Creative & Digital Media
Over 45,000 people are already working in Greater Manchester’s purpose built creative and digital media hub at MediaCityUK, and with jobs in broadcasting predicted to rise by 10% over the next couple of years, there is an incredible array of employment opportunities in the region in this industry.
Maybe your dream career is in editing visual effects, or perhaps you’d love nothing more than to work as an advertising director? Whether your passion is animation or audio engineering, web design or photography, there’s a promising career for you to showcase your talents in creative and digital media.
Top Career Opportunities
Arts officers, producers and directors
Average Salary £43,700
TV, video and audio engineers
Average Salary £29,800
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
Average Salary £42,100
Graphic designers
Average Salary £26,400
| Top Job (By Salary) | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Advertising and public relations directors | £50,700 |
| Research and development managers | £46,600 |
| Arts officers, producers and directors | £43,700 |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | £42,100 |
| Public relations professionals | £41,700 |
| Programmers and software dev professionals | £39,600 |
| Authors, writers and translators | £38,800 |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | £37,200 |
| Artists | £33,100 |
| Web design and development professionals | £32,700 |
| TV, video and audio engineers | £29,800 |
| Business and related research professionals | £27,500 |
| Marketing associate professionals | £27,300 |
| Graphic designers | £26,400 |
Job Figures
There are predicted to be 2,731 new jobs with an estimated 43,121 annual openings.
Average Salaries
The current average wage for creative and digital media related occupations is £36,943 per year
Creative & Digital Media
In a subject area that covers an incredible range of topics and disciplines – from animation and photography to directing videos and designing video games – you’ll never be stuck for choice in a future career.