03 Apr 2022 | 4 mins
Overview
  • Have a look at these up-and-coming roles that give you job security for life - you might even discover your new future career!
  • We've teamed up with the Digital Skills Organisation to show you how a career using digital skills can set you up for life.

Wanna be the go-to guy or gal that employers fight over? The one with the most valuable and in-demand skills? Fancy a rewarding career that pays well that makes a difference to businesses? Luckily, we’ve figured out the most sought after jobs in the digital game.

Software development

A software developer is one of the most important people in a business’ toolkit. They create, design, test, and improve software systems and software applications (apps).

This can look like using programming languages like C, C++, Java and Python to solve problems. Software developers have heaps of knowledge on computer operating systems and create customised systems for the company they work for.

If software development interests you, you'd usually have to complete a bachelors' degree in computer science or software engineering and build experience from there. This type of work typically suits logical, methodical and analytical personality types.

Project management

A project manager in the creative industry mainly works with creative people like graphic designers, copywriters, UX designers and photographers on creative projects from website design to video production.

Creative project managers are all about nurturing creativity, inspiration and productivity. They organise the project team and their creative process, making sure budget, scope and deadlines are on track.

For this job you’ll usually have to do a course in communication, marketing, journalism, or creative writing. You’ll also need to gain managerial experience, enjoy managing people, and be able to balance fostering creativity and maintaining team focus.

Data analysis

Data analysis is cleaning, collecting, analysing, and visualising data, which is super important for discovering valuable insights and driving smarter business decisions.

Analysing and understanding data could be through social media platforms, spreadsheets or surveys and means being in a better position to figure out customers’ wants, needs and pain points - so it’s super invaluable! Whether you’re learning through a degree, certificate, or on your own, data analysis requires specific technical skills.

Digital marketing

Digital marketing is one of the more popular creative jobs if you enjoy creating targeted content. This job focuses on advertising via social media, email, websites, and search engines like Google to promote brand awareness.

Through video content, written content and a solid marketing strategy, digital marketing has the ability to solve marketing problems like: Who is my audience? What do they value in a brand? How can we optimise the content for SEO?

As well as many more valuable insights. To get started as a digital marketer, you don’t necessarily have to have a degree - there are lots of VET courses or even free course out there with the info you’d need - but having a formal qual in digital marketing or a relevant field ensures credibility when it comes to building experience and applying for jobs.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the future! No, but seriously, it improves efficiency, speed, accuracy and scale. AI is transformative for problem-solving and has the ability to change human lives for the better. AI has the potential to help with global issues like renewable energy, developing drugs and and helping people with disability through voice-assisted AI.

Fancy a career in AI? Although there aren’t any specific pathways due to being such a new and evolving concept, you’ll typically have to study a bachelors in computer science or related discipline like mathematics.

Next Steps

If you’re keen to get involved in the tech industry, dig into the digital world and secure a red hot job for life, check out our brand new academy “Digiskills”. We teamed up with the Digital Skills Organisation to bring you an academy with insight and empowers you to make your own decisions about the future. Digiskills has all the info you need as well as courses that might be ideal for you.

If you complete any of the short modules, you’ll also get put in a draw to win some epic prizes. How good is that?!