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Student Careers

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Illustration of a person jumping up and down with joy
Illustration by Giada Maestra

Find out how Careers and Employability at UAL can support you with your career and job search.

Careers and Employability empowers UAL students and graduates to make a living doing what they love.

Our range of services can help you to build a successful career, whether you want to be an employee, freelancer, entrepreneur or creative practitioner.

We provide:

Support is free and accessible to all UAL students and graduates (up to 5 years after graduation).

We don't have a student-facing office, but you can email us anytime with any questions: careers-support@arts.ac.uk, or for graduates, you can email gradsupport@arts.ac.uk

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    Yeshen Venema, Emma Shipley,

    Tate Christmas Card Competition

    For the seventh year, not just a shop is partnering with Tate to provide UAL students with the chance to design a new range of Christmas cards.

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    Anja Schwegler, BA Illustration, Anja Schwegler, BA Illustration, Camberwell College of Arts, 2021

    Pitch It: Creative Enterprise Funding

    Pitch It provides a platform to pitch your idea, in person, to a panel of industry experts. With the opportunity to receive start-up funds and support in the first steps to develop your idea.

  • Graphic of outlined circles and rectangles in white and teal, overlapping on a black background
    Image by Lauren Vaughn

    Showcase Ready

    Final-year students can get the most from their UAL Showcase by attending this free programme of careers events!

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    Catarina Morais, Image courtesy of UAL

    UAL Career Toolkit

    Access support and guidance through your Moodle account with UAL Career Toolkit.

  • Side Hustle by Andreea Stan
    Side Hustle by Andreea Stan

    CV and interview simulator tools  

    Need a quick CV check or have an interview to prepare for? Use our AI powered tools for immediate feedback.

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    not just a shop products 2021. Photo by Yeshen Venema

    not just a shop

    Apply to sell your products in not just a shop for our open call.

  • Illustration of 9 boxes, each showing head and shoulders of a smiling person waving or reaching out to their neighbour
    Credit Illustration by Gracie Dahl

    Join our Founders and Freelancers network  

    Work for yourself or want to in the future? Sign up to be part of our Founders and Freelancers group on The Dots!

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    Mohammed Adel painting in the studio. Photo Alys Tomlinson

    Support for visual artists  

    Artquest provides the professional information, advice and projects that visual artists need to understand the art world.

Key resources

  • Illustration of a man on a mountain
    Image by Gracie Dahl

    Find a job

    UAL can help you to find paid employment during or after your studies through Arts Temps and Creative Opportunities.

  • Illustration of a woman carrying a portfolio to an interview
    Illustration by Gracie Dahl

    Explore our career resources

    Our range of online tools and learning guides are designed to help you with your portfolio, interview skills and more.

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    Image by Tasia Graham

    Opportunities for underrepresented students

    Learn more about Creative Shift, our programme of opportunities and events designed to help you kick start your career.

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    Networking by Catarina Fonseca Chaica

    Come to our events

    Our free events, training sessions and one-to-ones will help you to learn practical skills, gain advice and meet creative professionals.

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careers-employability@arts.ac.uk
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