BIRGIT
VERHOEVEN
Age: 27
Course: IMEM
Year of graduation: 2010
Occupation: Reporter / presenter / video
producer
After completing International Media and
Entertainment Management I still had no idea
what I wanted to do. After seeing a friend of mine
being a TV news reporter, I suddenly knew what I
really wanted. I started and finished a Journalism
study and learned a lot from my internships
at Eindhovens Dagblad and Editie NL. Today I
work at Studio040 in Eindhoven and I have my
own company called BIR Media. We work for
clients like High Tech Campus, Maxima Medisch
Centrum, SAP Nederland and many more. At
my company I present TV shows and events
but I also made a documentary called ‘PACLAX’,
which will be shown on Omroep Brabant in the
near future. This means that I now work as a
reporter, presenter and video producer at the
same time. As a producer of commercial videos,
it is convenient when you are good with content.
As a journalist, it is good to know how to create
a story for television. My tip for everyone who
wants to work or is working in this industry: love
what you do, do what you love and work hard
for what you want to achieve.
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DYLAN
ALBERS
Age: 22
Course: IGAD
Year of graduation: 2015
Occupation: Project & Operational Manager
Company: DTT Multimedia
As a graduated game student with experience
in project management I wanted to work in a
game development studio. However that would
probably mean I had to go abroad, which I did
not want. I broadened my view and started
looking at app development companies as the
process of making an app and a game is very
similar. I got two job offers within a week. I
finally chose DTT Multimedia, as the job offer
suited me better. During my education I learned
about all the different processes involved when
creating games. I know what programmers,
artists and designers do, what their common
problems are and how long certain tasks take,
which is a great advantage for me as a game
manager. In the next couple of years I would
like to develop my managements skills and get
more responsibilities for big projects. It has
always been my dream to become a game
producer. This might be a bit too ambitious for
the next five years, but who knows!
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