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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15 July 2022
Things we wish we knew before job hunting
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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1 July 2022
How to: Conduct an interview
Top tips on how to make your interview go smoothly
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1 June 2022
Survival As An Independent Young Person - The Real
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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1 June 2022
Interview with Jack Solloway, poet, musician and senior marketing executive
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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23 May 2022
How Arts Award helped to start our creative careers
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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21 April 2022
Looking back on Taste of Kingston, a celebration of a global community
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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29 March 2022
How has Covid-19 impacted students' satisfaction with their courses?
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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28 March 2022
Alternative Careers in the Theatre Industry
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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22 February 2022
How do we choose what unpaid opportunities we support with our creative energy?
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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18 November 2021 – 19 December 2021
Kickstarter: Social Media Co-Ordinator
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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31 August 2021 – 12 September 2021
Creative Entrepreneurs Bootcamp with always possible
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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19 July 2021
Want my job? With Dungeon Candy Clothing designer Evie Wolfe
“I was just making things I wanted to wear but couldn’t buy anywhere!”
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9 July 2021
What university should have taught me, to a certain degree…
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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5 July 2021
Interview with the co-founders of London Performance Studios
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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28 June 2021
Want my job? with internationally touring tattoo artist Bruno
"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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17 June 2021
Creativity vs Academics: Should universities teach creative subjects?
Is there value in studying a creative degree at University? This is my experience.
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14 June 2021
How to Win at Interviews – Joanna Gaudoin’s Webinar.
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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27 May 2021
University societies aren't for everyone
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.