Student Careers
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:
- One-to-one advice (email careers-support@arts.ac.uk)
- Career resources
- Events and workshops
- Awards, funding and mentoring
- Job opportunities
- Freelance and business support
- Opportunities to exhibit and sell your work
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
Get involved
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Anja Schwegler, BA Illustration,
Pitch It: Creative Enterprise Funding
Pitch your creative business idea for a share of up to £20,000 in funding.
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Lauren Vaughan,
Creative Business Internships
The Creative Business Internships give you the opportunity to get valuable, hands-on work experience with a business started by a UAL graduate.
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Lauren Vaughan, Image by Lauren Vaughan
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.
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Side Hustle by Andreea Stan
UAL Career Centre
Need a quick CV check or have an interview to prepare for? Use our AI powered tools on the UAL Career Center.
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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.
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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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Yeshen Venema,
Competitions and live briefs
We run competitions throughout the year to provide students with opportunities to sell and showcase their work in not just a shop.
Key resources
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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.
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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.
What are you looking for?
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Money by Gabriele Lorusso
Careers advice for students
Explore the full range of ways we can support you with your career, from making money while you study to preparing for the world of work.
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Collaboration by Gracie Dahl
Careers advice for graduates
Our advisors and resources can support you with identifying your career path, applications and preparing for interviews.
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Starting A Business by Gracie Dahl
Freelance and business support
Our enterprise team can support you with many aspects of setting up and running a successful business or freelance practice.
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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.
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