Avid Learning Summit London Tackles the Skills Gap in Media and Entertainment Industry
30 Août 2023 - 4:47PM
Building on the success of its recent Avid Learning Summit in Los
Angeles, Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the continuation of
its series to connect students, educators and jobseekers with
leaders and employers in film, TV and music production. Avid will
present the next Avid Learning Summit on September 9 at
Ravensbourne University in the heart of London’s newest permanent
creative community with over 160 businesses on the Greenwich
Peninsula.
The Avid Learning Summit is a free, full-day event designed to
inspire, educate and increase the flow of new video and audio
editorial talent into the industry. Avid taps into its deep network
of industry professionals in the Avid Community Association to
present a broad agenda that includes career advice, professional
networking and training through the voices of celebrated creatives,
media company leaders, and academics at all levels.
Bryan Castle Jr., Senior Director of Global Learning
Partnerships, Avid, said:“We’re seeing a perfect storm of
challenges in media and entertainment: higher-than-ever demand for
content, an ongoing gap in skills, and a decline in the industry’s
ability to attract young people to produce and edit content – and
Avid is committed to being part of the solution. Our Learning
Summit in London is designed to attract students, empower
educators, and engage professionals, unlocking more ways to help
create a deep talent pool, while building technical aptitude,
confident creative expression, and a path forward together.”
Register now for the Avid Learning Summit taking place at
Ravensbourne University on Saturday, September 9. Capacity is
limited to ensure all attendees enjoy a day of personal engagement
and interaction. Sessions will deliver a range of actionable
learning, personal development and creative inspiration
including:
- Keynote Sessions:Sonic Success: Creating Your Career in
Audiowith Ian Archer and Adam LunnMission:
Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Picture and Sound
Workflowwith Chris First, Grace Couzins and Simon
Chase
- Masterclass breakout sessions with keynote speakers
- Hiring managers from studios and media companies share insights
about whom they seek to hire and why, and what educational
institutions can do to prepare students for the creative
workplace
- Avid demo artists share the latest features and workflows
available with Avid’s creative tools software
Attendees will also be introduced to the full suite of benefits
of the new Avid Learning Affiliate program—the no-cost,
no-obligation way for colleges, universities and other
post-secondary institutions to gain access to free software, plus a
range of teaching and learning resources, including comprehensive
“Getting Started” training, free tips and techniques content and
lesson plans, plus structured courses available via Avid Learning
Central, Avid’s eLearning platform. Participating schools become
part of the vibrant, global community of hundreds of institutions
and thousands of educators committed to strong academics and career
preparation built on proficiency in the technologies specified by
video and audio production professionals everywhere.
The Learning Summit is presented with support and collaboration
from Avid-authorized resellers in the United Kingdom who specialize
in learning and education, including Altered Images, Digital
Garage, Mediaspec and HHB.
Avid Powers Greater
Creators People who create media for a living become
greater creators with Avid’s award-winning technology
solutions to make, manage and monetize today’s most celebrated
video and audio content—from iconic movies and binge-worthy TV
series, to network news and sports, to recorded music and the live
stage. What began more than 30 years ago with our
invention of nonlinear digital video editing has led to individual
artists, creative teams and organizations everywhere
subscribing to our powerful tools and collaborating securely in the
cloud. We continue to re-imagine the many ways editors, musicians,
producers, journalists, and other content creators will bring their
stories to life. Discover the possibilities at avid.com in the
conversation on social media with the multitude of brilliant
creative people who choose Avid for a lifetime of
success.
© 2023 Avid Technology, Inc., Avid, and its logo
are property of Avid. All rights reserved.
Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Product features, specifications, system requirements and
availability are subject to change without notice.
PR ContactsAvidDave Smith -
Americasdavid.smith@avid.com978.502.9607
Avid Neil Beston – EMEA/ANZneil.beston@avid.com+44 (0) 7770 644
136
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (Avid’s PR
agency) avid@rlyl.com
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