Jobs for Fashion Communication, NIFT students

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Jobs for Fashion Communication, NIFT students

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All the candidates who apply to the Fashion Communication program at NIFT are curious as to what jobs it will land them. Here is the article that tells you what’s out there for you. I am about to complete my fourth year at NIFT.
There are some ready-made jobs and there are jobs that you will have to create for yourself. You study so many things in FC that you know a little of everything when you leave. The internships and elective courses at FC do push you towards you interests but it’s still a sea. It is your job to decide what exactly you want to do exactly and where you wish to specialize.A big choice to make at the end of the course is whether you want to go right into fashion or not. For some, it’s not a tough call.Here is what my class of 35 people are doing.1 Advertising - Copywriters and Art
FC really helps you towards this career.2 Fashion journalists for Elle, Marie Claire, Femina, Harper's Bazaar3 Fashion Photographers for magazines, newspapers, designers4 Fashion stylists at Elle, Marie Claire, Femina, F&A. Fashion stylists imagine and implement the look of a collection, or for a photo shoot. They collect the garments, props and compose looks for a romantic shoot in green lawns, or a grungy image for levi's or the entire Vogue magazine. According to Instituto Marangoni: Fashion stylists are experts of image and style. Their work is creative and mindful of trends; they must identify the finest styles and offer a well-coordinated image. Fashion stylists are essential to a collection's success.5 Graphic designers at various companies like K factor, Whitelight

7 Visual Merchandisers for brands like Benetton, Shopper's Stop, Madura. They do window displays, in-store display, sometimes even packaging keeping in mind the brand image, items to be promoted/ sold off first and ease+entertainment in shopping. It's about designing an environment and the customer's interaction with the brand.

8 Fashion Promotion (After post grad) - According to Instituto Marangoni: Fashion promoters plan the advertising campaigns and organise the product's promotion through the right channels. They organise presentations, events and catwalks reflecting the image of the company. They organise the press and public relations offices. Fashion promoters create links with marketing agencies, style studios, advertisers, graphic designers and service suppliers. 9 Fashion Brand Managers (After post grad)

According to Instituto Marangoni:
Brand managers produce a collection by defining its fashion contents, its price level and its target audience. Their job is to study the entire fashion panorama, define the competition, manage the development of a new collection and plan its promotion and distribution.

This is what you learn in FC -
Fashion Photography
Marketing, Retail Management
Branding and Corporate Identity
Journalism
Graphics
Visual Merchandising
Styling - Putting together the look of a model for lets say, a photo-shoot
Fashion forecasting
Studying fashion trends
Visual Merchandising
Graphics
Advertising
Computers - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Pagemaker, Dreamweaver, Flash, Corel, AutoCAD, 3DMax which means you can create graphics, develop webpages, edit videos, do animation and do desktop publishing. What I have to think of now is about personal growth possible in the few streams I have narrowed it down to. But you know what, all the fundas dont work after a while. Its good to get in only if its passion that keeps you driving. Having made all the decisions, you have to be happy selecting garments for a model to wear for the photo-shoot, isn't it? For complete NIFT details goto http://blog.malvikajain.com/nift-admission/

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Ananya
June 6th, 2010 - 15:01

hey malvika di,

i am a 12th grade student and i really am dying to join the fashion journalism sector..i’m taking the entrance classes for NIFT and want to know about the future of this sector..and my parents are warning me about the low pay packages of this sector…is it so that the pay packets are very low..10000-15000???
and please please please reply…you’re my last hope…
dhara saija
June 6th, 2010 - 20:12

hey malvika…read ur blogs… its jus awesome… i jus wan u t guide me… hv completed my graduation bba) n i jus wan t do sum related to fashion… i wan my future job in sumthin related to fashion…m jus addicted to shoppin.. m gr8 shopaholic..guide me sumthin…is there any short term courses… i wan to make my career in dis field…help me out..
Saurabh
June 12th, 2010 - 08:57

Hi, I have got 339 rank . Do FD and FC stand a chance in Delhi or
Mumbai
rashmi
June 12th, 2010 - 14:42

ma’m could you just tell me whether there is any kind of campus selection after we get the UG degrees from nift???
Kunwar Chetan
June 13th, 2010 - 11:59

Ahoy,
Yesterday was my counselling. Fortunately, I got FC – Delhi. Had some questions!!?
1) Is Textile Designing better than FC in terms of scope, though I can’t change anything now(But still, Self satisfaction :p)?
2) Do we need a laptop during our Bachelor’s degree?
3) Do we need a Camera[professional one], Since we have a subject called Fashion photography.

P.S :: Awesome Blog! Got great help while preparing for Situation test.

- Thanks.
Kunwar Chetan
June 13th, 2010 - 21:52

Ahoy,
Day before yesterday was my Counselling. Fortunately, I got FC – Delhi.
Had some questions!!?
1) Is Textile better than FC in terms of scope. Though I can’t change anything now, but still – ‘Self Satisfaction’ :p
2) Do we need a Laptop during our Bachelor’s Degree?
3) Do we need a Camera[Professional one]? Since we have a Subject called Fashion Photography.
4) Umm.. I have FC as my subject. Can we do M.Des lalety choosing textile as my subject? I mean, Not necessary to choose Communication design since I dnt have Textile designing In the Bachelor’s degree?

P.S :: Awesome Blog! Got great help while preparing for Situation test.

- Thanks
Malvika Jain
June 13th, 2010 - 23:02

congratulations kunwar.
1) both lead to different careers so its not comparable. chq other posts to get a betr idea.
2. u do not. most of us bought desktops at reasonable rates.
3. many ppl bought their cams. the students really serious abt photography got expensiv digital SLRs. rest got manual. i wasnt really into photography and just borrowed college cam which u can do on daily basis for photography module.
4. u can do m.des at places liek iit n all.. but u cant become a fashion deisgner (liek apparel designer) because u wudnt hav been trained for that.
Malvika Jain
June 13th, 2010 - 23:04

hi dhara-dhara-shudh-dhara, y dont u chk out the short term courses on the nift website. u can do a masters course to and become a merchandiser or buyer.. smthng tht wud totally make use of your shopping addiction.
Malvika Jain
June 13th, 2010 - 23:10

HI ananya,
all ths starts at low pay..but depending on how good u are..u can become editor etc and earn lots. u mus hav a distinct and very engaging writing style. also u must be the authority in fashion .. KNOWING all the latest trends, ongoings so that ur writing is not amateur. dekh lo.. ths is a very passion driven area. go for it if u’re sure u’ve got what it takes.
Ira
June 14th, 2010 - 09:38

Hey Malvika-Chan, first of all, thanks for being kinda specific. It helps and restores faith. Haha! Anyway, here’s the query.. I have secured the 63rd rank in the NIFT exam this year and I am willing to take up FC but what bugs me is which college out of NIFT Delhi and NIFT Mumbai is a better option for a course like FC.

I hope you can help me out before the counseling this 19th.

Thanks in advance!
Kunwar Chetan
June 14th, 2010 - 11:42

I didn’t get my 4th question clear. You said, ”u can do m.des at places liek iit n all.. but u cant become a fashion deisgner (liek apparel designer) because u wudnt hav been trained for that.”
I wanted to know that whether I can choose Textile as my subject while doing M.Des. It is not compulsary naa? To choose Communication design because I have FC in my bachelor’s degree?

I don’t know mam, I am confused. I think textile was my thing! Even the counsellor exclaimed that Textile designers are in huge demand! Did I opt for a wrong subject? I have been through your Blog several times. There was nothing about textile designers. My bad .
Anyways,
At last, FC is good naa? As in, in terms of placements and scope? Can you tell me about the highest placement you have heard so far in FC? I’ll appreciate that.

- Thank you once again.
preeti
June 20th, 2010 - 13:10

Hi Malvika this is Preeti (I asked a question on October 18th, 2009 on this post which you answered to)
I took your advice and did exactly as you said, I wrote articles which are on my blog http://www.themspunkmystylemyidentity.blogspot.com/ and mailed my resume along with the link to this blog finally I got my dream job. I work at StyleSpeak magazine http://www.stylespeak.com/ as a junior writer… Thanks a lot for your advice. Do read my blog and comment on it as you inspired me to take the initiative of starting a blog. Do comment it would mean a lot to me to know what you think. Thanks once again……
God Bless!!!
Malvika Jain
June 20th, 2010 - 16:32

@ Preeti: wow.. ths makes me really happy! congratulations.. i will now go through your articles. I hope that after a great run at stylespeak (6 months or so), u’ll join the top mags like Elle, Verve, H Bazaar, Femina, Vogue India etc. Check out the fashion blog – NOnsense on Stilletoes by a writer called Blue Floppy Hat.

Also look at http://www.akanksharedhu.com/
debanka
June 20th, 2010 - 20:15

i have go 1083 rnk nd m in waiting list.. cld u plz tell me which centres will i get….??? counselling on 26th…
preeti
June 23rd, 2010 - 13:57

Thanks a lot you are the sweetest, you even followed my bog
Aawwww…!!
Atishay Mathur
June 29th, 2010 - 10:58

Thanks a ton for the assistance Malvika! Got NIFT Delhi Fashion Communication, just what i wanted !! Would love to stay in touch with you, send me a message on my id, or maybe i could connect with you through Facebook! By the way, what advertising agency are you working for?
rashmi
June 29th, 2010 - 19:16

ma’m u dinna answer to my question….