Showcase Ready: Create and curate your portfolio and CV for maximum impact

Creatives need an engaging portfolio and CV which communicates to their audiences and future employers, and shows off their creativity, ideas and experiences. As well as good images and text, the key is good editing, presentation and curation of your work.

At this session find out how you can make a greater impact and stand out from your competitors.

This session will cover:

• What you should include in a portfolio and CV and how and why you should edit it down
• How to best tell your story and communicate your concepts and process
• Digital formats, platforms and tools for creating and sharing
• Good examples
• Tips about language, photography, images and design

Speaker bio

Lewis Rivers FHEA is a career development educator and researcher working as Employability Practitioner for CCW and CCI. Lewis’s academic background involves consulting on, developing, and delivering bespoke employability workshops, for students and staff at UAL, that centre diverse and inclusive recruitment practices. Lewis is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is currently studying an MA in Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication at UAL.

Further support and resources

Visit the UAL Career Toolkit on moodle to discover a range of online learning resources aimed at developing your career skills at a pace that suits you.

Our CV Library is resource for you to see visual examples of CVs, to learn key information that will help you in your employment journey, and to challenge yourself with questions that you may not have considered before. No matter if you visit this resource once, or if you continue to return, we hope that you enjoy it and that it helps you in some way.

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This event is organised by Careers and Employability and ispart of 'Showcase Ready' - a free programme of careers events where final year students can get the most from their UAL Showcase.

Taking place on campus and online, these events and activities support the preparation, presentation and professional skills final year students need to make a success of their final show. Sessions are delivered by creative industry professionals, expert advisers and UAL Careers and Employability staff.

Visit our webpage for more events and information.

Please note that this event is available to UAL current students, graduates, alumni and staff ONLY.

If you believe there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have any access requirements you wish to discuss, we would be happy to talk to you. Please contact careersevents@arts.ac.uk in advance.

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Image Credit: Portfolio of Jeffrey Thomson, International Preparation for Fashion, London College of Fashion, UAL | Photograph: Alys Tomlinson