Meet Sophia – Production Assistant Apprentice
Meet Sophia Rowlatt, a production assistant apprentice at Big Button.…
Our Values & Mission
Helping all people achieve their success. We believe that creativity is fundamental for the development of any community or organisation, and anyone should be able to make a living from doing creative work. Creative Alliance exists to support emerging talent overcome the many barriers to creative success, through professional work-based training.
Our
Creative Core
How we
got here
Making things happen
Creativity can be spontaneous, but it’s most often found through hard work. Similarly, Creative Alliance simply happened over time. It was through the hard work and commitment of individuals and organisations that the original board of Creative Alliance was formed, with a strong drive to support young creatives grow their talent and become the future leaders of the creative industry…
from
2004
The original alliance occurred when the directors of Birmingham Artists, Friction Arts, and Seeing the Light approached Creative Alliance director Noel Dunne, to determine funding opportunities to train young creatives’ skills and thinking, so they could earn a living from their creative practice and thinking.
During the first years of Creative Alliance various programmes were created to support the growth of young creative talent including:
• Morning After: Where attendees got support from industry leaders to tackle the “morning after” graduating, when most people have a degree, but no direction for the next step in their careers.
• Frameworks Model: The beginning of what is now the apprenticeship model for further education.
• Kickstarter Programme.
to
2023
Today, Creative Alliance’s board continues to safeguard our mission statement and values towards the creative industry, and now including organisations such as Fabric, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), McCann and Swof Media.
Through our 20 years of experience we have trained thousands of apprentices create successful careers that have helped the development and growth of many organisations in the creative industry.
We’ve also grown as an independent social enterprise and broaden the reach of our support through:
• Skills Bootcamps: Government funded intensive courses that provide the foundational skills in various creative practices for both new talent looking start their career, or professionals looking for new beginnings or skill sets.
• Headspace: A very successful pilot programme that provided mentorship and career support to creatives aged between 19-30 years across five different creative sectors: Film & TV, Music, Performance, Visual Arts and Marketing.
• Homegrown: A collection of inspiring videos and stories from some of the most creative professionals that call Birmingham their home.
We are now working on continue improving the quality of our education and programmes, to become one of the most notable training providers un the UK, in the creative and digital sector.
Dedicated,
Passionate
& Friendly
Team
Noel Dunne
Director
SMT
John Parker
Associate Director
SMT
Helen Dixon
Quality Assurance Manager
SMT
James Ellis
Business Development Manager
SMT
Victoria Morris
Theatre & Venue Lead
Development Coaches
David Bamber
Marketing Lead
Development Coaches
James Griffin
Content Creator Lead
Development Coaches
Andy Logie
Development Coach
Development Coaches
George Morris
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Tom Veasey
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Jim O’Raw
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Craig Cordice
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Emma Rayne
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Simon Roberts
Development Coach
Development Coaches
Fathia Warren
Functional Skills Tutor
Development Coaches
Tania Hemming
Apprenticeship Recruitment Manager
Recruitment
Tom Croft
Business Development & Recruitment Coordinator
Recruitment
Ellie Dearn
Operations Coordinator
Admin
Louise Buckle
Company Administrator
Admin
Shaina Fisher
Administration Assistant
Admin
Hasan Khan
Business Administrator
Admin
Gustavo Tovar
Evaluation & Data Coordinator
Marketing
Sarah Palmer
Graphic Designer & Digital Marketer
Marketing
Jordan Kirby
Video Producer & Digital Marketer
Marketing
Join us!
We are always looking to grow our workforce, get in touch
our
Achievements
Our accolades prove our impact
Throughout the years, we’ve garnered accolades for our unwavering commitment to industry-leading training, non-profit endeavours, and the creative community. However, the true measure of our success lies in witnessing emerging talent soar to the heights of their aspirations.
Aaron Carmichael
Apprentice of the Year
Inspirational Youth Awards 2023
Lili Peberdy
Emerging Excellence Award
ABTT: Association of British Theatre Technicians 2023
Nominated for
Partner of the Year Award
Youth Employability Awards 2022
Nominated for
Social Enterprise of the Year
Birmingham Awards 2021
Jamie Painter
Creative, Media & Marketing Apprentice Award
BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2021
Taylor Rooke
Future Faces Apprentice of the year
Future Faces Awards 2020
Lubna Suleman
Creative & Digital Apprentice
The Asian Apprenticeship Awards 2016
Education, Training & Jobs –
Social Enterprise of the Year
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2015
Winner
Social Enterprise Profit
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2014
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