From photography to architecture to cabinet-making - the arts, crafts and design job sector is exciting and varied. If you’re creative and like making things a career in this area is ideal.
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Animator
An animator draws and animates characters, buildings, objects and landscapes.
Architect
Architects design and create plans and technical drawings of buildings.
Requiring a degree/Level 4-6 qualification
Art gallery curatorArt gallery curators manage collections of paintings and objects.
Graphic designerGraphic designers use lettering and images to communicate information and ideas.
Arts administrator
Arts administrators manage projects and activities in the creative sector.
Blacksmith
Blacksmiths shape and join metals, such as steel and iron, to make decorative and everyday items.
Bookbinder
Bookbinders turn printed paper into finished products, such as books, booklets and catalogues.
Cabinet maker
Cabinet makers make wooden furniture.
Cake decorator
Cake decorators create designs on cakes and pastries.
Computer-aided design technician
Computer-aided design technicians use computers to design and manufacture buildings and machinery.
Costume designer
Costume designers are in charge of the look and creation costumes and outfits.
Fashion designer
Fashion designers design clothing and fashion ranges, from high fashion to high-street fashion.
Fine artist
Fine artists create drawings, paintings, sculptures, and moving pictures, using a variety of media.
Entry with level 2 qualifications
IllustratorIllustrators create drawings or diagrams to make products more attractive or easier to understand.
Jewellery designer
Jewellery designers plan the style and pattern of jewellery, silverware and decorative products.
Medical illustrator
Medical illustrators produce illustrations, photographs and videos for use in healthcare.
Pattern cutter
Pattern cutters create patterns based on drawings from a fashion designer.
Photographer
Photographers take pictures of people, landscapes or things.
Prop maker
Prop makers create objects for use in theatre, film and TV productions.
Signwriter
Signwriters produce hand-painted signs for places such as historic buildings, fairgrounds and shops.
Stonemason
Stonemasons carve blocks of stone, or lay and fit stonework into place on construction projects.
Tailor
Tailors create custom-made suits, jackets and coats for men and women.
Theatrical producer
Theatrical producers are creative decision-makers who manage all aspects of putting on a production.
Web designer
Web designers use creative and technical skills to build new websites and redesign existing ones.