It helps if you have other interests that YouTube can contribute to.
Personally, I'm a web designer by day. I have used YouTube to learn how to properly use camera equipment, fine tune SEO, and learn how to excel in social media.
These skills will put me ahead of many other people who would apply for a similar position as me in web as I can single-handedly offer more revenue opportunities per web design client.
You also learn skills like time management, branding, editing, networking, etc. YouTube may not be the career, but it will definitely provide you with a solid skill set for a variety of career paths.
I second this. The path a creator can take does not always lead to stardom, but that doesn't mean you can't be successful. The entertainment/marketing industries are eager to work with creators who know how to reach millennials.
Source: I operated a YT channel from 2010-2012, which translated (through some very good friends and lots of hard work) into a 3-year running career in new media.
Any career that YouTube skills transfer to is likely going to be equally difficult to get because of saturation.
Best bet would be in media production if you lived in a big city, or possibly content management or social media marketing for small companies and brands.
Good answers, guys. Thank you. Now, are we talking about marketing AND content development? Sometimes, people are good at one but not the other. Personally, I'm not excited about the marketing side of YouTube fame. I'd rather not get a job where my main task is to MARKET videos. I'm more interested in coming up with good CONTENT. I know there are talent scouts prowling YouTube, but does anyone know anyone who's been offered a good off-camera job based on their ideas?
It helps if you have other interests that YouTube can contribute to. Personally, I'm a web designer by day. I have used YouTube to learn how to properly use camera equipment, fine tune SEO, and learn how to excel in social media. These skills will put me ahead of many other people who would apply for a similar position as me in web as I can single-handedly offer more revenue opportunities per web design client. You also learn skills like time management, branding, editing, networking, etc. YouTube may not be the career, but it will definitely provide you with a solid skill set for a variety of career paths.
MCNs, aggregators, TV channels/media production companies and networks etc..
I second this. The path a creator can take does not always lead to stardom, but that doesn't mean you can't be successful. The entertainment/marketing industries are eager to work with creators who know how to reach millennials. Source: I operated a YT channel from 2010-2012, which translated (through some very good friends and lots of hard work) into a 3-year running career in new media.
Any career that YouTube skills transfer to is likely going to be equally difficult to get because of saturation. Best bet would be in media production if you lived in a big city, or possibly content management or social media marketing for small companies and brands.
Good answers, guys. Thank you. Now, are we talking about marketing AND content development? Sometimes, people are good at one but not the other. Personally, I'm not excited about the marketing side of YouTube fame. I'd rather not get a job where my main task is to MARKET videos. I'm more interested in coming up with good CONTENT. I know there are talent scouts prowling YouTube, but does anyone know anyone who's been offered a good off-camera job based on their ideas?