Creative Access and ITV Leeds are to host a careers event aimed at encouraging more people from under-represented backgrounds in the North East to consider careers in the creative industry.
The showcase, hosted by ITV’s director of channel and content operations Ian Cottrell, is part of Creative Access and ITV’s drive to enable more people from communities under-represented in the creative industries to access careers, progression, and sector leadership.
Creative Access, the not-for-profit specialised in diversity and progressive career development founded in 2012, will host the event alongside ITV Leeds on Wednesday July 13.
A line-up of experts from the worlds of television, marketing, publishing and more will share their stories to encourage more people from diverse ethnic, socio-economic, and disability backgrounds in the North East to consider careers in the sector.
Key speakers and guests at the event will include:
- Rawan Elsa, Archivist and Publishing Assistant, Peepal Tree Press
- Rhianne Deans, editorial/clearance coordinator, Emmerdale, ITV Studios Continuing Drama
- Shamima Noor, communications coordinator, Fuel Theatre
- Sonny Hanley, controller of content Services, ITV
- Aydodele Ogunshakin, storyliner, Coronation Street, ITV Studios Continuing Drama
ITV is the UK’s biggest commercial TV network, making programmes in a full range of genres, for audiences across the UK. It spends more outside London than any other commercial broadcaster and claims deep roots in all the nations and regions of the UK.
ITV is one of the biggest TV employers in Leeds, with around 500 staff working across Calendar News, commercial sales, content supply & distribution, legal & rights management, Emmerdale (part of ITV Studios Continuing Drama), provision, The Garden, world productions and the ITV archive.
Guests from all types of backgrounds are welcome to join the event which takes place on Wednesday July 13th in Leeds.
ITV has worked with Creative Access for a decade, has hosted the organisation’s HQ since 2015. The broadcaster says it is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture and workforce.
Josie Dobrin, CEO of Creative Access, said: “We’re really excited for this event with ITV to showcase the variety of exciting careers in the creative industries on offer in Leeds and the North-East from TV to publishing to theatre and beyond.”
Ian Cottrell, director of channel and content operations at ITV, added: “We’re delighted to be hosting this showcase with Creative Access. I really believe it’s going to make an impact through informing and inspiring talented creatives to pursue a career in a sector that needs them. Supporting our regions is at the heart of what we do at ITV. “
Event details:
Date: Wednesday 13 July
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Location: ITV, TV Centre, 106 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS3 1JS
Duration: 2 hours
You can book your seat for free at this in-person event here.
