Creative Careers Week: 8th – 12th March – Creative Careers Week, coordinated by the Careers and Employability Service, brings together a series of virtual talks, panel discussions and student Q+As delivered by employers, alumni, staff, departments including the Careers and Employability Service, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries, The Gulbenkian, RE:Generation 31, Engineering and Digital Arts, Centre for Music and Audio Technology and Arts and Humanities who will share advice and information as well as answer questions from students and alumni about creative careers. Open to all students interested in a career in the creative industry.
The University of Kent’s Creative Careers Week!
Creative Careers Week, coordinated by the Careers and Employability Service, brings together a series of virtual talks, panel discussions and student Q+As delivered by employers, alumni, staff, departments including the Careers and Employability Service, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries, The Gulbenkian, RE:Generation 31, Engineering and Digital Arts, Centre for Music and Audio Technology and Arts and Humanities who will share advice and information as well as answer questions from students and alumni about creative careers.
It’s a great way to gain Employability Points before the 15th of March deadline! There are several events offered for you to join which include:
- Attend Careers in Film and Media – Working in the Film Industry (with Sajid Varda, Producer & Actor, CEO & Founder of UK Muslim Film)
- Find out how to have Creative Confidence from a business perspective
- Hear from industry experts and get a chance to ask questions to our Working in heritage panel
- Hear from an employer supporting junior creatives at How to get a job in the Creative Industry
- Find out about Careers in Digital Media – at the alumni Q+A panel
- Listen in and learn with An interview with actor Benjamin Peter Jones
- ‘All Smoke & Mirrors’ – How to get that first job in the creative arts industry.
- Hear and ask questions from recent Film, Drama and Theatre graduates at the Creative Insight Alumni Panel
- Join Kent alumni for a panel discussion on working in the Publishing industry at Publishing for a Living
- Listen to an employer talk about A Creative Career Path and How you can start your own Journey when they describe their path from Illustrator to games and film VFX
There are many more! For the full programme and details on how to book your place visit: https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/creative_careers_week.html
You can also follow The University of Kent’s Careers and Employability Service LinkedIn page to keep up to date with what is on each day as well see – A Spotlight on the Creative Industries – different topics per day created by the Gulbenkian and RE:Generation 2031