The future of the UK Creative sector depends on new talent from different places. We need some daring thinking and fresh ideas. Our mission is to help that talent find its way to where they want to go.
Manifesto
If you don’t fit in, you’re in
You’re the loud one
You’re the class clown
You’re the quiet one at the back
You’re the one that
Lives music
Breathes film
Soaks up culture
Let’s your words do the talking
You are talent in the raw and we need you
As an industry we thrive on new ideas
You have them
We need them
We’re losing people like you
Not in a slow drip
In a fucking torrent
We’re losing you to an expensive education system that excludes diverse talent
To families who can’t support their kids for the years it takes to secure a living wage after graduation
Were losing you to london rents
Gender bias...
And hiring in our own image
And that image is pale, male and stale
We’ve let you down
We’ve let ourselves down
But we’re here to put that right
The creative foundation is here to not only put you through ad school
Allowing you to learn your craft with the best
We’ll also support you when you leave
Helping with rents
Helping you find a job
You don’t need grades
You don’t need a dad in the industry
You just need swagger
And an application form
What have you got to lose?
Our Manifesto was put together by Vicki Macguire, CCO of Havas London, who is the Chair of Trustees for the Creative Foundation and has been a key figure for supporting the Foundation.