Film, TV, & Elect. Media: Basic Writing for Digital Medium Cert. of Accomplishment

Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill, CA

Cost: $1,361
Length: 16 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Pleasant Hill is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Writers and Authors

Job ads may call this: Copywriter · Promotion Writer · Advertising Writer · Web Content Writer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
Present drafts and ideas to clients.
Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.

Show 4 more things this job involves

Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.
Invent names for products and write the slogans that appear on packaging, brochures and other promotional material.

Typical pay in California: $88,901per year
Projected openings: 23,670
Projected change: +7%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: More than a year

New hires are trained on the job for more than a year after they start. The classroom part is the beginning of this work, not the whole of it.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 50% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 17% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 1%
High school diploma: 4%
Started college, no degree: 8%
Two-year degree: 4%
Four-year degree: 50%
Master's degree: 27%
Doctorate or professional degree: 7%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Broadcast Technicians

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Audio Engineer · Board Operator · Control Operator · Broadcast Engineer

Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
Monitor and log transmitter readings.
Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.

Show 2 more things this job involves

Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
Preview scheduled programs to ensure that signals are functioning and programs are ready for transmission.

Typical pay in California: $74,838per year
Projected openings: 2,230
Projected change: +3.6%
Usually needs: Associate's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Associate's degree. 45% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 3%
High school diploma: 15%
Started college, no degree: 28%
Two-year degree: 12%
Four-year degree: 36%
Master's degree: 6%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

Lighting Technicians

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.

Typical pay in California: $96,703per year
Projected openings: 2,490
Projected change: 0%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 3%
High school diploma: 15%
Started college, no degree: 28%
Two-year degree: 12%
Four-year degree: 36%
Master's degree: 6%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This program focuses on the principles and techniques of conveying dramatic ideas, moods, and emotions through creative writing for theatre, film, and television. Students receive instruction in scene writing, script development, stage or camera directions, and script analysis and editing. The program also guides students through the process of creating complete productions.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

Concord America`s Job Center of California / East Bay WorksComprehensive center
Phone: 925-671-4500
4071 Port Chicago HighwaySuite 250Concord, CA 94520about 5.1 miles away
Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
East Oakland Neighborhood Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-568-8349
7200 Bancroft AvenueSuite 140Oakland, CA 94605about 13.9 miles away
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Unity Council Career & Resource CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-535-6101
1900 Fruitvale AvenueOakland, CA 94601about 14.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

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