Channel 4 Content Creatives 2024

Please note: applications for the Content Creatives 2024 course with Channel 4 are now closed but please check back regularly for details of future opportunities.

Channel 4’s ‘Content Creatives’ programme will help you kickstart your career in the creative industries and gain valuable experience and develop your skills.

Apply to the unique programme that brings together classroom-led learning and practical work experience to give you the perfect experience to launch you into a creative career. The course will take place between September and March, and include 8 weeks of training and a 16 week work placement.

What's Involved?

Classroom-led Learning

You’ll spend 8 weeks at the beginning of the programme receiving bespoke training, focusing on a range of courses from digital storytelling to idea generation.

Placement

The following 16 weeks will be spent on a placement at 4Studio or one of Channel 4’s creative partners. This is where you’ll put your skills into practice and gain real-world experience.

Increased Employability

With the new skills you’ve developed and experience you’ve gained, you’ll finish the programme equipped with the tools to start a successful career in the creative industry.

Your bespoke training will be with SharpFutures, where you’ll expand on your current skillset and those skills will then be put into practice in your placement. You’ll develop skills in areas including:

Production techniques
Digital Storytelling
Ideas Generation
Pitching
Communication & Teamwork
Podcasting

How to Apply

The Content Creatives scheme is open to anyone aged over the age of 18 currently living in West Yorkshire or Manchester or able to commute. We are particularly keen to offer opportunities to people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Applicants do not need to have any previous experience or a degree in media or digital. We just want to hear from people who have a passion for digital content and want to see how they can turn this into a career.

The deadline date to apply is: Sunday 19th May 20214