A favourite amongst Gen Z, Eric is a career app for creatives looking for their next role. Founded by two creatives that initially struggled to break into the field, they wanted to pave an easier path for the next wave of creatives. The app provides comfort and support for many Gen Zs as they spread their wings after college or university and seek to ease into an often hard-to-access industry but are unsure of what steps to take. Anyone can use the app however and it lists new roles and events, plus other useful creative opportunities such as funding and networking.
Why do we recommend Eric?
The ERIC app bridges the gap between fresh talent and the creative industry and the vast array of opportunities available. The app is also extremely useful as it finds the relevant roles that are posted online and matches them to the user's profile, preferences and requirements. It is extremely popular with Gen Zs for being easy to use and easy to understand, and since they are the future, we trust their judgement!
A creative jobs board with a soothing colour palette, If You Could Jobs Board provides job listings for a range of creative companies. For graphic designers, this jobs board is a good place to look for the next role within innovative companies as many designer roles are listed here. The organisations tend to lie within a wide range of exciting industries, so there are numerous potential future opportunities for job seekers once they have secured their foot in the door.
Why do we recommend If You Could Jobs?
If You Could Jobs is user friendly, and has over 35,000 active monthly users. The layout and color scheme provides a calming and accessible experience for job hunters whilst they’re browsing through looking for their next role.
Run The Check is a colorful jobs board with a creative layout, so it is perfect for creatives looking for a little visual stimulation to make the job-hunting process more enjoyable and easier to understand! Jobs are presented in the form of different colored post-it notes. They post solely paid opportunities. Again, there is a wide scope when it comes to the nature of opportunities and industries available.
Why do we recommend Run the Check?
The jobs board's visual aesthetics are unique and perfect for the creative eye. New jobs are posted regularly, and they are normally exciting positions within fantastic organisations, across all levels.
Creative Access provides opportunities and support to underrepresented communities and strives to generate more diversity within the creative industry. It is a great place for aspiring journalists, writers and those looking to enter the publishing industry. The platform also provides scholarships and masterclass events, therefore there is an abundance of different ways to find the perfect job, get a feeler for an industry and enhance one’s skills.
Why do we recommend Creative Access?
Creative Access is very popular amongst media and publishing job hunters, and we love that they also provide scholarships to encourage more entry flow throughout the various creative fields.
This jobs board is run by the Arts Council England, so for heritage and arts & culture lovers, this is the perfect platform to find a role within an environment that will tailor to your interests. Many roles listed are within museums or historic creative venues.
Why do we recommend Arts Jobs?
Arts Jobs provides fantastic opportunities within the arts sector, from literature, to music, to theatre. It’s perfect as it’s slightly niche, so for those favoring to work within cultural institutions, they can search amongst the jobs, without having to heavily filter through undesired organisations.
Behance is owned by Adobe and we thought it would be useful to include due to the fact that the site enables creatives to showcase their work to attract potential employers and land freelance gigs. It could also provide inspiration for budding creative designers. In addition to this, Behance also has a jobs board section, with many roles that are remote, and some global and London based roles.
Why do we recommend Behance?
Behance provides a wonderful opportunity for creative designers to flex their talent and be spotted by creative scouts. The international jobs board can expand horizons, and if a trip overseas doesn’t sound appealing, there are many roles that offer working from the comfort of your own home or remaining in London.
Create Jobs is our very own jobs platform (run by A New Direction), where we post the best and freshest creative roles on offer. Jobs are updated weekly and categorised by the industry, so job seekers can find their next role by filtering via the industry. We also post masterclasses and workshop events at our Good Growth Hub office in Hackney, free to attend for East London creatives aged 18-30.
Why do we recommend Create Jobs?
Because it’s us! Plugs aside, we take time to intentionally locate a wide range of accessible roles for all levels, and we post anything that we feel would add value and help creatives to get their foot in the door. We put a lot of effort into our workshops to support creatives progress into their desired direction and learn new skills that can elevate them along the way.
According to Better Team. Com, the Dots is one of the fastest largest and fastest-growing creative job boards and networking sites in the U.K. It is both a website and an app and has a news feed page like Twitter and Facebook, so there are different ways to post a latest job or find one of the latest roles available.
Why do we recommend The Dots?
It is an expanding and growing platform and very popular amongst creatives. It is also possible to collaborate and network with other freelancers via The Dots, so this is an added bonus!
University of the Arts London has a jobs board for creative students and graduates. It is mainly more sorted for entry level roles and fresh out of university candidates, since many internships are listed on the site.
Why do we recommend UAL?
UAL’s jobs board is a great place to start when looking to get a feel for various roles and industries for a fixed period, via internships. Internships provide exposure and experience to a role without an extensive commitment and job seekers may have a greater sense of clarity when navigating their job hunt going forward.
Also known as CLIP, this jobs board has an interesting blog that provides useful tips and insights for creative job seekers, and they are committed to promoting transparency across the creative industry. They also have a podcast where they host industry experts to discuss their own individual creative journeys.
Why do we recommend Creative Lives in Progress?
Creative Lives in Progress hosts a range of opportunities for creatives, and we value their commitment to transparency and desire to empower creatives.