Education and Skills Photography student snaps up job following work experience

A Photography student from Stratford-upon-Avon College has secured an offer of employment after a successful work experience placement.

Jamie Loffman, 17 from Warwick, undertook a work placement with Redknows, a recruitment marketing agency. During the placement he was able to utilise his learning from his photography course as well as also develop a range of new skills. He performed a range of tasks, including helping to produce an ad campaign for Redknows’ sister company, and creating TikTok videos. Also, during a video shoot, Jamie was assigned a photography role to take stills of the shoot.

Work experience is an integral part of the course; ensuring students are getting practical experience in the industry alongside their studies. Jamie really enjoyed the experience.

He comments: “I liked the marketing side of things; it was an avenue of career I’d wanted to explore more of. I got to learn in a good and interesting environment as well as use and develop my creative skills. I feel like this experience has put me further ahead than where I’d imagined I’d be at this point in my learning.”

Redknows CEO, Neil Rudolph, was extremely pleased with Jamie’s work: “Jamie was an excellent addition to our team. Our business takes part in yearly graduate programs with students in the 2nd and 3rd years of their university degrees, but I can honestly say that Jamie brought enthusiasm, interest, and engagement to his placement with us which was as good as if not better than what we see from students 4 or 5 years older than him.

Jamie worked on web, video, and graphic projects, many of which have ultimately been implemented in some way since he left us. To that end, I'm also delighted to say that we have offered Jamie a part-time paid role in our business to complement his studies, such was the impact he made. He is joining us in a month, working two days a week as a member of the marketing delivery team.”

As a recognised Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ), this business qualification provides the perfect practical grounding for starting a career in Marketing, Finance, HR, Law or Management. This course could be your ticket to a career with leading brands in local, national and global companies.

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Steve Harcourt

President of Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

With the result of the General Election now clear, the Chamber looks forward to working with those newly elected and re-elected Members of Parliament across our region to drive economic growth, champion the policies which are best for business and ensure our communities thrive.

Ahead of the election, in my capacity of Chamber President, I was pleased to attend the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference in Westminster. It was reassuring to hear business-positive messages from both Kemi Badenoch and Jonathan Reynolds, as part of a packed agenda discussing the key priorities for businesses across the UK. Attended by over 500 delegates, the conference afforded me the opportunity to meet with fellow business leaders and amplify the voice of Coventry and Warwickshire businesses at the highest levels.

Whilst Summer doesn’t quite seem to have sprung yet, despite being July, the sun did shine for the Chamber’s third Annual President’s Golf Day, which was hosted at Whitefields Golf Club, part of the Draycote Hotel, in Rugby. Over 40 enthusiastic golfers came together to network, to take part in the golf competition but, most importantly, to raise vital funds for The Myton Hospices. I’m delighted to say that we raised over £400.00 to support their work in Coventry & Warwickshire.

Looking forward, it was good to see that the West Midlands Investment Zone was given the green light recently with one of the key anchor sites being the Coventry-Warwick Gigapark at Coventry Airport. Coventry & Warwickshire is a hugely innovative and inventive region and has the perfect ecosystem to support this investment. We look forward to more details and seeing the real impact for our region. I’m sure many of you will be planning to take some well-earned time off over the summer to spend time with families and friends, enjoy a holiday or simply rest. Don’t forget though that the Chamber is still here to support and help whenever you need us and I hope see some of you at networking events over the summer months.

Steve