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Careers in creative arts are popular as they span a range of disciplines, from arts to culture, design, and media. Prepare to enter a thriving sector by learning more about the UK creative industries.

This umbrella term covers a range of sub-sectors that all have creativity at their core.

For example, visual and performing arts, advertising, design, fashion, crafts, music, publishing, film, radio, and TV are all creative industries and all form what is known as the UK's creative economy.

The UK's creative industries are vital to our economy - they employ over two million people and grow faster than other industries. According to recent statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), they contributed £109billion to the economy in 2021. This equated to 5.6% of the total for that year.

Its growth over recent years has been driven by a boom in computer services, highlighting the importance of digital creative industries such as video games.

What creative industries can I work in?

Employment opportunities can be grouped into:

• advertising and marketing

• architecture

• crafts

• design

• fashion

• film, TV, video, radio and photography

• IT, software and computer services

• publishing

• museums, galleries and libraries

• music, performing and visual arts.

Areas of design include:

• exhibition

• games

• graphic

• industrial

• interior

• landscape

• product

• textiles

• theatre.