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Creative Industries

Are you aiming for a job in the creative industries?

The creative sector covers a wide range of roles, including publishing, marketing, curating, arts administration and more. For some examples of creative jobs, see Prospects, Target Careers and Creative Careers.

Filter the items below using the tags to find external resource links relevant to you. Please note that although we make every effort to ensure these links are accurate, up to date and relevant, Student Opportunity cannot take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers or the information they provide. These websites are suggested resources for information and advice about the creative industries, and not necessarily recommendations. Some of these websites are members-only so may be behind a paywall. If in doubt, please exercise your discretion and consult with a member of the Careers team

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How to get into TV

Royal Television Society information on how to get into TV: from getting your CV into shape, to working out how to pay the rent as a freelancer.


Spotlight Contacts

Spotlight Contacts is a directory of agents, casting directors, showreel services and more.

Wed 29 Nov 2023, 13:44 | Tags: Acting Job opportunities Auditions Theatre TV Film Freelancing

Self-Publishing

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) (a trade union representing professional writers in TV, film, theatre, radio, books, comedy, poetry, animation and videogames) has a guide to self publishing.


The Unit List Padlet

TV & Film freelancer career resources.

Thu 12 Oct 2023, 11:55 | Tags: TV Film Freelancing

'Is TV for me?' podcast series

Is TV for me? Is a brand-new podcast from the co-founders of Factory Films, Lisa Fairbank and Julie Heathcote. With over 25 years of experience delivering award-winning factual tv shows for the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky, each episode sees Julie and Lisa interviewing a fellow professional about their career journey, what their specific job entails, their challenges and successes, as well as tips and advice for a successful career in factual tv.

Episode 2 features 'master caster' Faye Wheatley who has worked as casting producer on many hit TV shows from First Dates to Naked Attraction and Squid Games - the Challenge.

Wed 26 Jul 2023, 10:36 | Tags: Directing TV Production Freelancing

Dragonfly Jobs

Sign up as a freelancer to a roster for projects

Tue 02 Nov 2021, 19:17 | Tags: Script writing Voiceover Animation Production Freelancing


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The Creative Compass

Your autumn guide to creative careers giving you tools and information to make it in the industry.

Includes a list of October & November events.

Where to find vacancies

If you are looking for freelance work and opportunities there are a range of mailing lists, and job listing sites. Many of these combine industry news and information with job listings. Some of these are free, whilst others require a subscription.

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