Being a creative can be hard. Competition is never-ending. Funding can be hard to come by. And unpaid opportunities are often sold to young adults as the key to exposure.
What if I told you that there are places with weekly and monthly updates of creative opportunities in the UK? Places that help hone your craft, that respect your time, encourage you to grow, and pay you?
Whether it’s your dream to land a social media role. To perform the music you’ve been producing in your bedroom live, or to hit the road as a touring manager. We’ve compiled a list of essential newsletters to subscribe to and keep an eye on for regular updates of the best opportunities for ages from as young as 11, up to 30 years old.
Check it out!
Creative Access
Creative Access is the perfect hub for students who have finished their A-Levels, BTECs, or college diplomas and are looking for their debut entry-level role. On the other side of that, it’s also a pivotal space for fresh university graduates. Helping young adults discover junior roles in the career they’ve spent years studying for.
Creative Access has opportunities ranging from journalistic careers to film, media and literature, and features regular updates on paid internships.
Creative Opps CIO
Creative Opps CIO is a charity-funded organisation, which was founded at the height of the global pandemic in 2020. Extending on its original counterpart, Creative Opportunities CIC (2014), Creative Opps CIO builds on providing tools for young adults to source and manage creative opportunities.
Since then, it’s gone on to be a highly ranked platform, advocating for young creatives. As well as providing routine job boards, Creative Opps CIO is also a platform that young adults can join as members to learn the fundamentals and principles of fundraising and workshops.
Youth Music
Youth Music is all about celebrating and championing the work of young creatives in the music industry. It’s a platform dedicated to providing access to paid creative industry roles for 16-25-year-olds. It works as a hubspot promoting jobs, awards, workshops and internships.
