An Introduction to the Creative Industries

This briefing forms part of the Creative Careers Festival, and is an introduction to how to research and prepare for a career in the Creative Industries. 00:01:06 Definitions and Context 00:02:54 Creative Industries and the Creative Economy 00:05:13 Starting your research 00:14:44 Identifying and Developing Skills 00:23:18 Crossing over 00:24:53 Freelancing 00:30:10 Work experience and getting in 00:34:16 Common routes 00:41:18 Schemes and support Key Resources: All of the activities discussed in this video are available to download from Handshake: Careers A-Z on our website: https://www.careers.cam.ac.uk/careers... Handshake Creative Industries Guides: https://cam.joinhandshake.co.uk/edu/a... Search for alumni on LinkedIn, watch our video to get started:    • How to find alumni on LinkedIn   Sign up for the Skills Discovery Tool: https://cam.potential.ly/signin The University of Cambridge Careers Service helps you to prepare for your future. Whether you are an undergrad, masters student, PhD student, or postdoc, our team of experienced and impartial careers advisers are here to support you at Cambridge and beyond. https://www.careers.cam.ac.uk/ You can find the Careers Service on… Handshake - https://app.joinhandshake.co.uk/login X -   / unicamcareers   LinkedIn -   / unicamcareers   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unicamcaree... Edublog - https://unicamcareers.edublogs.org/ If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to ensure you don’t miss our future videos. Created by Adrienne Jolly, Careers Consultant at the University of Cambridge Careers Service.