The week commencing 7th October we will be joined by our local digital employers to give you and your pupils an insight into different digital careers. We have an action packed week full of webinars for you and your students to sign up too. From experts in cyber security to animation specialists, your students can find out more about a career that may interest them. Our experts will be showcasing a typical day, how you can achieve a career within their industry, ways in which they use or anticipate they will use AI and will be answering your questions. Below you can find a timetable of sessions for the week, more information about each employer and links to book onto the available sessions.
Ocean City Media is a communications agency based in Plymouth. They use documentary-style video content to inspire audiences to think differently, using authentic human stories to bring client messaging to life. In the following video you can find out about Milly, a videographer apprentice at Ocean City Media https://youtu.be/pVOYQuSIqHY?si=I6_nGNnbDszxRE3y. Book a session with them using the digital marketing, animation and games design link below.
Bigwave Marketing are a creative growth agency based in Exeter and Torquay. They offer marketing, design and digital marketing services for a range of companies. In the following video you can find out about Flo, a senior content manager at Bigwave Marketing https://youtu.be/IrAlqoSm_94?si=1W8Rp-BrETIc3mr4. You can also find out about Gaia, a content executive at Bigwave Marketing https://youtu.be/B7R5px9i4M4?si=tqq_sqro5CL6gcUF. Book a session with them using the digital marketing, animation and games design link below.
Pushed are an animation company based in Plymouth. Their small team design and create animations to transform client concepts into a message. In the following video you can watch a short animation created by Pushed to explain what an animator does https://youtu.be/VCG5caLA4dg?si=7WZYvB0FQTOKTMHM. Book a session with them using the digital marketing, animation and games design link below.
Cosmic are a social enterprise company based in Honiton. Their team specialises in website development, IT support, digital consultancy and more. You can find out more about their work here: Website Design, Tech Support, Digital Skills Training and Consultancy | Cosmic. Book a session with them using the digital marketing, animation and games design link below.
Luminous are a special effects company based in Exeter. Their company offers innovative design for reinventing physical elements including water, flame, air, aroma and atmospherics to be used in productions and events. You can find out more about their work here: https://www.luminous-showtech.com/. Book a session with them using the digital marketing, animation and games design link below.
Lineal are an IT software company based in Barnstaple. Their team offer businesses advise and expertise in overcoming IT challenges and helping find solutions. In the following video you can find out about Alex, a technical support engineer and Harry an apprentice technical engineer who both work at Lineal https://youtu.be/E4PgEkd7i5Q?si=NQPuoD-3Hlhjok80. Book a session with them using the cyber security link below.
The Met Office is the UK’s national meteorological service, combining weather and climate science and data with expert insights, to help government, businesses, emergency responders and the public to make informed decisions, enabling people to stay safe and thrive. This involves collecting and making sense of massive amounts of data every day, using cutting-edge technology to deliver it to the hands of the people who need it, when it matters. You can read more about their work in data science and artificial intelligence here: Met Office Data Science Framework – Met Office. Book a session with them using the data science link below.
FabLab Devon are based in Exeter Library and offer digital design workshops including lazer cutting, 3D printing and design, vinyl cutting and dye sublimation. Their team have been supporting the RDE at KS3 programme offering a variety of workshops to schools.
The CyberFirst Programme is overseen and delivered as part of the work of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). CyberFirst (CF) is designed to identify and nurture a diverse range of talented young people into a cyber security career. Details of how CyberFirst operate can be found at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/overview including a host of cyber challenges and other resources. A speaker representing CyberFirst’s South-West Region consortium will present further information about the CF Programme, and illustrate some of the careers that are evolving within the world of UK cyber. There will also be some linkage to developments in the key area of Artificial Intelligence. Book a session with CyberFirst using the Cyber Security link below.
