In this blog, we’re delighted to chat to #CAalumni and current member of our steering group, UK correspondent for Bloomberg TV, Lizzy Burden. In this interview Lizzy reveals how she got into journalism and the skills you need to progress in the industry...

Over the past ten years, the team at Creative Access have amassed a wealth of knowledge to help organisations attract the strongest candidates from communities under-represented in the sector. One key thing we have learnt is that if you don’t include a salary you are much less likely to generate a positive response to your […]

Vicky Janaway joined a panel along with the wonderful people at Smarts (MSQ’s PR agency), at the latest in Creative Access’ series of inspirational masterclasses. During the event, there were lots of great questions about careers and in particular, career moves.  From how to move to agency-side from client-side, or vice versa, as well as […]

Arshdeep kicked off her career via Creative Access as a talent assistant intern at TV production company Arrow International Media and CPL Productions in 2016 and now works as a product lead at Sky. 

In partnership with BBC and Radiocentre, we hosted this month’s masterclass in BBC’s historic radio theatre – home to some of the most iconic broadcasts of the last 90 years. Rooted in its rich creative history, we welcomed the next generation of talent from our community in the creative industries to gain wisdom from radio […]

Media consultant, trainee plumber and Creative Access mentor, Rebecca Fenton gives us the lowdown on how both mentees and mentors can get the most out of a mentoring partnership…   What’s your brief career history? I am a senior media professional with wide-ranging content development experience in marketing, project management and executive production spanning the worlds […]

Bhavini Goyate, Creative Access programmes manager (alumni), featured on CH Video’s ‘A Really Useful Podcast #1  |  How do I get into the TV/Film/Video production business?’ detailing our services to school/college or university leavers. You can listen to full episode here.

Research findings within Creative Access’ Disability Report 2022 were quoted in Campaign’s article covering Clear Channel, Heineken and Arla’s adaptation of OOH ads for neurodiversity drive. Clear Channel UK has joined forces with Heineken, Arla, Keep Britain Tidy and LeoReader for the launch of “Different minds, better outcomes” – a campaign devised to make ads more […]

Lauren Brown in The Bookseller has reported on the return of the David Miller Internship for the second year in partnership with Deborah Rogers Foundation (DRF) and Creative Access. The programme offers two internships in an effort to create publishing industry entry pathways for people in underrepresented groups.  The internships will provide an entry-level introduction […]

This week’s masterclass saw our community welcomed into Smarts’ Agency offices in Covent Garden to hear from an expert panel about the various different roles that make up the PR &communications industry. Our community got to put their questions to PR leaders, influencer specialists and marketing professionals and network with said experts and their peers!  

Weber Shandwick UK has joined forces with social enterprise Creative Access to create Launchpad, a programme that aims to enable individuals from under-represented communities to enter the comms industry, Elizabeth Wiredu writes in PR Week. It forms a key partnership and emphasizes the talent strategy to intentionally drive the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion action […]

There was a huge turnout from the Creative Access community last night who ventured through the hard rain to Shoreditch’s Oliver’s Yard to hear their questions answered by a panel of publishing industry professionals. And who better to shed light on the sector for our budding individuals than a panel of experts from across Sage […]