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The Creative Careers festival includes events and resources focussing on the wide range of careers that make up the creative industries.  Open to students, postdocs and alumni from any discipline.

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Upcoming events

 

Wednesday January 31, 15:00-16:30: Developing your personal brand, In-person (Student Services Centre)

Arianna Botti, General Manager of L'Oreal's Professional Products Division will be leading the session, working with you to help you understand the power of personal brand, providing you with practical steps on how to start building and communicating who you are, what you do, your core strengths and skills and the value that you bring. You’ll learn how to position yourself and utilise tools such as LinkedIn to boost your personal branding. By the end of the session you’ll have a personal brand that captures your strengths and is unique to you.

 

Wednesday January 31, 16:00-17:30: Publishing Careers Panel, Virtual

Publishing is a popular career and a very broad industry. In this virtual career panel (via Teams) hear from this panel of speakers to find our more about what roles really involve, the skills you’ll need to develop to stand out and tips for following in their career footsteps. Speakers include: Anna Lawrence: Managing Editor at Royal Geographical Society. Managing oversight of several journals. Jane Evans: Commissioning Editor at Jessica Kingsley Publishers. A leading publishing house on autism, arts therapies, gender diversity, social justice etc. Rachael Sharples: Senior Rights Manager. Penguin Random House. A representative from Bauer House, magazine publishing

 

Thursday, February 1, 13:00-14:30: Early Career Resilience & Academic Publishing, In-person (Student Services Centre)

During this session, you will receive tips on applying for and getting your first job in a competitive industry with emphasis on how to look after your mental health while you do. You will be given broad guidance on how to progress when you do join a company, and an overview of the academic publishing landscape. The session will be hosted by Holly O’Neill (Executive Publisher for Humanities and Social Sciences Journals at Oxford University Press) who will give guidance on applying for entry-level roles (particularly in publishing), as well as, tips for career progression more generally, and an overview of the different roles available within the academic publishing industry. After moving to the UK for an MPhil in Medieval and Renaissance Literature in 2006, Holly began her career at a world history educational start-up called the Golden Web Foundation. She then spent eleven happy years in the Academic Journals division of Cambridge University Press (Humanities and Social Sciences Editorial) before moving to OUP in 2022. While Holly’s direct experience is in publishing, broad themes of the session will be: resilience during your first job hunt, how to not become disheartened in the early stages of your career, and finding interesting jobs in difficult economic times.

 

Thursday February 1, 17:00-19:00: Marketing & Communications workshop/networking, In-person (Student Services Centre)

Details coming soon

 

Monday February 5, 12:00-13:00:  Speculative Applications Workshop, In-person (Student Services Centre)

If you’re interested in a career in international organisations and charities, conventional internships can be harder to find. Applying speculatively to organisations- approaching them to ask what's available- is a common entry path. A lot of people have questions about the best way to do this. This workshop follows on from our 'Reaching out to international organisations and charities' workshop and goes into more detail about how to find relevant organisations, what you might say in your opening email and how and when to follow up to maximise your chances of a good response.

NB: This is a repeat of the event on 30 January, so please only book one.

 

Monday February 5, 14:30-16:00: Insights from an Art Historian and Conservator, Virtual

Join members of Fine Art Restoration Co. for an insight into routes into conservation and how to use your Arts and Humanities degree in a modern business setting. This Q&A session will include the company's Lead Art Historian, Danielle Burke and Easel Painting Conservator, Sophie McAloone. Fine Art Restoration Company has a modern approach to a traditional industry. Using a range of sales platforms and online content, they have made conservation accessible to a wide range of clients across the UK. This session will include insights from their Lead Art Historian, who will discuss her working week, career path and how her degree in Art History prepared her for this unique role. One of the company's Easel Painting Conservators and technical experts will join the Q&A to explain the ethics and scientific methods that go into professional restoration. She will also be open to questions about preparing for a career in art conservation.

 

Tuesday February 6, 16:00-17:30: Journalism Q&A Session, In-person (Student Services Centre) 

Come and ask questions about journalism careers from three speakers working in a variety of journalism settings. Ask about the varied routes to their roles, what its really like working in journalism and the similarities and differences between a salaried role at The Guardian, freelancing across many different publications and focusing on a particular field in journalism.

 

Wednesday February 7, 15:00-16:00: CV's for Runner Jobs, Virtual

CV's for runner jobs in TV and Film are different from CV's for other kinds of job. Find out what to include, what to miss out and how to stand out for the right reasons.

 

Further Resources

Read our Sector Guides on careers in Arts and Heritage; Commercial Arts; Journalism; Marketing & Communications; Museums, libraries & archives; Performing Arts; Publishing; TV, radio & film. You'll also find many more Sector Guides, covering everything from Tech to Teaching.

Volunteering can be a great way to start building up experience - read our guide to find out more. 

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