improve your job applications
to find work faster!
Join our community of peers & professionals dedicated to helping creative graduates with 0-3 years of creative industry experience take their career to the next level.
We host a database of employers, paid opportunities, informative & actionable content, as well as a space to showcase your work amongst others who are just starting out.
🌱 IMPROVE your applications
🤩 SHOWCASE your work
🤝 CONNECT with employers
📣 JOIN the community
💡 INSPIRE others
What's included:
Exposure
- Add a profile & social links
- Add unlimited projects
- Get featured on our social media
Community
- Access our forum
- Discover & DM employers
Employability
- Search & apply for paid opportunities
- Activate job & placement alerts
- Attend our employability events
- On-demand access to event replays
targeted support
Our content & workshops are dedicated to helping you find your first creative job, client, or paid internship.
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one-to-one mentoring
Drop us an email at info@ternheads.com to get personalised help with your job applications, portfolios & online profiles.
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career resources
Get on-demand access to practical tips to help you set goals, improve your online presence & level-up your job applications.
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our content will empower you to grow your career:
- Improve your applications to find work faster
- Build an impressive CV & portfolio
- Grow your network & confidence
- Understand the skills you have to offer
- Get employability tips from industry professionals
- Find opportunities & connect with employers
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Continue your journey of self-development via events, videos, blogs, downloads & courses, all delivered by active members of the creative industries, explaining what it’s really like to make a living from being creative!
- Create a profile
- Showcase your projects
- Set job alerts
- DM other profiles
- Access forums
- Indicate your goals
- Access events Upgrades available
- Download Guides Upgrades available
- Apply for opportunities
get personalised
creative career support
Paul Butler is a qualified Creative Careers Adviser and member of the Career Development Institute (CDI). Paul is an experienced Design Director & Creative Industries Lecturer with a passion for helping emerging creatives find a footing in their chosen industry.
We can look in depth at any of the following areas:
🤩 CV, Portfolio, Showreel
👨💻 Online Presence & Personal Branding
🤝 Networking & Interviews
📄 Cover letters, Applications & Goal Setting
Investment:
Students & Grads = £45
Career Changers = £65
50 min Zoom session
Book 6 get 1 free!
Sam is the founder of Tern Heads and a full-time Senior Graphic Designer with 16+ years of experience working in the branding and packaging design industry. She has worked for numerous clients including Disney, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder Surprise, Nutella, and Tyson Foods, and has 10+ years of experience interviewing & mentoring emerging creatives.
Sam is passionate about helping others to achieve their career dreams and wants to improve the transition from education into industry for both fresh talent and employers.
Get feedback on your:
🤩 Portfolio & CV
📄 Job applications or cover letters
👨💻 Personal Website
💬 Social Profiles
Investment:
£25 – Send your links & get an email response with personalised improvement tips.
£40 – per 45 minute video call + the recording.
£140 – 4x video call bundle: last one half price (save £20)
*Please note: Sam is not a qualified careers advisor and can only give advice based on her professional opinion. Employment success is not guaranteed. For specialist advice, please contact Paul Butler.
what our members think
Emma Lawrence
Graphic Communication Student
Loughborough Universiy
Inspirational
It has been a delight to get to know Sam and work with Tern Heads for a couple of events. Sam is an inspiration to myself as a young creative and I am in awe of how she manages to juggle all that she does. Tern Heads has been a great platform to help me connect with industry and meet new creatives.
Sam is a delight to work with, always doing everything she can to help the next cohort of creatives land themselves in industry.
Tammy Ellis
HE Faculty Industry Representative Senior Lecturer Area
Games / Animation / Film University Centre South Essex
Great support
Tern Heads was great support to our graduates, they took part in our industry week and careers activities we found the activities and the workshops to be informative, students loved taking part.Grey McIndoe
Freelance Illustrator
@headlessgreg
Wonderful Experience
Demystifying the creative industries is so important and Tern Heads do so in such a fun and friendly way. With the help of a lots of emerging talent, they are building an accessible, generous and inspiring creative community with honest conversation at its core. I had a wonderful experience as a guest speaker on one of Tern Heads student-led online talks and can't wait to work with them again in future!Tom Merry
Digital Design Student
Brunel University
Highly Recommended
The site and overall platform has given me much greater confidence in my skills while providing opportunities to share and connect with other students and those working in the industry.Would highly recommend for any student or recent graduate wanting to expand their network and learn how to be a successful creative in todays growing competitive environment!