Did you know that the UK Creative Industries generate more than £100bn a year to the economy and employ more than 2 million people?
What are the Creative Industries?
The idea that creativity is an essential ingredient of social and business success is becoming universally popular. Creative people have a unique skills set- the ability to adapt, problem solve and innovate.
The Creative sector covers work in a huge range of areas, including: Art & Design, Advertising and Marketing, Architecture, Film, Fashion, TV, Radio, Choreography, Directing, Editorial careers, Graphics, Journalism, Therapy & Music to name a few!
There are so many exciting job opportunities with the Creative Industries. In fact by 2030, there are predicted to be 900,000 new jobs in this sector!
Interested in learning more about the kind of jobs you can do? Click on the link below to find the Creative Career for you- you might be surprised!
Careers in Art and Design
Careers in Fashion & Textiles
To learn more about some of the job roles listed here, plus many more, click on the link below.
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re watching The King’s Speech, reading Harry Potter, listening to Adele or gazing up at The Gherkin, but creativity is big business.
But it’s not just here that our creativity is making a difference.
Many of our creative products and services are exported around the globe and play a key role in shaping our nation’s image abroad. The creative industries are increasingly part of what makes Britain great.
So how has creativity shaped the future of students at QEGS?
We interviewed QEGS Art and Design students to find out more about their current job role or university course, how studying Art helped them and why creativity is so important to their future career.
