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Creative UK value difference and celebrate the creativity that it brings. We are continuously building our expertise to connect, invest, support and champion the UK creative industries.
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We’re looking for a changemaker, a convener, and a talented communicator to lead the charge for the cultural and creative industries. Someone with sharp commercial acumen who can deliver real growth – and in turn, grow our capacity to support the sector.
This is a defining opportunity for a strategic, entrepreneurial leader who can connect the dots across our investment, advocacy and business support programmes, and drive our commercial and cultural ambitions forward. You will be a changemaker, a convener, and a communicator – someone who can inspire, influence and deliver impact across a dynamic and diverse sector.
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We have an opportunity for a Project Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in delivering financial clarity and insight across our national creative programmes. This role will partner with delivery teams, guide financial strategy, and contribute to shaping the UK’s vibrant creative industries.
Our specialist Programmes offer skills development, business support and investment opportunities to businesses and freelancers working across the UK creative sector.
The Project Finance Business Partner will provide support to the Senior Finance Manager. You will be strategically focused on providing financial insight and guidance from a commercial viewpoint. Acting as a Finance Business Partner for our regional and national funded Programmes, you will support the team with project financials, updating financial forecasts, identifying and measuring key success drivers and risks, project-managing programme budgets, and reporting financial performance against budget/ target.
This role is an integral member of a small yet highly motivated and fast-paced Finance team, working alongside wider business support & creative teams and contributing to all areas of the business. You will be provided with training for Xledger cloud accounting software, our primary platform for financial reporting.
This is a development opportunity for a financial professional to business partner with creative talent, leading on project budgeting, forecasting & reporting, supporting audits, developing stakeholder relationships, and to build knowledge across the UK’s Creative Industries. The ideal candidate must be CIMA part or fully qualified, or QBE, and available to commence appointment from 3rd November 2025.
LOCATION*: UK wide, preference for Bristol or Manchester. Hybrid and remote working options.
SALARY: £37,000 to £42,000 FTE + benefits dependent upon experience
CONTRACT: Permanent contract, Full or Part-time MIN 4 days per week
REPORTS TO: Senior Finance Manager
TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter (cover letter may be replaced with a 1-2-minute video link*) to jobs@wearecreative.uk by midday 9 September 2025. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. First interviews will take place via Teams video calls w/c 15 September 2025, with final interviews w/c 29 September 2025. * Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request
As our People & Ops Assistant, you’ll play a key role in keeping our systems and processes running smoothly, working closely with the People & Operations team. Your work will primarily cover HR administration, travel and accommodation bookings, and day-to-day operational support.
We’re looking for someone proactive, adaptable, and ready to take ownership of tasks. You’ll be detail-oriented, a confident communicator, and comfortable bringing ideas and energy into a fast-paced environment where problem-solving is part of the day-to-day.
If you’re motivated by working with people and want to strengthen your administrative and operational skills, we’d like to hear from you.
REPORTS TO: People & Operations Manager
LOCATION: Preference for Bristol or Manchester (MediaCityUK), workspaces also available in Central London, hybrid working, min 1-2 days per week in an office.
STARTING SALARY: up to £25,000 FTE depending on experience + benefits
CONTRACT: 6-months fixed term full time (part time considered, minimum 3.5 days/ week), scope to become longer term.
TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter and/or 1-2-minute video link* to jobs@wearecreative.uk by Tuesday 30 September midday. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. Interviews will take place by video conference W/C 6 October, immediate appointment preferred.
* Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request
Within the Investment Department, we run a number of investment funds across equity and debt. We are looking to add an Investment Manager to the team, to operate at the heart of our investment activities, providing vital scale-up finance to the UK’s most promising creative businesses. From day one, you will be involved and expected to contribute to all the phases of investing, ideally taking the lead on these independently in a short timeframe.
The ideal candidate will have some financial/accountancy training under their belt and be able to demonstrate solid financial acumen when critically assessing business management accounts and carrying out financial modelling. Experience in investment management and early-stage investing would be advantageous. A genuine passion for the creative industries is essential and as a result, this is a perfect role for someone looking for that rare opportunity to marry up their business and financial skillset within the creative sector.
We are a close-knit team of doers and we nurture and promote our hard-working yet family-friendly team culture. Ours is a very non-hierarchical, no-ego environment, where we take strong initiative and ownership over the work we do independently and together. We are looking for someone curious, determined, willing to listen and learn, and not be afraid to take the lead on work and processes. You will conduct a great deal of the work autonomously but will benefit from the support and guidance of an experienced and hard-supportive team who will help you become a value-added member of the team.
LOCATION: Flexible hybrid working preferably within close proximity to our London/Bristol/Manchester offices
CONTRACT: initial 1 year fixed term with scope to become permanent
SALARY: £40,000 FTE pa + bonus + benefits
TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter and/or 1-2-minute video link* to jobs@wearecreative.uk by 3 October midday. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. Interviews will take place either by video conference or in person W/C 13 October. immediate appointment preferred.
* Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request
Within the Investment Department, we run a number of investment funds across equity and debt. We are looking to add an Investment Analyst to the team, to operate and support at the heart of our investment activities, providing vital scale-up finance to the UK’s most promising creative businesses.
This is a unique opportunity to join a small fast paced Investment team. We are looking for analytical, data driven individuals, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage and prioritise workload. This role will be pivotal to supporting the investment management process across industry research, qualification of leads, due diligence, and fund operations.
Our investment team is client facing. This role will provide opportunities to liaise externally with creative sector companies that would be leads or applicants for our investment funds. You will also have the opportunity to engage with industry partners and investors. Equally, you will build relationships internally within and beyond the Creative UK Investment team, and with our independent Investment Committee. Your goal will be to support an efficient and accurate investment management process. Your added value will enable the growth of our internal processes and procedures, and gaining a strong understanding of our fund mandate, to shape your own journey within the team, likely towards building a skillset to matriculate to Investment Manager.
The ideal candidate will have some previous relevant experience working with and analysing financial information. We are looking for appetite, self-confidence and potential rather than years served. Although you must be determined, numerically literate and have the ability to build relationships. You should hold a strong work ethic and not shy away from rolling your sleeves up to do the work necessary in building a truly unique and successful investment programme.
LOCATION: Flexible hybrid working preferably within close proximity to our London/Bristol/Manchester offices
CONTRACT: initial 1 year fixed term with scope to become permanent
SALARY: £35k FTE salary + benefits
TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter and/or 1-2-minute video link* to jobs@wearecreative.uk by 3 October midday. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. Interviews will take place either by video conference or in person W/C 13 October. Immediate appointment preferred.
* Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request
The EDI Advisory Group helps Creative UK to develop and respond to internal and external policies, practices, and consultations ensuring diversity and inclusion are fully considered, seeking to ensure that everyone engaging with Creative UK is treated equitably, with dignity and respect, and that the industry at large becomes more diverse and inclusive.
Join our network. As a member, you will be part of an organisation that leads on Policy and Engagement for the creative sector, with a £35 million investment fund tailored for creative businesses, plus a plethora of regional and sector-specific business support opportunities in place across the breadth of the country.