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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 Accessibility in the Arts with Terri Donovan & Ewa Lamond
    5 August 2018

    Accessibility in the Arts with Terri Donovan & Ewa Lamond

    by Saskia Calliste Voice Team

    Terri Donovan and Ewa Lamond from the Graeae theatre ensemble, talk Hurricane Protest Songs, disability in the arts, and how you can get involved. 

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  • Interview Interview with Peter Hudler, Cello on Fire
    18 July 2018

    Interview with Peter Hudler, Cello on Fire

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We chat to professional cello player, Peter Hudler, about his solo show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and what life is really like working as a professional musician. 

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  • Interview Want my job? with Aimee Wilkinson - Head of Artistic Development at Writing East Midlands
    18 July 2018

    Want my job? with Aimee Wilkinson - Head of Artistic Development at Writing East Midlands

    by Nici West Voice Team

    Aimee Wilkinson, Head of Artistic Development for Writing East Midlands, talks about developing literature in the local community, how creative writing can help with social isolation and running projects from conferences to workshops with refugees. 

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  • Interview Where are they now? with Chris Hill
    18 July 2018

    Where are they now? with Chris Hill

    by Arts Award on Voice

    We speak to Chris Hill, Gold Arts Award achiever and Trinity College music quals extraordinaire about what he's up to now. Turns out... it's a lot!

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  • Interview Interview with Nikesh Shukla
    6 July 2018

    Interview with Nikesh Shukla

    by Isabella Colletta Contributor

    With his first young adult novel, Run, Riot, having been recently released, author Nikesh Shukla takes some time to talk to Voice about his writing process, tackling diversity in publishing and having your voice heard.

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  • Interview Interview with Pencil Bandit, animator and illustrator
    26 June 2018

    Interview with Pencil Bandit, animator and illustrator

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Award winning animator, illustrator and designer Pencil Bandit talks about his career, the industry, and what to do if you want to follow in his footsteps.

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  • Interview Interview with Thomas Cameron, Tenor player
    25 June 2018

    Interview with Thomas Cameron, Tenor player

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We catch up with Thomas Cameron, a nineteen year old English tenor, whose voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.

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  • Interview Want my job? Fat Roland: music journalist, comedian & live literature co-ordinator
    4 June 2018

    Want my job? Fat Roland: music journalist, comedian & live literature co-ordinator

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We chat to Ian Carrington a.k.a Fat Roland, the events and marketing officer for the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, music journalist and comedian, about live literature, bleepy music and how the *bleep* he got into his career. 

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  • How-to Guide How to be healthily successful in the non-profit sector
    1 June 2018

    How to be healthily successful in the non-profit sector

    by Hal Davidson

    A ‘how to’ guide for remaining healthy in your pursuit of success, from the perspective of a young person building a career path in the non-profit sector.

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  • Interview Interview with Jerome Davenport, graffiti artist
    24 May 2018

    Interview with Jerome Davenport, graffiti artist

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Australian graffiti artist Jerome Davenport talks about how he got into street art, the importance of creativity, how art is a form of activism and his inspirations. 

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  • Interview Want my job? Interview with the Executive Director of STORGY Magazine
    17 May 2018

    Want my job? Interview with the Executive Director of STORGY Magazine

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We talk to Ross Jeffery, Executive Director and Head of Books at STORGY Magazine, about how STORGY came to exist and what helped him build his career in the arts. 

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  • Opportunity We want your stories of getting into the arts!
    15 May 2018 – 22 May 2018

    We want your stories of getting into the arts!

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    We are taking part in a national conversation around career advice in the arts, and want to hear your stories! Answer for the chance to win £30

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  • How-to Guide How to… Stay calm during exam season
    10 May 2018

    How to… Stay calm during exam season

    by Sienna James Voice Team

    Exam season is upon us, and while there may be a temptation to just bury your head in books (or the sand), it is important to approach things methodically. We have five top tips to help you deal with the exam stress.

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  • Interview Interview with Tom F. Fisher, animator
    10 May 2018

    Interview with Tom F. Fisher, animator

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    We talk to recent graduate Tom Fisher about being a freelance animator, his directing talents, his dyslexia, and advice he wish he had received when starting out!

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  • Event What Next? CFT Apprentice Arts Network
    9 June 2018

    What Next? CFT Apprentice Arts Network

    by Elspeth Barron

    Current and recent creative arts apprentices across the South are invited to ask 'What Next?'

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  • Review The Big Arts and Education Debate, Birmingham REP
    28 April 2018

    The Big Arts and Education Debate, Birmingham REP

    by Rebecca Took Local Reporter

    A diverse panel and audience alike were brought together to discuss the troubled state of arts education and the way to change its future

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  • Interview Want my Job? from Jess Weiss, Press Officer for Brighton Fringe
    26 April 2018

    Want my Job? from Jess Weiss, Press Officer for Brighton Fringe

    by Nici West Voice Team

    Brighton Fringe Festival is just around the corner, so we catch up with their Press Officer, Jess Weiss, to find out how you can get a job like hers. 

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  • Event WORKSHOP: HOW TO SELL YOURSELF AND GET THE JOB
    9 May 2018

    WORKSHOP: HOW TO SELL YOURSELF AND GET THE JOB

    by Voice Magazine

    It's one thing to write a solid CV or cover letter, but another to make your job application stand out between those of other candidates with similarly good CVs. How do you convince your dream employer that you're the ultimate fit? How do you sell yourself well and get that job?

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