Digital Project Specialist
Are you interested in digital projects? And want to learn how you can gain access to a job with ever-changing exciting assignments?
Well, read on…
Digital Project Specialist careers: What's involved
A Digital Project Specialist is generally part of a larger project team working towards a business goal.
The role of the digital project specialist is as you would imagine, the more technical side of the project. Helping with the media, IT and e-learning side of the business.
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How much money can you earn as a Digital Project Specialist?
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Salary guide for Digital Project Specialist jobs
As with all these kinds of jobs, the more experience you have, the more money you can be expected to earn.
With many variations of this job, it can be difficult to say exactly how much you can earn.
Starting out you might expect in the range of £25,000-£30,000. But these jobs can earn up to £40,000-£50,000 depending on the company and the amount of experience you hold.
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Skills you need to become a Digital Project Specialist
Being a Digital Project Specialist requires quite a few different skills, a mixture of analytical and practicable skills.
Useful skills to put in your CV:
Creativity: With this role, you could be asked to design adverts, showreels or to edit video content. All of these will require an element of creativity in order to reach a desired outcome. Thinking of fresh ideas will never be seen as a negative, so always pitch your ideas or try something new.
IT skills: Having an understanding of computers, online systems, operating systems and applications will be extremely useful in this role. We use a variety of devices to test apps on and have to fix issues for other users. So, a great knowledge of IT can prove to be an asset.
Media skills: Being able to create an advert in software such as Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator is essential in this role. And with the course creation, the ability to edit in Premiere Pro, Da Vinci Resolve or Final Cut is needed.
Website experience by using HTML, CSS, JavaScript is valuable. With WordPress knowledge also key.
Time management: You will need to be good at managing your time. With multiple projects often going on at once and deadlines always approaching, you should be able to deliver high quality work within set timeframes.
Problem solving: On most days you will need to figure out a solution to a problem. Whether that be an IT solution, website fix or suggesting a new way of marketing.
Collaboration: Teamwork is important in every team. But when working with a project team, work cannot progress without collaboration. You should be able to produce work from a brief given by senior management and then work with a team to discuss ideas and plans and ultimately piece everything together. This requires collaboration and will be an essential skill for you.
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How Do You Get These Skills?
Vocational qualifications and work experience will help you build these skills over time.
What Qualifications & Training Do You Need For Digital Project Specialist Careers?
There are three main pathways you could explore if you want to become a Digital Project Specialist: apprenticeships, university, and working your way up.
What Work Experience Do You Need For Digital Project Specialist Jobs?
A lot of projects extend over multiple platforms. So there could be different ways in which you could gain experience.
Experience working as a graphic or digital designer would be wise for project work where they may need assets created.
Experience creating or managing a website is another avenue to explore. Understanding WordPress and how to maintain a live website will be useful experience.
Social media management experience.
What Does A Digital Project Specialist Do?
You will be part of a vibrant and diverse industry that works tirelessly every day to help keep people in safe and hygienic environments! Your specific job requirements may change depending on what part of the industry you work in!
In all parts of the industry you can expect to:
Projects can be internal and external.
How To Find Digital Project Specialist Jobs: Next Steps
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