The Creative Access Showcase as part of Creative Careers week will be taking place on Monday 7 March from 17.00-18.00.
This virtual high visibility event will include a panel of creative professionals and alumni from Creative Access, who’ll share their creative journeys, what their current roles entail, top tips and guidance. The event is designed to appeal to all students, not only candidates from Black, Asian and diverse ethnic groups, disabled people or those from lower-socioeconomic backgrounds.
The event will be made up of speaker introductions, panel discussion followed by Q&A.
Find out more about the creative professionals involved:
April Brown – Programme Manager, Creative Access
April specialises in developing and managing inclusive, multi-disciplinary programmes for emerging creatives. She holds an MA in Arts & Cultural Management from King’s College London and has worked with a range of organisations including Somerset House, Tate, LIFT and Theatre Royal Stratford East. She is committed to supporting diverse talent to flourish.
Rami Kadri, Digital Marketing Manager – MUSIC
Rami is a Digital Marketing Manager with over eight years’ experience in the music industry and runs her own digital marketing agency – Two Tabs Social. She has led on a number of ground breaking social campaigns including two of the biggest and most successful artist campaigns across the Sony Music group for Little Mix. More recently she has worked with artists such as Ms Banks, Pa Salieu, Potter Payper, Loski and Ivorian Doll as well as companies including Warner Music, 0207 Def Jam, LiveNation and Since93. Rami studied Criminology and Social Policy at the University of Kent.
Lydia Hamilton-Morl, Programme & Digital Editor, ITV News – TELEVISION
Lydia has spent eight years working in television news, travelling around the British Isles with ITV, after studying Journalism at the University of Kent. She currently produces ITV Border’s flagship six o’clock news programme, Lookaround, leading a team of journalists to create bold and distinctive TV news programmes and online content. She strives towards creating an inclusive workplace and providing her audience with diversity in storytelling.
Alisha Artry, Neighbourhood Theatre Producer at Young Vic – THEATRE
Alisha is a Creative Producer from South London and advocate for change through the arts. She has been working in Theatre since graduating from the University of Kent with a Drama and Film degree. She has worked in Participation at the Lyric Hammersmith, Frantic Assembly and is currently the Neighbourhood Theatre Producer in the Taking Part department at the Young Vic. Alisha is the Co-Founder of the producing company Sculptress working with talent to cultivate new and exciting stories to share with audiences.
To take part follow this Zoom webinar link
Webinar ID: 860 1511 6629
Passcode: 973854