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:
- Job opportunities
- Career resources
- One-to-one advice (email careers-support@arts.ac.uk)
- Awards, funding and mentoring
- Events and workshops
- 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
-
Image by Yeshen Venema and Emma Shipley
Design a jigsaw
We'd like to invite current UAL students to design a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, to be sold at not just a shop in-store and online from October 2025.
-
Illustration created by Aniruddha Sridhar, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media, 2023 London College of Communication.
International Futures
Join our employability programme dedicated to UAL's international students and recent graduates.
-
Upsana Kashyap,
Have your say and win a £20 voucher!
Share your thought in the end of year survey. What do you think of UAL Career Toolkit and the resources that are delivered by UAL Careers and Employability? This survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
-
Catarina Morais, Image courtesy of UAL
UAL Career Toolkit
Access support and guidance through your Moodle account with UAL Career Toolkit.
-
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.
-
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!
-
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
-
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 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.
-
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.
-
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.
Latest stories
-
Emma Wallace Meet Emma Wallace: Entrepreneur in Residence at UAL
Curious about the incredible individuals who lead our one-on-one sessions, workshops, and help shape our innovative programmes? Meet Emma Wallace as she shares her experience as an Entrepreneur in Residence at UAL!
-
Xinran Meng, 2023 MA Performance: Theatre Making, Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL | Photograph: Kristina Sarkisyan Building a business around your brain: A resource guide for neurodivergent creatives
Our entrepreneur in residence, Emma Wallace, guides you through some top tips for building a business when you're neurodiverse.
-
That Females' Toughness by Ziqi Yang Updates to UK visa schemes international students should be aware of
The UK immigration landscape has gone through some changes in 2025 as the labour government proposes updates to visa schemes that may impact international students seeking to stay in the country after graduation.
-
Alice Ryan, 2022 BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear, London College of Fashion, UAL | Photograph: Alice Ryan Make the most of your UAL degree
Your time at UAL is more than just lectures and projects—it’s a launchpad for your creative career. Whether you're still studying or have just graduated, there are so many ways to boost your skills, network, and opportunities. Here’s how to