WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY By Munirba

PROS AND CONS OF FREELANCE WORKING

Freelance or someone who is a freelancer is someone who is self employed in other words work for themselves, this can mean they work for short periods therefore having to change work often. PROS – One of the main pros to being a freelancer is the freedom of being your own boss this means you work for yourself, there is no on telling you what to do. - Freelancing also pays more money - You are able to work anywhere you like, this meaning you are able to recieve many projects

to work on. CONS - Freelancing can be boring and people may not have a choice in what they like doing, this is

because they have to pick up any work they find to continue getting paid. - You have to manage yourself, being disciplined.- Most people say that freelancing has a lack of security with income and so on.

MEDIA INDUSTRY Most people say working in the media industry is very good as it includes people reflecting out and branching out. - 78% of the workforce are educated to a degree level. This marks a

significant increase on 65% in 2010 and is more than double the 32%in the wider UK working population.

- 48% have done unpaid work at some point in their career up from 43% in 2010.

- 30% of people working in the creative media industries are freelancers.