Voicebox: 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!
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Opportunity
18 November 2021 – 19 December 2021Kickstarter: Social Media Co-Ordinator
View OpportunityJoin 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
25 October 2021 – 10 December 2021The Grit School | Bridging the Gap between Young Creatives & The Music Industry
View OpportunityThe Grit School is a 7 week music industry programme offering young people from south London (16-24) The opportunity to have access to creative masterclasses, music industry seminars & free studio & rehearsal time.
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Opportunity
31 August 2021 – 12 September 2021Creative Entrepreneurs Bootcamp with always possible
View OpportunityAlways 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
19 July 2021Want my job? With Dungeon Candy Clothing designer Evie Wolfe
View Interview“I was just making things I wanted to wear but couldn’t buy anywhere!”
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Blog
9 July 2021What university should have taught me, to a certain degree…
View BlogJasmine 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
5 July 2021Interview with the co-founders of London Performance Studios
View InterviewWe 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
28 June 2021Want my job? with internationally touring tattoo artist Bruno
View Interview"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
17 June 2021Creativity vs Academics: Should universities teach creative subjects?
View BlogIs there value in studying a creative degree at University? This is my experience.
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Blog
14 June 2021How to Win at Interviews – Joanna Gaudoin’s Webinar.
View BlogMy 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
27 May 2021University societies aren't for everyone
View BlogSocieties 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
26 May 2021University graduates and the “What Next?" conundrum
View BlogFrom 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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Blog
24 May 20215 Useful Tips on How to Make Your Website More Accessible
View Blog5 useful tips on how to make your website more accessible that I learned from the Accessibility Session by Hex Productions, hosted on May 5th, 2021.
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Interview
13 May 2021Music theory app Sonid and its developer Martijn Ensing
View Interview“My main reason for developing Sonid was to hand my students a simple way to learn and practice music theory in their own time and space.”
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News
21 April 2021H&M offers free suit rental for job interviews
View NewsWith their initiative One/Second/Suit, clothing retailer H&M are now offering a 24-hour free men’s suit rental for job interviews.
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News
1 March 2021Discover! Creative Careers Week 2021
View NewsGet involved with Discover! Creative Careers week from 1 - 5 March to unlock all that the creative industries have to offer!
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Interview
26 February 2021Where are they now? with Ceri Davies: Arts Award 15th birthday
View InterviewCeri Davies completed her Silver Arts Award in 2012 and went on to become a disability rights campaigner, setting up her own community interest company, More Mascots Please. Find out more about what Ceri's been up to in this video interview.
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How-to Guide
8 February 2021How to get involved with the creative industries
View How-to GuideA guide to help you navigate your journey into the creative industries.
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Blog
3 February 2021Five Greater Manchester Artists Selected for MIF21 Creative Fellowships
View BlogManchester International Festival (MIF) has offered five Greater Manchester artists the opportunity to go behind the scenes of this year's Festival.
