Have you ever used a remote to change the volume on your TV? Watched a video with subtitles? Looked for a low point on a curb to move a suitcase between road and pavement? Listened to an audiobook while washing up?  You might not know it, but these are all examples of technologies designed with […]

Creative Access is super excited to collaborate with Carolyn; a 25 year old freelance copywriter and founder of Word Tonic. Carolyn spends her days crafting carefully curated lines for ads (like the kind you read on billboards), blog posts (just like this one!), and even funny little captions on social media. Like most of us, […]

Pippa Considine of Televisual has covered the findings of Creative Access’ most recent Thrive survey amongst a climate of unprecedented disruption, with staff, freelancers, and employers alike navigating instability, shrinking opportunities, and the rapid introduction of AI. Read the piece in full here.

Career progression for under-represented creatives in crisis, reports Lucy Nathan at BookBrunch: ‘as the latest Thrive survey from Creative Access captures a stark moment of reckoning for the sector.’. Read BookBrunch’s article.

Creative Access CEO, Mel Rodrigues, has commented amongst other arts leaders on the downturn in vacancies in the creative industries, shown in recent ONS data. Mel shared Creative Access’ own data from its opportunities board, showing that entry-level roles are on the decline, saying: “Economic squeezes, business model shifts and the uptake of AI-driven technologies […]

Heather Fallon at Broadcast has reported on Creative Access’ recent research that two-thirds of TV and film freelancers have less work, and that less than half of those surveyed had made progress in their careers over the last year, with optimism at a four-year low for TV and film workers. Read the article in full.

Creative Access announces results of annual survey charting business & career sentiment among diverse talent & employers regarding DE&I goals. The UK’s creative workforce is facing unprecedented disruption, with staff, freelancers, and employers alike navigating instability, shrinking opportunities, and the rapid introduction of new technologies, according to the latest Thrive report from Creative Access.  Based on the […]

The social enterprise Creative Access has welcomed three new non-executive directors. Joining the board are CEO of Fabric Social, Laura Tannenbaum, managing director at DK, Penguin Random House, Mark Searle and ITV’s DEI and Talent Lead, Nahrein Kemp, Arts Professional reports here.

Our latest Creative Access Masterclass took place online with acclaimed author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera in conversation with award-winning multimedia journalist, Media Storm podcast co-host, and former Creative Access intern Helena Wadia.   With a career spanning memoir, fiction, non-fiction (including the Sunday Times bestseller Empireland), and documentary presenting, Sathnam is an incredible storyteller. He has worked as a […]

Plus new Advisory Board member and Director of Recruitment  Creative Access, a social enterprise that facilitates access to the creative industries for those from under-represented communities, has today announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to its Board of Directors. These are:  In addition, Anamik Saha, Professor of Race and Media at the University […]

At Creative Access, our community is everything to us.   We were founded on the mission to uplift and support people from under-represented backgrounds in the creative industries who face barriers to accessing opportunities and progressing their careers.  The trans community is one of several under-represented groups that we are committed to championing with our work, […]

Birmingham Publisher, The Emma Press, awarded internship grant to open doors for under-represented talent in publishing  The Emma Press, an independent publisher based in Birmingham, has been named the first recipient of the David Tebbutt Internship Fund – a new initiative from Creative Access and the David Tebbutt Trust to open doors for under-represented talent […]