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Are you a budding creative looking to secure your first role? Do you want the opportunity to expand your skills in admin, research and more? Have you got an exciting new experience to add to your next application? Sign up now to attend our online group CV Consultations…<a href="https://creativeaccess.org.uk/" target="_blank">Creative Access</a>&nbsp;strives to help under-represented groups&nbsp;secure jobs and paid training opportunities in creative companies. One of the UK’s leading diversity organisations, we fill an essential gap in the current creative landscape. The creative industries are highly competitive and can seem extremely difficult to break into, especially if you don’t have the right connections to give you a helping hand. Creative Access is here to help open the door to the creative industries for those from under-represented backgrounds.As part of our training and support, we offer guidance from the moment you start looking for a role through our online group CV Consultations. Sign up to attend our next session, which will take place on the 21st of November at 5pm. &nbsp;What you will learn<ul><li>How to best present your CV and covering letter</li><li>What to include in your application</li><li>How to update your CV and covering letter with any recent experience</li><li>How to create a portfolio</li><li>How to improve areas that might be letting you down in applications</li><li>Please note that whilst we are unable to individually provide feedback for all CV's received, you will also be able to ask the Recruitment Team any individual questions about your CV in the Q&amp;A section of the session.</li></ul>To apply&nbsp;<ul><li>Click 'apply' to upload your CV. If you are yet to make your own CV, please upload a blank document.</li><li>Our CV consultations are group sessions held remotely via Zoom. Please let us know if you have any special requirements ahead of the session</li></ul>

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Creative Access Group CV Session - 21st November 2024

Application deadline: 3rd November 2024&nbsp;Are you an aspiring disabled writer with a story to tell? Join Curtis Brown Creative's breakthrough writers' programme and&nbsp;unlock your potential with guidance from a published author!This nine-month mentoring programme is part of Curtis Brown Creative's <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-writers-programme" target="_blank">Breakthrough Writers' Programme</a>.&nbsp;Mentoring will run from November 2024 to August 2025 and seeks to support four aspiring authors through one-to-one guidance from a published author-mentor, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.Mentoring sessions will take place via Zoom/phone calls. We are able to make accessibility adjustments to the programme if required. For example, by providing a British Sign Language interpreter. Mentors include renowned authors Polly Atkin, Lisette Auton, Nydia Hetherington, Chloe Timms and Claire Wade.You can apply to be mentored for a project at any stage of writing (from just starting to redrafting) and written in any of the following genres/categories:<ul><li>Novel written for adults</li><li>Novel written for children (older than 7) or young adults</li><li>Collection of short stories</li><li>Memoir</li><li>Narrative non-fiction</li></ul>&nbsp;EligibilityThis mentoring is open to all disabled writers over the age of 18.Applicants must have a disability, as defined by the Equality Act 2010. You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.Our form asks you to make a statement about why you should be awarded this mentoring opportunity.<ul><li>Applicants to the Breakthrough mentoring programme for Disabled Writers must fulfil our eligibility criteria.</li><li>Applicants to must not be currently represented by a literary agent.</li></ul>&nbsp;To applyCurtis Brown Creative offers mentoring places on the basis of proven writing ability. We ask applicants to send us the first 3,000 words of a novel/memoir/short story/narrative non-fiction project in progress, with a one-page synopsis, and to fill out our application form. Mentoring places will be awarded to applicants with submission material that shows the greatest potential and promise in our view. The decision will be made by the Curtis Brown Creative team.Our application process is simple, and we encourage all writers meeting the eligibility criteria to apply.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this opportunity through Creative Access.

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Closing date for applications: Friday 25th October at 12 middayDuration of programme: January 2025 to June 2025&nbsp;Are you curious to explore how a career in television could make the most of your interests and talents? Or do you want support to progress your existing career in the industry? If the answer to either question is ‘yes,’ apply to be matched with a mentor from the largest commercial television network in the UK…&nbsp;<a href="https://creativeaccess.org.uk/" target="_blank">Creative Access</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.itv.com/" target="_blank">ITV</a> are opening applications for their 6th cohort of their virtual mentoring programme, designed to reach aspiring and emerging career talent from communities currently under-represented in television.&nbsp;Mentors, from across all ITV teams and departments, have signed up to support and nurture the next generation of talent who want to begin or progress their journey towards their first or next opportunity in television.&nbsp;ITV’s family of channels consists of ITV1 (which is the largest commercial channel in the UK), ITV2 and ITV3 (the two largest digital channels in the UK), along with ITVX, their streaming platform and&nbsp;online home of all ITV content.&nbsp;From ITV News and ITV Sport, to commercial and commissioning, there are many different roles and teams who come together to make content; including development and production, through to design, digital, technology, legal, finance and HR.&nbsp; &nbsp;This programme aims to break down barriers and myths, and showcase the rich mix of roles and opportunities on offer. It is about giving mentees the chance to gain insights and expertise, develop skills and confidence, and build new connections and networks with the television industry. And it is about giving mentors the opportunity to learn from the fresh perspectives of the mentees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How does the programme work? &nbsp;Mentors will be available from across ITV, representing all the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.itvjobs.com/business-areas" target="_blank">business areas</a>. Where possible, mentees will be matched with a mentor working in the area in which they would like to work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Starting with a virtual Meet &amp; Greet session in January 2025, the mentoring partnerships will run for six months until June 2025. Mentees will have the opportunity to meet with their mentor once a month, virtually, for approximately an hour.&nbsp;&nbsp;What do you need to apply?&nbsp;<ul><li>A genuine passion for at least one area or department in television&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>An aim to gain employment in a relevant trainee or entry-level role in the future or to secure support with progressing your existing career within television&nbsp;</li><li>A willingness to engage positively with a mentor on a monthly basis for six months&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>No professional experience in television is required to apply for this programme, and we welcome applications from those aiming to switch to television from another industry.&nbsp;Plus, you’ll need to be:<ul><li>Free to participate in monthly meetings between January to June 2025</li><li>Aged 18 or over by January 2025</li><li>Identify as being from at least one of the under-represented groups outlined below.</li></ul>This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people,&nbsp;those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning&nbsp;and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. If you have any questions about whether you are eligible, please get in touch by email via <a href="mailto:richard@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">richard@creativeaccess.org.uk</a>.&nbsp;To apply<ol><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or&nbsp;<a href="https://opportunities.creativeaccess.org.uk/user/register/applicant" target="_blank">register today</a> to apply for this opportunity.&nbsp;</li><li>Complete the application form found via the Apply button</li><li>Once submitted, applications are final so please review carefully.</li></ol>If you require any access support while completing the application form, or would prefer to submit your application in an alternative format (e.g. video or audio recording), please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:richard@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">richard@creativeaccess.org.uk</a> to discuss further.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Questions?&nbsp;&nbsp;For any queries or for further information, please contact Richard Clarke on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:richard@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">richard@creativeaccess.org.uk</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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