Mass Communication is one of the most challenging and growing fields in India. If you pay a close attention to the things that are happening around you, then you would find that technology covers a bigger space in people’s lives than ever. In this fast paced world, mass communications can provide you numerous opportunities to prove your skills in front of everyone. It’s not that easy to make a sound career in mass communication; hence, you should look for good media institutes that can teach you basics of mass-com and prepare you to take on various challenges that you come across in the future.
There are a few prominent institutes that offer various courses under the niche of mass communication & journalism, so you can take admission in such courses and polish your professional and soft skills. Mass-com is a huge field; a lot of things starting from writing to camera handling, video capturing, lights & sound effects and efficient production are there that you can learn and make a positive impact in the industry. If someone pay attention to the media industry closely, he/she can understand that a lot of opportunities and challenging jobs ahead for deserving candidates. You can either pursue your career in any media firm, production house, news channel, magazine and newspaper, or you can try to set-up your business and make an eventful impact in society. Here are a few options that you can pursue if you want to set up business or make it a profession after completing your degree or diploma in mass communication-
Freelance Writer/ Journalist: If you love playing with words and have an interest in pursuing a career of your choice that can offer you extensive learning opportunities, freedom to work and to live your dream, then it can be an ideal option for you. Freelance writers and journalists have a lot of opportunities in today’s time where media industry has become very broad and open. Initially, you may have to struggle, but once you spend some time in this industry and create a good portfolio for yourself, then things will become very easy. Learning opportunities as a freelance writer and journalist are immense. Don’t worry about the perks as you will get more financial and nonfinancial rewards than you can think of, provided you put your heart and soul in the work.
Production house: If you have a gut feeling that you can manage everything from thinking an idea to execute it, then you can open your production house. You should be good at camera handling, writing, shooting, conceptualizing and analyzing. There are immense opportunities for a production house in a world surrounded by web of social media.
Freelance Photo Journalist: Do you love clicking photos and travelling different places? If yes, then you can also pursue a career as a freelance photojournalist. You can visit different places, interview different people, write crispy and eye-catching content and tell a story that people have never heard about in the past. You can post your stories on various social media platforms initially, and once people start liking your concept, then you can start a website and make it larger.
Blogging: If you have an eye for detail and love educating people on any given topic, product, service or anything else that take place around you, then you can start your blog. Once you spend a year or two doing hard work, then money will start flowing in from everywhere.
Vo Artist: IF you have good sense of humor with attractive voice, then you can try your hands in voice over as well. A lot of media houses, production houses, advertising agencies and voice over studios have both freelancing and full-time opportunities that you can explore.
So these are quite a few opportunities that you can explore after mass-communication. In today’s fast changing and competitive world, you may have to work hard while entering into mass-com sector, but after getting experience you can have numerous opportunities without any hassle.
December 5, 2014 at 7:17 am | Permalink
AFTER MASS COMM IHAVE TO GO JOB. MUJHE NAHI PTA THA KI AAJ KE TIME PE MAIN MASS COMM KARUNGA . JO GOD KARTA HAI ACHHE KE LIYE KARTA HAI.
November 26, 2014 at 7:55 am | Permalink
mass com has very broad stream in this world and i like this stream and i thanks to my parents to go in this stream