Ways into a creative industry (production/events) without direct industry experience? Any advice would be appreciated!
I have experience in project management, busines development, partnerships, sales and I have worked in live events/hospitality in the past. I would really love a challenging but creative environment for my next role. I have previously worked in a start-up environment managing cross functional teams of up to 100 people, scaling and launching 8 commercial sites.
Comfortable reporting into C-level execs and managing big client accounts.
If anyone would be willing to offer advice on a couple of career paths tagged I would really appreciate it.
I am exploring events, music and film production.
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- Hi Aoife,I think it very much depends on where you really want to be.Film production is a very different environment to events/music, so you might want to aim for one or the other.From what you've said above, I think corporate events might be an easier step over than say music events and festivals (which are still quite maverik until you get above a certain scale), but you never know who needs what, so I wouldn't rule it out.If you're struggling to get any interest due to lack of recent experience (if that's the case), you could always try a local cultural venue if you have one, they're often on the look out for volunteers with good transferable skills, or local authorities sometimes run venues and annual festivals.Hope that helps!
- Maybe you can start with creating your own events that will also build your
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