This week, Jamie welcomes Ian Murray, the UK’s Minister for Creative Industries, for an open and honest conversation about the state of the creative sector and what the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is doing to help more young people get into creative careers.

Ian shares how his own upbringing shaped his understanding of accessibility in the arts, and why it still feels so difficult for people from working class or under-represented backgrounds to break into creative work.

Ian spoke about:

🎨 The realities facing freelancers and why so many feel shut out of the industry

🌱 Discover Creative Careers, the government’s campaign to demystify routes into creative jobs 🎬 The importance of freelancers to the creative economy and what the government is doing to support them 🏠 Why class is still such a barrier for many people trying to forge a creative career 📈 The importance of the BBC and why placing it on a sustainable footing matters 🛠️ The wider mission to make the creative industries more accessible, transparent, and sustainable

It was a pleasure to welcome a sitting government minister onto the podcast, hear more about the work DCMS is doing, and have such open and honest discussions about the challenges and opportunities across the sector.

🎮 Discover Creative Careers – Campaign Information

The Discover! Creative Careers Campaign aims to make creative careers more accessible to young people from under-represented backgrounds, highlighting the breadth of opportunities in the creative industries and how today’s skills and hobbies can be turned into meaningful, sustainable careers.

📖 No matter your background or education, there are affordable and accessible routes into the sector — from apprenticeships and work experience to on-the-job training.

🧑‍💻 To explore creative and non-creative roles across the industry, visit the Discover! Creative Careers Finder Tool: https://discovercreative.careers/explore/

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