Creative Access is excited to announce, Making It: Creative Futures Festival in collaboration with Tate. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take the next step in your creative career, this is for you… Join us at Tate Britain on Saturday 12th April for a day filled with career talks, hands-on workshops, and one-to-one mentoring […]

Georgia Luckhurt of The Stage has covered the news that Creative Access’ Career Development Bursary will allow 49 creatives will receive vital funding to cover equipment, training, travel, and other career-critical costs.  The coverage featured a testimonial from Welsh theatremaker Mehdi Razi, who is using the funding to attend director courses to support an upcoming project: […]

Advanced Television has covered Creative Access’ announcement of its most recent Career Development Bursary recipients: 49 creatives will receive vital funding to cover equipment, training, travel, and other career-critical costs. The highest number of applications came from creatives working in TV & film. The coverage featured a testimonial from recipient Noor Kabbanian, an aspiring Film & […]

Mid-level talent face deep financial challenges to career progression as Creative Access announce recipients of Career Development Bursary, supported by WME & McLaren Racing   Creative Access, the UK’s leading diversity, equity & inclusion social enterprise has announced that 49 creatives will receive vital funding to cover equipment, training, travel, and other career-critical costs. A record-breaking […]

It was a lively and informative Creative Access virtual masterclass, bringing together aspiring, junior and mid-level creatives from across the UK. Chaired by our marketing & communications manager, Rochelle Chinn, the panel featured seasoned industry pros at various career stages in music, PR, TV & film, and comms. They explored how to overcome geographical barriers […]

Meet Sophie, a valued member of the Thrive team at Creative Access. Since joining in April 2024, she has played a key role in supporting our community and creative employers, assisting with the running and delivery of a range of programmes, mentoring programmes and employer training sessions. Making the career switch from hospitality to DE&I, […]

Creative Access’ CEO, Mel Rodrigues, has been featured in HR Magazine’s ‘Lessons from the C-Suite’ discussing her career path, inspirations, and what HR professionals need to enter the C-suite. Read ‘Lessons from the C-suite: Mel Rodrigues, Creative Access‘.

PR – it’s an arguably misunderstood profession in the creative industries, having long been portrayed in sitcoms as the job for extroverts and glamorous party-goers keen for media coverage. But what do we really know about the public relations industry?  Perhaps this mischaracterisation is partly to blame for the industry’s lack of diversity:  9 in […]

Inspiring the next generation of creative talent is at the heart of Creative Access’ work. We are dedicated to empowering students with the skills and confidence they need to break into the creative industries. To bring this mission to life, we deliver creative industry insights days for students, and youth and community groups that are packed with […]

Creative Access and David Tebbutt Trust honour former Faber director with new internship, reports Heloise Wood in The Bookseller. The David Tebbutt Trust and Creative Access have announced a new internship fund in memory of the late David Tebbutt, finance director at Faber, who was killed in Kenya in 2011. It will support smaller regional […]

Creative Access and David Tebbutt Trust have set up a new publishing internship fund, in honour of the late David Tebbutt, Financial director at Faber. Read the full article here.

In memory of Faber finance director, David Tebbutt The David Tebbutt Trust and Creative Access have announced a new internship fund in memory of the late David Tebbutt, Finance Director at Faber from 2002 until his untimely death in September 2011.  The Fund will provide 100% of the cost of an intern’s training bursary or […]