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Careers and employability ​

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Competition for entry into the Publishing industry is fierce. An MA will give students a critical advantage in seeking employment within the sector.
Students graduating with an MA in Publishing from Plymouth University will have the ability to engage with and assess the publishing viability of material, in addition to a real and practical understanding of how a publishing venture is executed, from concept to realisation including production, distribution and marketing.

Typical Destinations:

  • Publishing houses/companies – large and small
  • Organisations and businesses that produce designed/published outputs
  • Independent self-publishing – print / digital
  • Graphic design / communication companies, advertising agencies, film/animation studios, media companies
  • PhD
  • PGCE

Typical Employment:

  • Editorial and publishing designer/illustrator, editor, art director, design journalist, design critic, academic, researcher, production/marketing/sales manager.
  • Past students have gained employment at Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Wiley’s, David and Charles, Automobile Association Publishing, Dorling Kindersley, Harper Collins and Macmillan Book Publishing Group.

​Opportunities with Plymouth University

​The Future of Publishing programme  

Do you want to find out how to make money from digital? Learn from some of the most innovative digital publishing projects? Network with colleagues in the publishing industry and beyond?  
The Future of Publishing programme aims to support businesses as they face the rapid innovations and developments of the publishing industry, identifying the key challenges faced by the businesses looking to grow in the sector. Future of Publishing logoAs well as sharing knowledge, the programme will continue to research, test and disseminate the best models for continuing collaborative communities and knowledge sharing between people involved in the future of publishing. The Future of Publishing programme is supported by NESTA , Plymouth University, Cyprus Well and iNET .

​University of Plymouth Press

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