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Kickstart your career

What's the best pathway into the arts and media - a creative apprenticeship or a university course? How do I build my experience and contacts, and survive as a young professional? This Voicebox offers ideas about developing your creative career, providing you with insights and opinions from both professionals and peers.

We also have a careers section dedicated to helping you find inspiration on taking that next step!

  • Blog How to: Conduct an interview
    1 July 2022

    How to: Conduct an interview

    by Faith Martin Kickstart

    Top tips on how to make your interview go smoothly

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  • Blog Survival As An Independent Young Person - The Real
    1 June 2022

    Survival As An Independent Young Person - The Real

    by Mazza Maria

    Long story short, I grew up in Dagenham until my father selfishly decided to break to me in 2016 'we are moving to Russia, that's it' and I had to abandon everything from school books to my identity.

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  • Interview Interview with Jack Solloway, poet, musician and senior marketing executive
    1 June 2022

    Interview with Jack Solloway, poet, musician and senior marketing executive

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    We speak to the former assistant editor of Voice about his first published book of poetry, his desire to be a hedonistic rock god, and his general talent as a Jack of all trades.

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  • Blog How Arts Award helped to start our creative careers
    23 May 2022

    How Arts Award helped to start our creative careers

    by Voice Collaborations Contributor

    23-27 May is Love Arts Award week, and we will be talking to those whose careers have blossomed as a result of completing their Arts Award

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  • Photo Blog Looking back on Taste of Kingston, a celebration of a global community
    21 April 2022

    Looking back on Taste of Kingston, a celebration of a global community

    by Guest Contributor

    Read the learnings and insights of Taste of Kingston by Archie O’Neill who, in his role as Community Learning and Participation Kickstarter at Creative Youth, led the organisation of the five-day event. 

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  • Feature How has Covid-19 impacted students' satisfaction with their courses?
    29 March 2022

    How has Covid-19 impacted students' satisfaction with their courses?

    by Lauren Johnson Kickstart

    A look into the effects of the pandemic on education with a focus on reported data and student and teacher opinions

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  • Feature Alternative Careers in the Theatre Industry
    28 March 2022

    Alternative Careers in the Theatre Industry

    by Saskia Calliste Voice Team

    Owning the spotlight on stage is not the only way to be a part of the rich history of theatre. Consider a career of the heroes behind the curtain who are there from the first finished script, to cleaning up the roses on closing night, and everything in between.

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  • Review How do we choose what unpaid opportunities we support with our creative energy?
    22 February 2022

    How do we choose what unpaid opportunities we support with our creative energy?

    by Ryan Boultbee

    A reflection on a discussion event sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly bits of unpaid roles in the Arts.

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  • Opportunity Kickstarter: Social Media Co-Ordinator
    18 November 2021 – 19 December 2021

    Kickstarter: Social Media Co-Ordinator

    by Voice Magazine

    Join our team as a Kickstarter. We're offering 7 roles in all and on this page are details of joining us as a social media co-ordinator.

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  • Opportunity Creative Entrepreneurs Bootcamp with always possible
    31 August 2021 – 12 September 2021

    Creative Entrepreneurs Bootcamp with always possible

    by Voice Magazine

    Always possible is offering a week of free online specialist workshops for creatives dreaming of starting a business or expanding a side-hustle. 

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  • Interview Want my job? With Dungeon Candy Clothing designer Evie Wolfe
    19 July 2021

    Want my job? With Dungeon Candy Clothing designer Evie Wolfe

    by Elle Farrell-Kingsley Kickstart Team

    “I was just making things I wanted to wear but couldn’t buy anywhere!”

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  • Blog What university should have taught me, to a certain degree…
    9 July 2021

    What university should have taught me, to a certain degree…

    by Jasmine Rowland Contributor

    Jasmine Rowland reflects on her time at university and raises questions around the lack of preparation offered for those entering the “real world”. Life after graduation shouldn’t be considered intimidating, so why is it? 

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  • Interview Interview with the co-founders of London Performance Studios
    5 July 2021

    Interview with the co-founders of London Performance Studios

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    We speak to Lise Bell, former Exec Director at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, and visual artist Than Hussein Clark about the new spaces and wraparound support they are making available to artists as we look towards a post-recovery creative sector. 

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  • Interview Want my job? with internationally touring tattoo artist Bruno
    28 June 2021

    Want my job? with internationally touring tattoo artist Bruno

    by Elle Farrell-Kingsley Kickstart Team

    "It’s crazy because I never dreamed about or wanted to be a tattoo artist. Instead, I was chosen to do it."

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  • Blog Creativity vs Academics: Should universities teach creative subjects?
    17 June 2021

    Creativity vs Academics: Should universities teach creative subjects?

    by Magellan Dissanayaka

    Is there value in studying a creative degree at University? This is my experience.

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  • Blog How to Win at Interviews – Joanna Gaudoin’s Webinar.
    14 June 2021

    How to Win at Interviews – Joanna Gaudoin’s Webinar.

    by Ophelia Appleby Kickstart Team

    My easy breakdown of Joanna Gaudoin's Webinar for Kickstarters supported by Voice in which she shared her advice on prepping for a job interview. 

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  • Blog University societies aren't for everyone
    27 May 2021

    University societies aren't for everyone

    by Claire Jenns Kickstart Team

    Societies at university can offer an outlet outside of academic work and a chance to make friends. But for some students, they’re breeding grounds for toxicity and peer pressure. 

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  • Blog University graduates and the “What Next?" conundrum
    26 May 2021

    University graduates and the “What Next?" conundrum

    by De-Mornae Clarke Kickstart Team

    From nursery rhymes to higher education, we are constantly advancing to the succeeding stage of our lives, but as you age these steps become more uncertain and fuelled with doubt. Leaving us with the daunting question - what's next?

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