There’s something wonderfully alluring about the publishing industry. I’ve always been a fan, well since I’ve been able to read. And by publishing I speak of the traditional book sense, but you knew that didn’t you. I could also include magazines too but for now primarily books although the universal new paper smell, there’s nothing that quite beats it for me. Libraries, bookshops are my idea of heaven on earth, and it wouldn’t hurt to have a coffee corner to accompany my book reading solitude. There. That’s a better image. Lovely.

So it seems like an accident that I fell into the card game publishing business, but I don’t believe in coincidences. It’s what I’ve been doing the past decade – publishing card games. And I absolutely enjoy it to bits and pieces. As I always say, there is nothing like having a seed of an idea that manifests magically to appear in the palm of your hand to show and share around for others to be in awe with you. If you’ve lovingly cultivated and pruned your idea to grow it will thrive into the destiny it was meant to fulfil –if it’s a game then one that is played by kids with a hint of science learning threaded within.

Yes, I realise we live in a digital age but books, card games and apps, they all start off with an idea that no one but you can initially see. Whatever that idea is, it all starts invisible, in your mind’s eye. But my experience has been card games which has taken me to many places, countries, events and people of amazing talent and stature in this world. So here I am reflecting on my career past, present and potential. From finance, volunteering to teaching, gaming, and now publishing. It may not seem so obvious but all are related or at least overlap at times.

So what the heck is my point, well as I’m reflecting I have decided to look into Top Careers in Publishing? Why not? After all, I’ve looked into Top Careers in Science, Top Careers in Maths and Top Careers in Engineering. [See Bestsellers]

So I turn my attention to Publishing. It just so happens I have one ready-made Career Card courtesy of the generous support from New Scientist; Science Journalist….

But this is only the beginning. In the next few months I want to explore more, many more. And specifically I highlight a list of Top Careers in Publishing below, except it’s now falling under the newly titled ‘Media and Internet’ careers (thank you digital world):

• Animator
• Applications developer
• Broadcast engineer
• Broadcast journalist
• Broadcast presenter
• Cartographer
• Commissioning editor
• Digital marketer
• Editorial assistant
• Film/video editor
• Games developer
• Geographical systems information officer
• Graphic designer
• Lexicographer
• Lighting technician, broadcasting/film/video
• Location manager
• Magazine features editor
• Magazine journalist
• Media buyer
• Media planner
• Multimedia programmer
• Newspaper journalist
• Press photographer
• Press sub-editor
• Print production planner
• Printmaker
• Programme researcher, broadcasting/film/video
• Publishing copy-editor/proofreader
• Publishing rights manager
• Radio broadcast assistant
• Radio producer
• Runner, broadcasting/film/video
• Science writer
• Sound technician, broadcasting/film/video
• Technical author
• Telecommunications researcher
• Television camera operator
• Television/film/video producer
• Television floor manager
• Television production coordinator
• Web designer
• Writer

List source: Prospects

I’m very excited to be exploring all these careers. I hope to even try my hand at most, or all of them!

I’ll be posting some of them as videos on a new Youtube channel: Top Careers. So here we go…

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