Soho Create - Young Creatives' Day

An inspiring day of talks, interactive workshops and practical advice from leading professionals in film, animation, gaming, VFX, photography, theatre, design and marketing helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to choose a creative career.

The day, which is aimed at an 18-24 audience (year 13 or above), promises to be practical and inspirational with contributions from leading creative agencies including D&AD, Sony, Framestore, Milk VFX, Soho Theatre and Escape Studios who will each discuss their own careers, share ideas and give practical advice, tips and reasons for choosing careers in the Creative Industries.

Event Programme:

09:30-10:00 - Registration & Refreshments

10:00 – 10:05 – Dom Davenport, Escape Studios/ Pearson College, Introduction

10:05 – 10:35 – Kati Russell, D&AD – Your Creative Identity

10:40 – 11:10 – Nina Steiger, Soho Theatre – Ways In

11:15 – 11:45 – Target Digital – Let’s be Social about Social Media

11:50 – 12:20 – Will Cohen, Milk VFX – Getting into VFX

12:30 – 13:10 – LUNCH BREAK

13:15 – 13:45 – Polly Stenham – The Journey to a Creative Career (in conversation)

13:50 – 14:20 – Tara Saunders, London Studio Art Director, Sony Computer Entertainment – Getting into Games

14:25 – 14:35 – TEA BREAK

14:40 – 15:10 – Tim Greenhalgh, Fitch – How to Present Your Work

15:15 – 15:45 – Amy Smith, Head of Recruitment, Framestore – What Creative Employers Look For

15:50 – 16:00 – Dom Davenport, Escape Studios/ Pearson College, Close and Thank You’s