Skill up for free with Adobe and General Assembly, for a career in marketing or design

Ready to build a marketing or creative career? Want to learn cutting-edge creative and AI skills?

Adobe and General Assembly’s NEW AI Creative Skills Academy will give you the know-how to create and execute marketing and creative projects, leverage AI, build your portfolio, and stand out to employers. Best of all, it’s FREE for qualifying applicants.

There are two courses on offer. Choose the track that’s right for you. It’s not just about the skills. It’s what you do with them.

Both marketers and creatives get training on hitting that first big career goal – the first job or the first client. Each track concludes with the Career Launch Pad. This session will teach you how to enhance your CV and portfolio, prepare for interviews, build your personal brand, and more.

AI Creative Skills for Creatives

Learn skills and tools for visual arts, content editing, and video and audio production.

Become a master at the capabilities of Adobe’s creative apps – including Adobe Firefly, Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.

8-WEEK PROGRAM

Next start dates:

• April 15, 2025, 6–9 p.m. GMT*
• June 24, 2025, 6–9 p.m. GMT*

*Timing is subject to change

AI Creative Skills for Marketers

Learn audience segmentation, channel strategy, campaign launches, and data analysis. Build your skills using Adobe tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Firefly, and Express.

10-WEEK PROGRAM

Next start dates:

April 15, 2025, 6–9 p.m. GMT*

*Timing is subject to change

Is this program a good fit for you?

The AI Creative Skills Academy is FREE to qualifying applicants.

About you:

• Age: 18–30
• Income: <£30,000 per year
• Location: Resident of the UK
• Education: Bachelors degree or lower
• Profile: Part of a community underrepresented in tech—including ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with disabilities
• Must demonstrate interest or experience in digital marketing, design, or creative skills
• Access to WiFi and laptop
• Willing to commit 8-12 hours per week for 8-10 weeks
• For AI Creative Skills for Creatives: 1 year of experience with Adobe tools or equivalent practical experience
• Technical Requirements: A computer that meets Adobe’s System Requirements for the respective Adobe Creative Cloud products listed above.

What’s the application process?

Submit your application: Complete your initial interest form.

Share info about you: Tell us more about you and your background.

Get excited: We’ll review your application and get in touch with your acceptance status.

Join an info session

Learn more about the AI Creative Skills Academy and what to expect in each track.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. GMT

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.