Kicking off our first masterclass of the year was our star-studded panel live from the BBC’s iconic radio theatre, talking all things radio; showing us just where a little ‘grafting’ can get you… Siobhan Kenny, CEO of Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, took to the stage with Ben Cooper, Controller of Radio 1, 1Xtra and […]
We caught up with former Creative Access intern James Hanson and how he went from strength to strength in the charity sector. From Greenpeace and Contact the Elderly to Diabetes UK, here is his journey… While I was studying, like most people, I had no idea what to do with myself. I finished my under-grad in Ancient History, loved […]
After completing her Creative Access internship and a year on a fixed term contract, Melina Sharma, has just been moved to a permanent contract at Twitter. Here she writes about her experiences and what she’s learnt… This month marks a year since I became an official curator at Twitter Moments. Before I took on a permanent […]
We are very pleased to report that our first intern has begun their internship at PEER UK in memory of our friend and former colleague Khadija Saye. Following the devastating news of the death of former Creative Access intern Khadija Saye and her mother Mary Mendy in the fire at Grenfell Tower on June 14 […]
Our wonderful former -intern, Yero Timi Biu secured her Creative Access internship in 2015 as a Production Assistant at Lupus Films. Since then, she’s been commissioned twice by Channel 4 (you can see her Random Acts film here) and is now working in the Commissioning & Development team at BBC Film. Earlier this month, Yero took […]
Want to know how an internship in music can take you to running your own business? We caught up with former Creative Access intern, Darren Blair to hear about his internship, what he is up to now and what some of his plans are for the future. Darren was interested in getting into the music […]
Topical, engaging and coloured with a whole range of different views, Creative Access’ April Masterclass took place at News UK – the newspaper conglomerate that plays host to The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times at its lush, 17-storey office block that was opened next to The Shard in 2014. Led by a panel […]
Our March masterclass was hosted by the UK’s largest publishing house, Penguin Random House, at their beautiful offices on the Strand overlooking the Thames. First up was former actress, Morwenna Loughman, who spoke about her role as a non-fiction editor at Ebury. She said “being an editor is incredibly proactive and you have to make […]
2014 has been a phenomenal year for us. We have placed 260 interns across a wide range of creative industry sectors, been awarded Government funding and run a series of successful masterclasses along with our media partners. So, with 2015 just around the corner, Creative Access’s Chief Executive Josie Dobrin takes a look back at […]
