce & Web Design
Photoshop Dreamweaver Firefox web developer tools
50/50
DonoghMacCarthy-
MorroghTV and Web Video
Director,StormVids
1. Previous career, if any:
2. Number of years in new media:
3. Professional training, if any:
4. Tools used daily:
5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:
Graphic Designer
Seven years
BBC Health and Safety Training, BBC Camera
Pen and paper Safari Final Cut Pro After Effects Photoshop Excel Final Draft
75% self-taught and experience
Sabrina Dent
Chief Pixel Pusher,SabrinaDent.com
1. Previous career, if any:
2. Number of years in new media:
3. Professional training, if any:
4. Tools used daily:
5. Percentage of daily skills self-taught vs. training:
Teaching, non-profit development, agony aunt
Twelve
None
PaintShop Pro version 6 Photoshop Illustrator JEdit
75% looking stuff up, 25% asking questions
So... What is it you do, exactly?
(In sixty seconds or less.)
And... How did you get your first job?
(And how long did it take?)
Now... Questions from the audience.
(That means you in the back row there.)
Mairan Murray
Development Producer,
Waddell Media Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?
"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are anygood, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."
Howard Aiken
John Henry Donovan
Head of New Media,H+A Group Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job
market?New Media trends change rapidly over a very short time. Keep on top of it all by exploring and acquiring new skills.
New Media is all about balance and knowing just enough about everything.
Fiona Dixon
Web Designerand Developer,
Digital Crew Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?
Have a good portfolio of you work, even if they're only sample projects.
DonoghMacCarthy-
MorroghTV and Web Video
Director,StormVids
Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?
Develop an eye-catching portfolio, work for free if necessary to build this up. Smell nice...
Sabrina Dent
Chief Pixel Pusher,SabrinaDent.com
Finally... Advice for those entering the new media job market?
A classroom is a box. Think outside the box.