Using your subject: Art & Design
Learn how to use a degree in Art & Design to enhance your career prospects
Hello, I’m Ruth Cawston, the Careers Adviser for DJCAD.
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
Networking and Opportunities
- Creative Dundee
- Creative Scotland
- Creative UK
- Creative Industries Council
- Creative and Cultural Skills
- ScreenSkills
Careers in Design
- Design Week Jobs
- Design Week Careers Advice
- Dezeen
- Design Business Association - DBA
- BIID British Institute of Interior Designers
- Artsthread
Careers in Fashion
- UKFT. the network for fashion & textile businesses
- Fashionworkie.com
- Business of Fashion
- Denza Fashion Recruitment
Careers in Illustration
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
Vocational degrees
Careers in Architecture
Some of the main career options with an Architecture degree are:
- Architect
- Architectural technologist
- Building control surveyor
- CAD technician
- Fire risk assessor
- Interior and spatial designer
- Town planner
- Urban designer
You can find out more about these on Prospects what can i do with my degree in architecture as well as the wide variety of jobs where your skills and knowledge are applicable.
Useful Resources to help with your Careers Research
- Target Jobs – Architecture Degree Careers information
- RIAS – Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has some useful information on becoming an Architect
- The RIBA has some useful information on Careers Support.
- The icould website also has a full range of careers information interviews and case studies featuring numerous different roles which you can search through and view online. Some relevant case studies.
Volunteering Locally
If you are interested in gaining some voluntary experience locally you may find the following websites helpful
- Scottish based website Volunteer Scotland advertises a number of local and national volunteering vacancies
- Dundee based website Volunteer Dundee advertises a number of Dundee based volunteering vacancies
Work Experience & Graduate Jobs
- RIBA Part 1 & Part 2 Jobs – How to get on
- JobShop – find an opportunity
- RIBA Jobs
- RIAS – Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland – Advertise Architecture vacancies
- Architect Journal Jobs
- My Job Scotland for local authority vacancies
Careers in Urban Planning
Some of the main career options with an Urban Planning degree are:
- Historic buildings inspector/conservation officer
- Housing manager/officer
- Local government officer
- Town planner
- Transport planner
- Urban designer
You can find out more about these on Prospects what can i do with my degree in urban planning as well as the wide variety of jobs where your skills and knowledge are applicable.
Useful Resources to help with your Careers Research
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has some useful information on Careers Support.
icould also has a full range of careers information interviews and case studies featuring numerous different roles which you can search through and view online. Some relevant case studies are listed below:
Volunteering Locally
If you are interested in gaining some voluntary experience locally you may find the following websites helpful
- Scottish based website Volunteer Scotland advertises a number of local and national volunteering vacancies
- Dundee based website Volunteer Dundee advertises a number of Dundee based volunteering vacancies
Internships & Work Experience
- JobShop – find an opportunity
- ARUP have advertised planning internships over the last few years
- Savills Early Careers Work placement opportunities
- GoinGlobal - International Internships and Job options
Finding a Graduate Job
- Planning Resource for Planning vacancies across the sector
- PlanningJobs.com for planning vacancies across the sector
- The Planning Portal
- My Job Scotland for local authority vacancies
- Mott Macdonald recruit Graduate planners
- ARUP recruit for Graduate Planners
- Savills Graduate Programme
- Pegasus Group recruit for Graduate planners
- You might also want to contact employers direct by using the RTPI’s Online Directory of Planning Consultants, which contains the contact details for many UK and Ireland based consultancies. The contact details for UK local authorities is also a good place to narrow your search to a particular geographical location.
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 what can I do with my degree and take the 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: