Creative Industries Week starts Monday 2nd November! View the full programme here

🎬 Artists & creatives unite 📚

🎸 Creative Industries Week is coming on 2nd – 6th November

🖌️ Do you want to change the world with your creative flair, but feel unsure about the corporate world of PR, Marketing and Communications? We’ve prepared a week of insightful talks with experts in their field ready to tell you all about it.

✒️ Our keynote speaker is the amazing Dame Prof. Sue Black who will be speaking about the value of creativity in a disconnected world.

Check out all the amazing talks on lancaster.targetconnect.net and book now!

Full Programme

Monday

In this session we will outline some of the work experience projects available to Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students, including The FASS Internship Scheme
and Departmental Placement Modules. We will introduce your team of Employability support staff, including departmental Careers Consultants and the Placements Team. We will also share some facts and top tips for finding creative work experience, including vacancy sources, workshop dates, events and networking secrets. To join us on the Teams Live Event, click here

Do you want to change the world with your creative flair, but feel unsure about the corporate world of PR, Marketing and Communications?
Creative and corporate are not mutually exclusive concepts, and you may be missing out on incredibly fulfilling potential career pathways by shying away from opportunities with larger organisations. This session is led by our inspirational, positive and empowering Marketing Careers Coach, Vicky Metcalf who has kindly joined us from the Management School. ‘The more young people we have who are happy in their workplaces, the more productive and positive our world becomes.’

Vicky has experience of creating impact through creative marketing campaigns in big business and in the charity sector. Thinking about your purpose and your values could unlock your potential to make a positive impact with a career in Marketing, Communications or PR within any organisation (whether it be a large corporate business, charity, or public sector employer). This workshop is open to ALL Lancaster University students; to join us on the live Teams Event, click here

This expert panel brings together talented professionals from different areas of the entertainment industry to tell you about how they started out and where they’re at now. Tune in to get behind the scenes insights into this exciting and fast growing industry.

We’re hoping to welcome speakers from Universal Music Group, the BBC, Dead Pixel Films- as well as a freelance scriptwriter Simon James who has worked for Channel 4, as well as producing a West-End hit play, Toad in The Hole. This event is open to ALL Lancaster University students. To join us on the Teams Live Event, click here

Starting out as a writer/performer on BBC2’s Comedy Nation and The Paramount Comedy Channel Mark then went on to co-write (amongst other things) Skin Deep, a Comedy Lab sitcom for Channel 4; Placebo for BBC3; and an episode of Trexx & Flipside for BBC3. He also wrote, animated and produced a series of one minute topical cartoons for a Channel 4 breakfast show along the way.

Since 2008 Mark has written on a huge amount of kids comedy shows including My Spy Family, Jinx, Summer In Transylvania, Hotel Trubble, 4 O’Clock Club, The Revolting World of Stanley Brown, Strange Hill High, Hank Zipzer, Scream Street, All At Sea, So Awkward, Horrible Science and Danger Mouse. Mark’s DM Series 1 episode ‘Greenfinger’ was nominated for the 2017 WGGB award for Best Children’s TV Episode. He also co-created the BAFTA-winning online mystery drama Dixi. Mark has also polished and punched up a large number of scripts for many different TV series, the most recent being new Lionsgate feature film Four Kids & It. He has recently written two episodes for new Aardman animation in development and is head writer on new live action comedy Goldies Oldies for Nickelodeon. Don’t miss out on your chance to learn from this comedy legend and Lancaster alumni! This event is open to all Lancaster University students. To join us on the Teams Live Event, click here

n this unique workshop, English & Creative Writing graduate Samia Durani BA Hons English Literature (2018) will tell you all about her step career journey as a storyteller – from starting out as an intern at BBC Sport to stepping into the world of tech with IBM…

I studied a diverse range of literature from Middle East, Contemporary, Renaissance to Science Fiction and I even did a stint teaching English at a secondary school. After completing my bachelors, I decided to do a MSc in Information Technology, Management and Organisational Change at Lancaster University Management School. The skills that I learnt from my English literature degree, for example how to comprehend diverse texts, write and communicate effectively, have all proved to be valuable throughout my academic and work life.

I now work for IBM as a Cyber Security Technical Specialist. Although the world of technology and cyber security may seem to be far removed from the world of literature, it has proven to me time and time again to be not so far apart. As part of my training at IBM I was invited to a workshop around ‘the art of story telling’. Without stories we lack the ability to communicate effectively, to empathise with others and to view the world from different lenses whether that be philosophical, psychological, political or historical. English Literature has provided me with a solid set of skills that will continued to be utilised on a daily basis throughout my working career.

To join us on the Teams Live Event, click here

Tuesday

Ever wondered what happens in a Creative Agency? In this session you can Meet Phil Marshall, Managing Director of Shoot The Moon, and listen to our interview to find out his story of starting the business and building his team of creative professionals.

Shoot The Moon are a branding agency with multiple studios spanning the North, driving engagement through strategic insight, creative, digital, social, photography & video. They offer a range of services from pure concept design through to planning & implementation, and they work predominantly with Food, Retail, Leisure, and Lifestyle.

The agency has developed organically, along with a wide base of established Regional, National & International clients over 2 decades. Some clients you may recognise are The Coop, Pets At Home, Princes, Tui, Jet2, Lakeland and DiSotto. Join us on the live Teams Event

Are you a budding creative practitioner whose experience can’t be given justice on two sides of A4? Writers, Artists, Designers, Photographers, and Marketing professionals (the list goes on) can benefit from utilising a visually impactful display of their creative works in a portfolio to accompany a standard CV.

We often suggest thinking of a CV or portfolio as a marketing document to sell your skills and experience – as such, we are joined once again by our fantastic Marketing Careers Coach, Vicky Metcalf who has kindly joined us from the Management School. ‘The more young people we have who are happy in their workplaces, the more productive and positive our world becomes.’

Vicky has experience of creating impact through creative marketing campaigns in big business and in the charity sector. In this session, Vicky will explore how to build a creative CV or portfolio to deliver a strong impact on the people who matter to you. Join us on the live Teams Event

We are delighted to be joined again by Simon James for a unique talk surrounding his creative process and the art of storytelling.

Since graduating from Lancaster (English Language and Creative Writing, 2015) Simon has acquired over 25 television writing credits, written a short play which starred Jude Law, won the Cardiff Fringe Best Writing Award, scripted a comic book for Millarworld (which Netflix now has adaptation rights for) and had his one-act play The Toad in the Hole perform multiple dates in the West End. Simon has two major upcoming projects to be announced later this year; you can expect to see his name on your screens again very soon accompanied by well known Hollywood actors!

Simon has previously worked at Channel 5 and Workerbee Productions – and in his student days was the Arts and Entertainment Editor for SCAN! join us on the live Teams Event

Music, Festivals, Clubs and Events – Skiddle brings you access to some of the biggest and best events in the UK. Chances are you’ll have been to several events managed by Skiddle in venues hosting artists and acts from every genre.

Georgia Roberts, Marketing Manager at Skiddle be with us to share insights about creative careers in marketing and PR for the music and events industry. You can also find out about opportunities at Skiddle, and what it’s like working as a Content Creator, or an Account Manager for the lucrative large scale clubs, gigs and festivals. Join us on the live Teams Event here

Are you a writer, language lover, social media junkie, campaigner, or perhaps curious about what’s involved in the professional world of Comms, Marketing and Advertising?

Myth buster: you don’t necessarily need a marketing degree to work in marketing or be an influential voice…

Come and hear the stories of some of our amazing alumni and learn about becoming a comms expert!

Siôn Elliott (BA Music Technology 2013) – Digital Marketing Executive at Universal Production Music, also a Music Producer, and co-founder of Lancaster University Electronic Dance Music Society.

Mae Reddaway (Marketing Management 2016) – Senior Account Manager at The Goat Agency, also former Head of Photography at SCAN, and member of the Photography Society and the Marketing Society.

Clémentine Nannan (BBA European Management 2016) – Assistant Brand Manager at Müller Corner, former exec member of Accounting and Finance Society and Cheerleading Society.

 Join us on the live Teams Event, click here

Wednesday

If you are considering how further study might fit within your lifelong learning journey and career planning, Postgraduate Careers Coach, David Mashiter will introduce you to some key considerations around the value and practical application of postgraduate courses such as an MA or NCTJ. Join us on the live Teams Event

This panel brings together talented professionals from the publishing sector who will discuss how they started out and where they are now. Tune in to get behind the scenes insights into this growing industry.

We will be welcoming the following speakers:

• Rachel Quin, Marketing Manager at Harper Collins (an LU graduate and former SCAN editor-in-chief)
• Becca Parkinson, Engagement Manager, Comma Press
• Sara Hunt, Publisher, Saraband.

To join us on the Teams Live Event click here

This session is part of the Creative Industries Week, hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Placements Team.

This expert panel brings together talented professionals from the writing and journalism sector who will talk about how they started out and where they’re at now. Tune in to get behind the scenes insights into this growing industry.

We will be welcoming the following speakers:

• Bob Hart – Communications Manager, LUSU
• Lizzie Roberts – Journalist, The Telegraph
• Amy Packham – Life Editor, HuffPost
• Victoria Kirby-Keyes – Head of Editorial at Jaguar Land Rover (former Senior Journalist at the BBC)
• Tajinder Hayer – Screenwriter and Lecturer in Creative Writing at Lancaster University.

To join us on the Teams Live Event click here.

Thursday

• Craig Housenick – Lighting Designer in Los Angeles (currently working on a US version of The Cube) with 7 Emmy nominations and 3 wins for his work on The Voice (JYA at Lancaster in 1996)
• Marcus Lilley – Marketing Officer at the Corn Exchange in Newbury (Theatre Studies graduate 2010 & MA Professional Contemporary Arts)
• Jess Turton – Duty Manager at the Dukes in Lancaster.

 To join us on the Teams Live Event click here.

The workshop will feature three outstanding local theatre and arts organisations so tune in to get behind the scenes insights into their community outreach activities. We will be welcoming speakers from Ludus Dance, and the Dukes 

Ludus Dance uses dance as a tool of expression and trust, building on strength and recognising potential, to change and enhance people’s lives. Working across a wide range of social, educational and mental health and wellbeing settings, and especially with children and young people who have a limited access to high quality experiences, they create vital opportunities through work that is bespoke, collaborative and inclusive. Founded in 1975 by dancers, teachers, creators and political activists, the company was originally a performing and touring company and, until recently, the only professional dance company in the UK to specialise in dance education.

The Dukes is dedicated to a diverse and high quality programme, telling stories that are relevant, fun, heartwarming and electrifying. It creates a sense of place that challenges, enthralls and excites its audiences, through live performance and great cinema in the heart of Lancaster. The Dukes is a home for artists to create and connect; they reach out beyond their building into communities and new spaces, and through working with their partnerships, put culture and the arts at the heart of the Lancaster City region. The Dukes is the only producing theatre in the Lancashire area and is the oldest cinema in Lancaster, operating since 1971. To join us on the Teams Live Event click here.

Working with artists and communities, the Dukes stimulates opportunities for creative engagement as a creative hub, where people of all ages can discover their own creativity and be part of what makes the place great. It is a home for artists to create and connect; they reach out beyond their building into communities and new spaces, and through working with their partnerships, put culture and the arts at the heart of the Lancaster City region.

Join the Creative Learning Manager, Carl Woodward, to hear about his role at the Dukes and the work of his department. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to gain behind the scenes insights into this amazing venue and to ask Carl your questions. To join us on the Teams Live Event  click here.

Friday

More Music have established two new Singing for Health projects in Morecambe, Lancashire, designed to bring people together in safe, creative and fun environments. The Chameleon Choir will bring young people together and the Seagull Cafe is for older people. Medical practitioners will refer people to the projects with the aim of building their resilience, developing their social connections, and enhancing their mental wellbeing. They will also consider prescribing singing to help tackle long–term, life-limiting health conditions including respiratory illness and dementia.

Join this session to meet Anna Daly, Project Manager for Singing for Health and learn about the transformational effects of this local project in strengthening the local community through the power of creativity.

Watch: ‘When somebody thinks you’re wonderful’, Pat’s chair dance

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The workshop will feature two outstanding local arts organisations so tune in to get behind the scenes insights into their community outreach activities. We will be welcoming Lauren Zawadzki, Director of Deco Publique, and Paul Kondras and Neil Wilson from the White Elephant Gallery.

Deco Publique is an art and culture company making original new work, based by the sea in Morecambe and working around the North. It curates and produces ambitious cultural festivals, original commissions and artistic projects, creating exceptional experiences with artists and communities. It makes public art that animates coastal spaces, rural landscapes and urban centres.

Deco Publique’s portfolio includes the National Festival of Making and Vintage by the Sea; the commissioning programme – Art in Manufacturing; co-design programme – The FOLD; the World Record Breaking Very Big Catwalk and the co-production of landscape artworks, Headlands to Headspace.

The White Elephant Contemporary Gallery, also in Morecambe, sprang into life in April 2018. Since then it has staged seven different exhibitions, each radical and exciting in their own way. The creative team behind this new gallery goes by the name of The Karabekian/Nagardo Foundation. At the centre of this outfit is Paul Kondras and Neil Wilson, two renegades from the corporate world and state sector, respectively.

They call The White Elephant ‘a centre for creative consumerism’. It is already having a catalytic effect on the retail outlets in the street. Paul and Neil say they are reinventing the gallery form. Unlike so many contemporary galleries that are so often cold and forbidding, they have created a warm, hospitable and conversational space for ‘gallery virgins’ and the initiated, resulting in a footfall that would be the envy of any commercial or municipal gallery in the region. To join us on the Teams Live Event click here .

Ever wondered what it looks like working in an art/design/photography role within a creative agency? In this session you can meet Dan Hough, Head of Creative at Shoot The Moon, and learn what it’s all about.

‘I am a multidisciplinary designer, inspired by the art of visual communication. With over fifteen years of industry experience, skills and knowledge built upon academic foundations, I design creative solutions for international clients across digital and print media.”

Shoot The Moon are a branding agency with multiple studios spanning the North, driving engagement through strategic insight, creative, digital, social, photography & video. They offer a range of services from pure concept design through to planning & implementation, and they work predominantly with Food, Retail, Leisure, and Lifestyle.

Join us to discover how to unlock your potential through the world of advertising, and how you could use your creative skills to share ideas and tell stories with a commercial mindset.
Join us on the live Teams Event

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dame Sue Black to give the closing keynote of the event. Sue Black is Lancaster University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and leads on the Knowledge Exchange Framework and the Civic University’s Agreement. She leads on the Eden North project and is the senior management link to the Students’ Union and the Chaplaincy.

Sue is an anatomist and a forensic anthropologist by training and her career demonstrates the importance and impact of engagement whether that be with Government, non-Governmental agencies, the business community, investigative forces, funders, the media or the public.

She was the lead forensic anthropologist for the UK response to war crimes investigations in Kosovo and served tours in Sierra Leone, Grenada, Iraq and Thailand following the Asian tsunami.

She has been awarded two police commendations for her work in Disaster Victim Identification training and for helping to secure convictions against perpetrators of child sexual abuse.

Sue was awarded an OBE in 2001 and a DBE in 2016 for her services to forensic anthropology.

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