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Creative Access joins consortium with McLaren Racing in drive towards increased diversity in motorsport
30th June 2021

Creative Access joins consortium with McLaren Racing in drive towards increased diversity in motorsport

Creative Access is teaming up with McLaren Racing as part of a unique industry-first alliance working towards diversifying talent in motorsport, particularly in creative roles. The multi-year McLaren Racing Engage programme will leverage the expertise of Creative Access to drive forward the 20-time Formula 1 constructors champions’ diversity, equality, and inclusion agenda. Working alongside the […]

  • Posted on Jun 30, 2021
Why stating the salary puts your organisation at a competitive advantage
22nd June 2021

Why stating the salary puts your organisation at a competitive advantage

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 […]

  • Posted on Jun 22, 2021
How to create an inclusive workplace
22nd June 2020

How to create an inclusive workplace

It is evident that young people from under-represented communities are disproportionately impacted by recent events; more likely to be furloughed, have work canceled or postponed; more likely to be affected by the COVID virus itself, and more likely to be impacted by the longstanding structural inequality within the creative industries. Now more than ever there […]

  • Posted on Jun 22, 2020
More than Words: Creative Access calls for greater action & accountability from creative industry leaders
19th June 2020

More than Words: Creative Access calls for greater action & accountability from creative industry leaders

More than Words. Creative Access calls for greater action and accountability for diversity and inclusion from creative industry leaders Following results of a survey of over 250 people in the Creative Access community, Creative Access has launched #MoreThanWords; a call to action for businesses to make a whole-hearted commitment to bringing in and uplifting under-represented […]

  • Posted on Jun 19, 2020
How to be a good ally
3rd June 2020

How to be a good ally

Isabella Silvers, Associate Editor at Hearst Magazines UK, and former Creative Access intern, shares her nine tips for being a good ally. In these traumatic times, many non-Black people are asking what can be done to support fight systemic racism so we are grateful to Isabella for sharing her thoughts: DO NOT share videos of black […]

  • Posted on Jun 3, 2020
Improving understanding of racial justice – educational resources
3rd June 2020

Improving understanding of racial justice – educational resources

Creative Access joins those across the globe in speaking out in solidarity and to condemn the brutal murder of George Floyd and the many others who have died tragically because of State aggression. We’ve collated a list of resources for those for those wanting to improve their understanding of racial justice. It includes a collection […]

  • Posted on Jun 3, 2020
Valuing disability in the publishing industry
6th May 2020

Valuing disability in the publishing industry

This post is written by three people with disabilities who work in academic publishing – Simon Holt (Senior Acquisitions Editor, Elsevier) is visually impaired, Katy Alexander (Global Director for Marketing and Communications, Digital Science) has dyslexia, and Becky Degler (Digital Product Manager, Wiley) has chronic migraine. Diversity is finally at the forefront of the agenda […]

  • Posted on May 6, 2020
Freelance television’s diversity problem
19th April 2020

Freelance television’s diversity problem

We caught up with former Creative Access intern Dean Webster, who spoke about the need for greater accountability when it comes diversity in the freelance television workforce… I started my career in television seven years ago as a Creative Access & PACT Diversity intern, where I was given a fully paid placement at Shine and […]

  • Posted on Apr 19, 2020