You Won't Find This Elsewhere
Nearly 200 fresh jobs and opportunities, including paid training, hidden gems, grants, visa advice, recruiter scripts and more.
Tired of chasing scattered links and feeling out of the loop?
This edition is bursting with golden opportunities to supercharge your career or business.
Think hidden jobs (yep, the whisper-only kind), grants galore, how to reach out to recruiters, free training, some special deals and a back-to-work programme for creative women and gender non-conforming folks.
Plus, as requested by a reader, some information on VISAs in the Creative Industries.
Whether you’re starting out, pivoting, or just need a win—this is the drop you don’t want to miss.
A few exciting things coming up:
🎤 Catch us at the D&AD Festival! I’ll be speaking alongside global creatives, community builders and more. Don’t be shy—come say hi!
🧠 New Free Workshop: NLPG Taster – How to Apply for the National Lottery Project Grant.
🛠️ Book a 1:1 Strategy Session: Whether you're pivoting, stuck, or planning a new idea, our founder now offers bespoke deep-dive sessions, including pre-assessment, action plan, and a follow-up. Book here
📖 Recommended Read: food for thought on how work is shifting. Read it here
🎯 Missed some editions? We covered big grants and shared our Job Search Matrix.
💡No rulebook needed. Just inspiration. Browse this living list of people doing things their way—connect, collaborate, hire, or simply take notes: See the list
👉 Every new subscriber helps us offer more free spots through our bursary scheme!
ps. Drop a comment to share what type of opportunities/jobs/workshops you’re looking for!
⭐ Networking prompt of the week: find 1-3 people you haven’t connected with in a while and schedule a quick chat or coffee. Inspiration, contacts, opportunities… connecting can lead to tons of outcomes ⭐
🖼️ ARCHITECTURE, VISUAL ARTS, DESIGN & HERITAGE
Artist call out for two-phase R&D project exploring the impact of the climate emergency on communities in Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi diaspora in Birmingham, UK, 27th April
Open call for artists to apply to make new work for the exhibition Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi. £6,000 for the commission fee in addition to the production budget. A fee of £300 will also be paid to each of three shortlisted artists to produce and present a proposal for the selection panel, 28th April
The Graduate Scholarship Programme (GSP) is a support scheme open to BA and MA students from the School of Art, Media and Creative Technology, who graduate in 2025
The Southbank Centre is looking for four UK-based artist-practitioners to join the Artist Advisory Collective – a paid opportunity to help shape the new Arts & Wellbeing programme for young people aged 11 – 25, 29th April
