Promoting wildlife conservation
A list of all the career profiles categorized as those where people are promoting wildlife conservation through art, media and content.
The list includes careers where people:
- create art reflecting wildlife species
- use media, news, photography and different kinds of publications to promote wildlife
- use language (verbal and written) to create content that promotes wildlife
Career List
Click on the name of a career to view its summary. You can then read more about the career by clicking on the CAREER PAGE link.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
An animal journalist researches and writes about animal-related news stories for existing publications (paper or online).
Articles can be submitted to various forms of media, such as newspapers, online publications, magazines, newsletters, or even nature TV programmes.
Also known as:
- Animal Writer
- Environmental Journalist
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
In general, a sound recordist is a person who is skilled in recording sounds, such as during the filming of movies or interviews by journalists, to be edited and used later during production.
An animal sound recordist is an individual who uses these skills and special sound recording equipment to capture or record the natural sounds made by animals, whether in captivity or out in nature. The recordings can then be used for different purposes.
Also known as:
- Field Recordist
- Production Sound Mixer
- Nature Sound Recordist
- Nature Sound Operator
- Marine Sound Recordist
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: All Species
A video editor takes raw footage and transforms it into a proper video or film suitable to watch online, on mobile, or even in cinemas. An animal video editor works primarily within the animal documentary or film Environment.
Also known as:
- Film Editor
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
A camera operator is the person who uses a camera to shoot footage of animal scenes used in different kinds of productions, such as nature films, documentaries, videos for zoos, etc.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Wildlife
A conservation photographer combines the skills of nature or wildlife photography with the advancement of conservation causes. This means that they don’t just take pictures to show the beauty of nature and their skills, but to fight for good causes to help save certain species.
They need to use their storytelling and journalism skills to tell a story about the animals.
Also known as:
- Wildlife Photojournalist
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
A copywriter is a marketing writer. They write content that is designed to promote or sell. Typically, this comes in the form of advertisements, case studies, direct mail, etc.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
A documentary producer is a person who oversees the creation of an animal film or documentary. It’s like the boss who needs to make sure that the differently skilled workers create the right product.
Also known as:
- Video Producer
- Wildlife Documentary Editor
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Wildlife
Environmental journalists investigate environmental problems and their causes, report on environmental policy disputes, and make the public aware of these issues and the importance of a healthy planet.
Articles can be submitted to various forms of media, such as newspapers, online publications, magazines, newsletters, or even nature TV programmes.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: All Species
A grant writer is responsible for the drafting and distribution of an organization’s proposal for grants.
Grants are gifted funds that are awarded to non-profit companies and organisations by private and public foundations so that they can do all of their work.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
A magazine editor is a person who plans, manages, and produces magazines for readers, which include animal-related magazines.
They may be the managers within a company where they can delegate tasks or create the magazines entirely by themselves.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: All Species
Online publication editors are specialists who plan, manage, and produce online (digital) magazines for readers.
They will either lead the production as a manager within a larger company or do everything themselves as the owner and creator.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: All Species
A proofreader ensures content is free of typographical, grammatical, spelling, punctuation, syntax, formatting, and other such errors.
There are many kinds of proofreading, depending on the material.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
A public relations office is responsible for the overall image of the business and communicating this image and all other related messages to the public.
Minimum Entry Level: High school Certificate
Animal Species: All Species
A social media specialist is a person who uses skills and knowledge of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) to create, market, or promote a specific story.
Also known as:
- Online Marketing Specialist
- Digital Media Specialist
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
Translators convert the language contained in different publications, such as newspapers, books, TV, films, and websites, into a different language.
Translators will only work with scripts (things written). So if you want to look at a career where you can help people understand what a foreign speaker is saying, then you can go over to the Interpreter Career Page instead.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
A web designer designs the concept layout of a digital website while using code and software to put the physical, working website together in a way that people can use it properly.
Website designers can design any kind of website based on a theme. Animal website designers are those that use animals as the theme.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Wildlife
Wildlife filmmakers are individuals that make use of video recording to capture the behaviour of various kinds of wild animals for research and entertainment.
Wildlife filmmakers capture video footage and, in most cases, also do the preliminary editing and production.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
A wildlife photographer is a professional who takes photos of wildlife, mostly in their natural habitat, for publication or research.
