39 www.preston.ac.uk “ ALUMNI PROFILE ” MATTHEW STUDIED Level 3 Media (Film & Photography) DESTINATION Studying Film & TV production at LMA After trying a similar course at a different college, Matthew decided to switch to Preston College and develop his practical skills to prepare him for a hands-on industry. Since joining Matthew has completed work experience projects and won an award at our internal ‘Oscars’ event. I aspire to be a film director and I feel that I’m on the right track. This course and my degree are giving me the opportunity to meet my goals. I have gained commercial experience by creating social media posts for Level in Preston, this was an employer led project, that has helped me to become a freelancer alongside my studies. WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL Successful websites combine great design with functionality to make the user experience as smooth as possible. Web Designers and Development Professionals play a critical role in creating, maintaining and improving websites. A web designer will plan, create and code web pages to an organisation’s requirements to ensure their websites look great on all devices (desktop, mobile and tablet) and function properly ensuring customer satisfaction. To be successful in these roles you will need problem solving skills and creativity to develop solutions to improve website functionality and user experience. Web developers and designers are typically educated to degree level, so you should consider additional study after college. The T-Level in Digital, Production, Design and Development allows progression to university level study and is worth up to 168 UCAS points – that’s the same as three A-Levels at A*. £34,254 AVERAGE SALARY 53,327 UK JOBS IN 2022 1,142 JOBS IN PRESTON CAREER SPOTLIGHT MEDIA & IT
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