Careers in Creative Arts and Sports

Activity 2: Digital Time

1. Use a digital device to research careers in Creative Arts and Sports.
2. You can also use other sources like books, magazines, and newspapers to get information on career opportunities in Creative Arts and Sports.
3. Identify and make a report on the information you find on careers in Creative Arts and Sports.

Let us explore

1. There are many career opportunities in Creative Arts and Sports. Some of these are Sports Management, Sports Team Coaching, Graphic Design, Book Illustration play directing, Sports Photography, Music Training, Choreography and many more.
2. Some other careers are shown on the chart.

Activity 3

Identifying careers in Creative Arts and Sports

A group of grade nine learners were asked to research career opportunities in Creative Arts and Sports and found the following information. Study their findings written in the table below and answer the questions that follow.

Careers in Creative Arts and Sports

Talk about the information in the table.

1. Which other careers in Creative Arts and Sports can you add to the list?
2. If you had an opportunity, which career in Creative Arts and Sports would you wish to pursue?
3. Which talents and skills do you have that would make it suitable to choose the career?
4. Select any three careers and talk about the roles performed by the personnel in each of the careers selected.

Activity 4

Identifying roles performed in Creative Arts and Sports

To identify roles performed by personnel in Creative Arts and Sports do the following task.

Task: Visit Creative Arts and Sports spaces

In groups

1. Watch a photo slideshow of careers in Creative Arts and Sports.
2. With the guidance of your parent, guardian or teacher, visit a virtual or actual Creative Arts space such as an art gallery, theatre, sports facility, publishing house, television station or studio and carry out the following tasks.
   1. Which careers in Creative Arts and Sports have you identified?
   2. Which roles are performed by personnel in Creative Arts and Sports in the careers you have identified?
   3. Write a summary of career opportunities in Creative Arts and Sports.

Let us explore

Creative Arts and Sports Personnel perform various roles depending on their career. Here are some examples.

Creative Arts And sports personnel	Roles performed by the personnel
a) Sports coach	Trains individuals in a team to improve their physical fitness. Makes programmes, plans, formations and tactics for a team to perform at their best. Provides advice to the team during competitions.
b) Pianist	A pianist can perform a solo recital to show his or her technical and artistic abilities. Provide accompaniment for other musicians, such as vocalists, instrumentalists, or a group such as a choir, band or orchestra.
c) Graphic designer	Creating and designing visual promotional items such as banners, posters, fliers and book lay‑outs. Create illustrations for books and websites. Edit photos and videos.
d) Photo journalism	Responsible for taking photographs that effectively communicate the story. Researches and plans photographs to take that would accompany a story. Editing photographs to accompany a story in a newspaper, magazine and publication.
e) Drummer	Skilfully plays drums in accompaniment of a musical group. Sets the tempo and provides rhythm to the music performance.
f) Play director	Auditions of actors. Casts actors. Assembles designers. Provides the director’s vision or concept for the production. Coordinates rehearsals and manages the production schedule.

Let us explore

An entrepreneurial opportunity is a way of coming up with a business idea after identifying the need for products or services in a community. There are many entrepreneurial opportunities in Creative Arts and Sports. Here are some examples:

1. Photography: This involves offering photography services for events such as weddings, graduations, birthdays and special occasions. The photographs can also be sold online or in art galleries.
2. Sports coach: This involves training teams in the best way to win competitions. They also educate the players on techniques in their various fields.
3. Performing Music: This includes performing live concerts at events, recording music, and writing music. Some examples in this area include singing at events, playing instruments and composing songs.
4. Performing a play: This involves scripting and performing plays in events for entertainment or education. Actors may also perform in forums to sensitise the community on pertinent and contemporary issues.
5. Dance choreography: This involves creating sequences of the steps and moves for dances. It also involves training and organising dancers for performance in events and festivals. The dancers and the choreographer are paid for their services. They can also come up with dance tutorials and upload them online in digital platforms where they get income with regard to the number of views of their content.