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Your future begins here

Do you dream about what your future could look like? Wonder what roles you might apply for? Or are you curious about what other industries your degree could prepare you to work in? We're laying it all out in our ultimate subject career guides. If you want to find out how we'll support your career prep with next-level opportunities, this page covers it all.

Unlock your subject career guides:

Literature

Access the Ultimate Literature Career Guide [2024]

Film Studies

Access the Ultimate Film Studies Career Guide [2024]

Creative Writing

Access the Ultimate Creative Writing Career Guide [2024]

Journalism

Access the Ultimate Journalism Career Guide [2024]

Drama

Access the Ultimate Drama Career Guide [2024]

Explore different roles:

Editor Cinematographer Theatre Director Playwright Screenwriter Investigative Journalist Documentary Filmmaker Content Strategist Casting Director Foreign Correspondent Film Historian

Editor

You'll get access to:

Networking events with industry leaders across the creative sector such as Warner Bros, The Illuminated Film Company and Saqui books
Masterclasses led by Editors, Social Media Managers, Production Managers and many others
Showcase your entrepreneurship and pitch projects that solve real-world problems to businesses and local arts experts

Get ahead with CV-boosting opportunities:

For the intrepid travellers

Exchange Programme Spend your summer abroad Study across Europe with YUFE Placement year abroad International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)

For aspiring entrepreneurs

Essex Start-Ups Click Crowdfunding Innovation Centre University Enterprise Zone Angels at Essex

For gaining real-life work experience

Careers Services Preparation Programmes Alumni discount for postgraduate study Get up to £2,500 training funding with Proficio

For building your academic skills

Work placements and Work Based Learning Essex Interns scheme Frontrunners Essex For All: Skills for Life

Read our career blogs

Reflecting on My 12-Week Sustainability Engagement Internship

Frontrunners experience with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Literary Studies

Professor Katharine Cockin

Navigating Your First Week on Placement: Insider Tips from a Disney Intern

Koushiki Chowdhury

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Key contacts

Dr Eirini Konstantinidou

Careers and Employability Officer

Literature, FIlm, and Theatre Studies, University of Essex

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We totally get it, there's a lot to take in. If you've got any questions then our Careers Service are happy to hear from you. There's a great team at the other end ready to help you with all your questions. You can also connect with the Careers Service on LinkedIn.

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