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UAL Arts Temps

London’s creative recruitment agency

Arts Temps Illustration poster
Arts Temps Illustration poster
Arts Champs poster created by UAL Alumni for UAL Arts Temps

Arts Temps is a London-based creative recruitment agency connecting businesses with UAL’s top student, graduate and alumni talent. Get in touch today.

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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.

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.

Industries we serve

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

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.

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)

Speak to the Arts Temps Team

talent@arts.ac.uk

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What our clients are saying

The hiring experience in 2 words: SLAM DUNK! I can't recommend the team at Arts Temps highly enough. Onboarding as an employer was simple, then finding the perfect candidate was rapid, within days we had a talented product designer with direct relevant professional experience and all the right UAL credentials.

— Unhacked Ltd
100% one of the best recruiters we have ever dealt with. The candidates were impressive and of a very high quality. The portfolios presented were engaging and diverse in styles.

— Onda Fashion

Hiring FAQs

How to hire through Arts Temps

Simply share your vacancy with our team and we’ll take a brief to understand your requirements. We then source, shortlist and introduce suitable UAL students, graduates or alumni for your role.

Temporary and permanent recruitment options

We support both temporary and permanent hiring needs, helping you find flexible support or long-term creative talent depending on your requirements.

How quickly we can provide staff

Timeframes vary depending on the role, but we can often provide suitable candidates quickly thanks to our active pool of UAL talent.

Recruitment costs and pricing

Our pricing depends on the type and duration of the hire. Get in touch with our team for a clear, tailored breakdown based on your needs.

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