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London's creative recruitment agency

UAL Arts Temps

Connecting employers with UAL students, graduates and alumni for temporary and permanent roles.

Our services

Arts Temps connects creative talent with organisations across London's various industries. We help you hire quickly and effectively, whether temporary or permanent. Explore further to see how we can support you.

A person dressed in a lamp shade at Central Saint Martins fashion university
UAL Arts Temps, Made by Temps Campaign | Photograph: Ayushi Channawar

Why choose Arts Temps

Access exceptional creative talent from UAL, one of the world’s leading art and design universities. We connect you with highly skilled students, graduates and alumni ready to contribute fresh ideas and specialist expertise across creative industries.

About us

We are a London-based social enterprise recruitment agency specialising in creative talent. Our team of talent specialists works closely with employers to match the right people to the right opportunities quickly and effectively.

How hiring works

We take a consultative approach to understand your brief, then source and shortlist suitable candidates from our UAL talent pool. We support you through the process from selection to placement, ensuring a smooth and efficient hire.

Join our talent network

By registering with Arts Temps you can:

  • Access paid opportunities that meet the London Living Wage or above
  • Apply for temporary and permanent roles
  • Build your CV with industry experience
  • Gain flexible work alongside study or flexible projects
  • Grow your professional network
  • Continue accessing opportunities after graduation

Ready to get started?
Register with Arts Temps and browse our latest vacancies on the Arts Temps jobs board.

Creative roles we fill

From design and content creation to production, marketing, social media and studio support, we connect you with adaptable creative professionals ready to make an impact. We also provide administrative and events staff solutions to support wider operational needs.

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Industries we serve

We support a wide range of creative and cultural sectors including fashion, design, media, advertising, publishing, arts and cultural organisations, charities, non-for-profit organisations and digital content.

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Social enterprise recruitment agency

As a social enterprise, our work is driven by purpose as well as placement. We reinvest in supporting creative careers and building pathways into the industry.

Ethical recruitment

We are committed to fair, transparent and inclusive hiring practices, ensuring both clients and candidates benefit from a supportive and responsible recruitment process.

We’ve built a network of clients that share our values of inclusivity, sustainability, and ethical practice.

As corporate member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and a proud London Living Wage employer, we believe that everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed. That’s why we only connect our candidates with roles that pay the London Living Wage.

Read our Gender Pay Gap report: UAL Arts Temps Gender Pay Gap (Microsoft Word 37KB)

Read our Ethnicity Pay Gap report: UAL Arts Temps Ethnicity Pay Gap (PDF 167KB)

We have worked with UAL Arts Temps for several years and they have consistently provided fantastic assistants for our cultural events. Their assistants are reliable, enthusiastic and show great initiative. We recommend UAL Arts Temps to organisations wanting to ensure their events and projects run smoothly and successfully.

— Zaha Hadid Foundation

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