A community-first approach to growing digital skills in Stoke-on-Trent
Explore the digital workplace
Explore the digital workplace
It doesn’t matter how old you are; deciding on the career you want to pursue can be an overwhelming prospect. This one decision can have a dramatic impact on your life, so it’s important to be aware of all your options.
Framescape was created to provide people of all ages – but especially young people in Stoke-on-Trent – with the information they need to choose a career that suits them. Given how drastically the jobs market has changed over the past decade (and how it’s likely to evolve over the next decade), our goal is to highlight the jobs, skills and careers that you may not have considered.
What many people don’t realise is that Stoke-on-Trent has established itself as a national hotspot for digital skills. Our city is home to a thriving community of companies that harnessing local talent to spearhead cutting-edge innovation across a broad range of related fields.
From animation and VFX to cybersecurity and everything in between, Framescape is working to deliver hands-on introductions that enable the next generation of digital professionals to begin their career journeys. In doing so, we hope to signpost much-needed talent to emerging businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and beyond.
WHAT PATH WILL YOU TAKE IN LIFE?
If you’re considering a career in digital skills, here are just a few of the options that you might want to explore
ANIMATION
Animators use a range of methods and computer programmes to create moving images for mediums such as film, television and video games.
MARKETING
Marketing is all about developing campaigns that help businesses and organisations increase brand awareness and consumer interest. This is typically achieved through a company's website, social media pages and external advertising through the creation of blog posts, multimedia content and promotions.
DIGITAL ART
Digital artists range from designing images for various media like videos and computer games. You can find digital artists work with film production, advertising, video game, and software design companies to name a few. You can specialize in a niche such as game design, web design, multimedia, or animation. Whichever area you choose to work in, creativity is a top focus.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual effects, also known as VFX, is about creating digitally generated imagery, which can be integrated with a range of live-action footage. Traditionally used in feature films and television, VFX is becoming increasingly common in online and console gaming.
SOFTWARE DESIGN
Software developers conceive of, design and build computer programmes. Some develop new applications for mobile or desktop use, while others build underlying operating systems. However their products are implemented, software developers identify user needs, build programmes, test new versions and continually make improvements to the tools they make.
FILMMAKING
Cinematographers, producers, editors, screenwriters, directors, videographers and the myriad of other film professionals work in a creative and adventurous field. The industry is so dynamic, people with diverse interests and passions can find positions matched to their skills and future goals.
GAMES
Video games require an array of skills during development, including coding, graphic design, animation, story creation and more. It usually takes dozens if not hundreds or thousands of people to create fun games that appeal to large audiences.
CYBERSECURITY
Cyber security careers are complex and many roles can be found with banks, retailers and government organizations. On the job, you can expect to safeguard an organization's files and network, install firewalls, create security plans and monitor activity.
CODING
Coders have been compared to the construction professionals of the 21st century (although construction professionals are still extremely important). In today’s digital world, everything from our phones and cars to our banks and hospitals rely on computer code. As a result, coding, also known as programming, is becoming core skill for many careers.