Using your subject: Humanities
Learn how to use a degree in Humanities to enhance your career prospects
Hello, I’m Ruth Cawston, the Careers Adviser for Humanities.
I support students and graduates at every stage of their career journey. Below are some resources that may be useful for you to explore. You can also take advantage of our Bitesize careers sessions, quick queries and/or guidance interviews. You may also see me delivering talks to you in class and staffing Careers events. There are lots of resources on the Careers Service website.
I look forward to working with you.
Resources
Prospects: Creative Industries in the UK - the best starting point to gain better understanding of creative industries in the UK
General creative jobs boards
- The Dots
- The Drum
- Creative Opportunities
- Creative Pool
- Creative Lives In Progress
- Creative Access
- Behance
- Arts Jobs UK
Networking and Opportunities
- Creative Dundee
- Creative Scotland
- Creative UK
- Creative Industries Council
- Creative and Cultural Skills
- ScreenSkills
Careers in Creative Writing
- BBC Writers Room
- What can I do with a Creative Writing degree?
- Writers and Artists
- National Association of Writers Groups
- Writers online
- Spread the Word
- The Guardian Writer Jobs Page
Cultural Education including Museums, Galleries, Libraries, Heritage
- British Museum
- Guardian Heritage news
- Heritage Alliance news
- Heritage help organisation directory
- Public Library news
- National Archives news
- Association of Independent Museums
- Engage (National Association for Gallery Education)
- Historic Scotland
- Historic England
Careers in Journalism
Careers in Publishing
- Independent Publishers' Guild
- Society of Young Publishers
- The Publishers Association
- Guardian media job
Careers in Marketing & Advertising
- Prospects Marketing, Advertising and PR guide
- TARGETjobs Marketing, Advertising and PR sector overview
- The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
- The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
- The Guardian - Marketing and PR jobs
- Discover Creative Careers
- Young Creatives Council
Careers in TV
- TV Watercooler
- British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA)
- BAFTA Guru
- 4 Careers
- BBC Studios Careers
- ITV -production companies
Careers in Film
Not sure about any of these options? No problem!
To help you explore the wide range of career options open to you have a look at Prospects what can I do with my degree and take the Prospects Career Planner Quiz.
The following websites may also be helpful to search the wider job market, where your transferable skills can be applied.
- JobShop – find an opportunity
- Prospects
- TARGETjobs
- Milkround
- GradJobs
Graduate Schemes
Many leading UK employers across all industries run graduate training programmes, to discover the benefits of these schemes and how you apply the links below will help: