Creative Careers Festival
Live events for the Creative Careers Festival have now concluded for this term but you can find useful resources below.
Blog posts
- Don’t Wait – Create: Getting Started in Content Marketing
- From History to Heritage: How Shikha Dwivedi’s time in London led to her first job in a museum
- From Content Consumer to Creative: What I learned from my internship with the University of Cambridge Careers Service
- Wildlife and Specialist Factual Documentaries: Philippa Goff on Her Experience as An Assistant Producer
YouTube videos
Industry Briefings
These short recordings provide an overview and resources to help you explore careers in the Creative and Cultural Industries.
- An introduction to the Creative Industries
- An Introduction to Arts, Culture & Heritage Careers
- Arts & Humanities – Career Options and Research
- Starting out in Publishing
- Starting out in Film & Broadcast Media
- Starting out in Marketing
- Creative Freelancing
Here are examples of some of the videos you can find on our Creative Careers Playlist
- Interview with award-winning Documentary Producer, Adriana Timco
- Interview with Building Heritage Consultant Lee Bilson
- Freelancing in the Creative Industries – Alumni Panel, Creative Careers Festival
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.
Sign up for our Careers Newsletters to stay updated about the Creative Careers Festival and other regular, relevant careers updates from Careers Consultants. We have specific newsletters for Arts, Culture & Heritage Careers and Media & Communications.