We’re here to support your creative career from day one and beyond.
Our Careers and Employability team helps students and graduates build careers you love. It could mean working for a company, freelancing, starting your own creative business, or creating work that leads to something completely new.
Support is free and available to all UAL students and graduates for up to 5 years after you finish your studies.
Career support
From the moment you arrive, you’ll have access to practical resources and personalised guidance designed to help you transition from study to creative practice.
Student Services
- One-to-one advice on CVs, portfolios, applications and interviews
- Events and workshops that build professional skills and confidence
- Career resources for exploring options, pathways and industry insight
- Job opportunities and industry links through UAL platforms
- Awards, funding and mentoring to help you launch or grow your business
- Opportunities to exhibit and sell your work, including how to budget, invoice and pay tax as a freelance practice or business.
- Our work placement year for undergraduates, the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), is an opportunity to gain industry experience between your second and third year.
These services are led by creative industry experts that are here to support you at every step.
Work opportunities and networking
Arts Temps
Arts Temps is our in-house recruitment service. It connects students and graduates with paid work placements during and after your studies.
This can help you build experience, earn money and grow your professional network.
Creative Opportunities
UAL’s Creative Opportunities platform lists paid jobs, internships and freelance roles in the UK and internationally.
It helps students and graduates get real industry experience and build professional skills.
UAL Showcase
UAL Showcase lets you share your work online and connect with employers, commissioners and collaborators. Final year students from all Colleges and levels of study can publish their projects in their last term and build valuable industry contacts.
UAL is also recognised as the number one higher education institution for producing start-ups, showing the strong culture of creativity and enterprise across the university.
Support after graduation
After you graduate, you can still access Careers and Employability support for up to 5 years.
You can access:
- Tailored one-to-one careers guidance to refine your plans.
- The Graduate Support Hub, full of resources for job searching, freelancing and professional growth.
- Networking events, alumni connections and industry talks that help you stay connected to the creative world.
You’re not alone on this journey.
UAL’s network of students, graduates and creative partners is here to help you turn your creative ambition into a meaningful career.