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Voicebox: Kickstart your career

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!

  • How-to Guide How to approach arts professionals for career advice
    17 May 2023

    How to approach arts professionals for career advice

    by Nici West Voice Team

    Feeling nervous about approaching someone new? Want to engage and be the funny/charming/inspiring person you know you are but are too scared to make the first move? We’ve all been there. Networking is a handy skill to have when it comes to arts careers.

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  • Interview Interview with choreographer Trajal Harrell
    17 May 2023

    Interview with choreographer Trajal Harrell

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    “I stuck with it. I put on my blinders and told myself “if you keep going, it’s just a matter of time”. It’s not like I didn’t have any support but at the beginning it really was very very hard.”

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  • How-to Guide How to improve your job interview success by creating greater rapport
    11 April 2023

    How to improve your job interview success by creating greater rapport

    by Guest Contributor

    No matter how confident you feel, a job interview tends to bring out the nerves. So, what can you do to reduce the stress you are feeling and ensure you build rapport during your interview?

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  • How-to Guide How to invoice for your work
    30 March 2023

    How to invoice for your work

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    So you’ve done the work, now it’s time to get paid.

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  • Blog Discover Creative Careers Programme Launch 2023-2025
    23 February 2023

    Discover Creative Careers Programme Launch 2023-2025

    by Saskia Calliste Voice Team

    An insightful day at the Derby Museum of Making bringing together industry creatives putting young people at the centre of everything they do.

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  • Blog How to build up your confidence and get the job or projects you want
    14 December 2022

    How to build up your confidence and get the job or projects you want

    by Guest Contributor

    This how-to guide by Diana Robertson of Toastmasters International, will help to identify strategies to grow in confidence and success in your aspirations. 

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  • Blog Dreams can come true: Maria Zaccaro's inspiring journey into journalism
    14 December 2022

    Dreams can come true: Maria Zaccaro's inspiring journey into journalism

    by Guest Contributor

    "I found it so unjust that just because of my circumstances I had to give up on my dream. I was determined to find another solution."

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  • How-to Guide How to select the right university for you
    9 December 2022

    How to select the right university for you

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    UKNA's Vikki Jones speaks to Rachel Baynton from the University of Lincoln to discuss the considerations you should make when completing your UCAS application and deciding which university to attend.

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  • Interview Interview with textile artist Tanvi Ranjan
    1 December 2022

    Interview with textile artist Tanvi Ranjan

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Tanvi Ranjan has moved from India to London to complete her Masters in Fine Art, and is the current artist for Creative Youth’s Creative Talent Programme. 

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  • Photo Blog Pursuing a Music Career - The Importance of Setting Targets
    8 September 2022

    Pursuing a Music Career - The Importance of Setting Targets

    by Alexandra Harper

    Bruce John Dickinson, Founder Director of pioneering music education college WaterBear, offers his valued insight into how music students can best pursue their ambitions in music.

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  • Blog Interview with musician Ieuan
    15 August 2022

    Interview with musician Ieuan

    by Clera Rodrigues

    We spoke to rising singer-songwriter Ieuan about his musical career and latest album, 'A Study in Ante Meridiem' (2022).

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  • Blog Get Ahead! Demystifying the Creative and Cultural Industry
    15 July 2022

    Get Ahead! Demystifying the Creative and Cultural Industry

    by Guest Contributor

    Sonal Morjaria of the LLEP Careers Hub interviews Dr. Nick Owen, CEO of the Mighty Creatives, and Yasin El Ashrafi, Managing Director, HQ Recording Studio about the skills required to get ahead in the Creative and Cultural industry.

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  • How-to Guide How to be more desirable to employers
    15 July 2022

    How to be more desirable to employers

    by Destiny Adams Kickstart

    The job market is very competitive, so here are some tips to help you stand out to employers.

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  • Blog How to get started in the creative industries
    15 July 2022

    How to get started in the creative industries

    by Guest Contributor

    In this blog by Anthony Skates, Partnership Manager at Creative and Cultural Skills, we look at some of the skills you need to make it in the creative industry, and a quick exercise to get you thinking about your next steps.

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  • Blog Things we wish we knew before job hunting
    15 July 2022

    Things we wish we knew before job hunting

    by Voice Collaborations Contributor

    As part of Youth Skills Day, the Kickstarts at Voice reflect on things they wish they were aware of when first entering the jobs market.

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  • 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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