Careers Network is here to support you by providing information, advice, guidance, events and opportunities to enable you to secure placements, work experience, self-employment and graduate careers.

Working closely with your academic school, our team of experts ensures that every student has access to careers advice.  As well as large careers fairs, we hold sector-specific events, involving employers and Loughborough alumni, to help you make valuable connections and secure high-quality placements and graduate roles. 

To find out more about what we do and how we can support you, visit Meet the teams. 

Details of the Placements Officers for your school can be found here.

We look forward to supporting throughout your Loughborough journey.

• Ability to work independently.
• Articulate knowledge and understanding of texts, concepts and theories.
• Command a broad range of vocabulary and critical terminology.
• Convey meaning precisely and pick out the essential points from texts.
• Develop skills in critical reasoning and analysis.
• Develop time management skills, for example, when meeting essay deadlines;
• Effectively convey arguments and opinions and encourage independent and creative thought.
• Gain a good understanding of the uses of information technology and develop a range of IT skills.
• Have tolerance of ambiguity and of others’ opinions.
• Lead and participate in discussions and have confidence in your own opinions.
• Plan and research written and practical work.
• Use judgment when weighing up different options and alternative perspectives.
• Work towards a solution using negotiation skills.
• Work with others when presenting ideas, information and practical work.

Graduate employment sectors related to your degree:

• Actor
• Artistic Director
• Arts administrator
• Backstage crew
• Broadcast presenter
• Choreographer
• Community development worker
• Community education officer
• Costume Designer
• Drama teacher
• Dramatherapist
• Music therapist 
• Radio Presenter
• Social worker
• Talent Agent
• Theatre Director
• Theatre Stage Manager
• Youth Worker

Graduates from creative degrees often have many transferable skills which can be applicable to a wide variety of jobs and industries, not just the creative sector.

For example, here is a resources for creatives working in healthcare.

To find out more about other careers see our Career Areas page or explore the Prospects Job Profiles.

Further study at Loughborough University:

The School of Design and Creative Arts offers a portfolio of taught postgraduate programmes that enable intellectual and creative development and foster transferable and marketable skills, enhancing employment possibilities in a range of fields including art, design, writing, publishing, arts administration and curation.

The School of Design and Creative Arts also offers an exciting interdisciplinary research environment. Our research students are supported by our expert staff who have a diverse range of research interests and experience. Becoming a postgraduate research student in the School allows you to have the opportunity to work within an informal and friendly environment, whilst also becoming part of an innovative research community.

Further study elsewhere:

• Find a Masters in Art, Design, Performance & Media across the UK and Europe
• Find a PhD across the world
• Conservatoire Performing Arts Education
• Federation of Drama Schools
• Federation of Drama Schools - Auditions and Applying

What do Loughborough Drama graduates do?

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Asda, BBC, Herts Inclusive Theatre, John Lewis, King’s Wood School, Premier Communications.

Roles included:

Roles included – Associate Director, Broadcast Assistant, Junior PR Associate, Manager in Training, Retail Management Graduate Programme, Teaching Assistant.

Further Study included:

PGCE Drama, PGCE Lower Primary, PGCE Secondary English Education.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond Loughborough and track the career journeys and Loughborough experiences of some of our alumni.

• All about careers - The nuts and bolts of becoming a professional actor
• BAFTA - careers in TV, Film and Games
• Get into Theatre: The best 10 tips on how to start a career in the Theatre Industry
• Masterclass
• Pint Sized Theatre - podcasts helping playwrites explore and navigate the theatre industry
• Prospects: What can I do with my drama degree?
• Screen Skills - Careers in film, TV, VFX, animation and games
• Target: List of 12 jobs in Theatre
• Target Jobs: Creative Careers for Graduates
• The Conference of Drama Schools guide to careers backstage

There are a wide range of resources available to you to search for placement, internship and work experience opportunities.

There are many opportunities advertised on Careers Online, the University’s online vacancy system.

Websites:

• Arts Hub Jobs - includes "job of the week" and allows you to apply work type filters such as volunteering or part time work 
• Arts Jobs and news - opportunities within the arts sector from the Arts Council.
• BBC Careers - create a Careers Hub profile and search for opportunities working for the BBC
• Channel 4 Jobs - search for opportunities working for Channel 4
• Viacom International Media Network Jobs - search for vacancies at Channel 5, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central
• Creative Access - paid internships for young people from Black, Asian and non-white minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Entertainers Worldwide Jobs - a dedicated website for performers to find auditions, jobs and opportunities to get work both locally and around the world.
• Equity Jobs – Listings in performance and creative work
• ITV Jobs - search for jobs at ITV
• Mediabeans - search for media jobs
• Spotlight - advertises casting opportunities
• The Stage Jobs - browse jobs by category, including "theatre", "auditions" and "casting"
• UK Theatre - Browse theatre based jobs, plus news, reports, membership and networking
• Young Creative Council - Placement Poverty Pledge

Creative / Acting CV Resources

• 10 steps to creating a creative CV
• How to write an Acting CV

Professional bodies:

• Federation of Drama Schools
• Equity 
• National Drama
• The National Association for the Teaching of Drama
• Spotlight
• The Stage  
• The British Association of Dramatherapists

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

• Arts Hub News
• Equity 
• The Stage  
• Spotlight