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  • What does a creative assistant do?

    Want to know what’s it like working for an immersive theatre company? Did you even know that you could? In the latest blog for our series ‘jobs you didn’t know existed’, former #CAIntern Jessie Francis talks us through her very exciting role as a creative assistant at the trailblazers of immersive experiences, Secret Cinema… What […]
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  • Working in the heart of Westminster

    Much like the industry of politics itself, the House of Commons is hard to gain entrance to. The airport-like security is intimidating, you need a friend on the inside and you’re a little nervous that you might not fit in. But, fittingly for Creative Access, breaking those barriers and taking over committee room nine last […]
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  • What does a gallery assistant do?

    In this series, Creative Access is focusing on the amazing jobs happening behind-the-scenes in the creative industries to hopefully inspire you to think about some roles and career paths that you might not have heard about before! Former Creative Access intern Kaler Wong tells us all about his career journey from curatorial and artist administrator […]
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  • Creative Brief highlight accent bias research

    Nicola Kemp in Creative Brief has written: “The rhetoric of ‘bringing yourself’ is not living up to workplaces in which employees are consistently facing the pressure to ‘code switch’ and cover up their accents” following Creative Access and FleishmanHillard’s report into the impact of accent bias in the UK’s creative industries. Read the article here.
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  • Accent bias research in Little Black Book

    Creative Access and FleishmanHillard UK’s report into the impact of accent bias in the creative industries has been reported on in Little Black Book. Read in full here.
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  • Broadcast report on accent bias in TV

    Marian McHugh has covered Creative Access and FleishmanHillard UK’s research into accent bias in the creative industries, specifically looking at the impact and experiences of those working or aspiring to work in film and TV. Read the coverage here.
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  • Research: accent bias in the creative industries

    Creative Access and FleishmanHillard UK Research Found 77% of Those in the Creative Industries Feel They Must Change Their Accents at Work to be Taken More Seriously
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  • What does a storyliner do?

    Ever heard someone’s job title and thought: “Wait, you can do that as a job?!”… This month, we’re highlighting all the coolest jobs happening behind-the-scenes in the creative industries that you never knew existed. In today’s blog former Creative Access intern, Ayodele Ogunshakin fills us in on her time working as a storyliner on one of […]
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  • Report: The Language of Discrimination

    Creative Access partnered with global communications agency FleishmanHillard to explore the extent and impact of this “language discrimination” on employer cultures, employees and aspiring employees and on the work they produce in the creative industries and beyond.
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  • ‘The Great’ production team: diversity on set

    Overview The producer of series 2 of ‘The Great’ approached Creative Access to find department trainees from diverse backgrounds ready to start their careers in the TV industry. Approach All trainees were educated about the breadth of roles on set during the recruitment process. They attended an induction to ensure they could make the best […]
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  • What does an artistic director do?

    This month, Creative Access is focusing on the jobs you didn't know existed. That means all the amazing jobs happening behind-the-scenes in the creative industrie to hopefully inspire you to think about some of the career paths you might not have considered or known how to access before. This week former Creative Access intern and current guest artistic director at the Kings Head Theatre, Isabel Adomakoh Young tells us all about her new role...
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  • An evening at the V&A Africa Fashion exhibition

    On Tuesday evening, the Creative Access community was given exclusive, out of hours access to the Africa Fashion exhibit. Not only this, but the curator, Christine Checinska, held an honest, thoughtful talk on the how she successfully navigates being a creative of colour and the responsibility she undertook to tell the story of a continent. […]
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