LCF Grad Futures: What Creative Graduates Need to Know Today

This session is only for London College of Fashion students and graduates. It is aligned to your Graduate Futures careers and employability journey.

This intimate in-person event will allow soon-to-be graduates and former students the opportunity to network and gain valuable information from key leaders in the fashion industry.

You’ll hear the most up to date job market insights first-hand, enabling you to excel crafting your career goals during your final months at university and aims to increase your overall awareness of what it takes to navigate and succeed in fashion and the creative industries from experts who have been on your career trajectory.

Speakers

• Melanie Mitchell, Graduate Futures Careers Consultant: Leveraging over 30 years of experience as a Buyer, Headhunter and now Consultant, Melanie has worked with a number of brands including Christian Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood, AllSaints, Threads Styling and Sweaty Betty on projects relating to talent acquisition and executive search. Passionate about helping to build both brands and careers through putting the right people, in the right place at the right time she continues to use her industry expertise to coach and inspire the next generation looking to pursue careers in fashion.
• Amy Pressman, Talent Acquisition Partner at M&S: Supporting the Clothing, Home & Beauty business in attracting and developing exceptional talent. Amy brings extensive experience from her time as a Senior Consultant in Buying & Merchandising at Elite Associates, along with senior buying roles at DCK, River Island, and Arcadia. M&S is a business known for quality, driven by innovation, and an obsession with its customers. Amy plays a key role in raising the bar, building inclusive teams, and connecting people who thrive in fast-paced, purpose-led environments. Passionate about shaping the future of retail, she helps ensure M&S continues to deliver with impact for its customers, colleagues, and communities.

More speakers to be announced!

Useful resources

In this session, you will develop the key skills of communication, connectivity, proactivity, and curiosity as defined by the UAL Creative Attributes Framework (My_CAF). Before attending this activity, we suggest you:

• Check out the Graduate Futures Moodle page, (or for alumni the Graduate Futures Leavers Pack), which is filled with resources, learning guides, and podcasts.
• Students should explore the Graduate Futures Careers Padlet, which is filled with useful links, videos, and further reading.

If there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have access requirements you wish to discuss, please contact graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk in advance, we'd be happy to talk with you. If you can't sign-up as the tickets have run out or expired, please email and see if you are still able to attend.

Image credit: LCF Graduate Futures Hosts: The Metaverse event. Photography by Emmi Hyyppä