What jobs can you do in Creative Writing?

If you’re reading this, there may be a good potential that you're interested in creative writing and want a job in the industry! Or you might want to start building your skills to go into a particular role. You might even have a creative writing degree, but you're not sure what jobs are out there for you.

There are so many careers that you could go into! Creative writing careers can include writing fiction and nonfiction books, screenplays, magazine articles and blog posts, among many other exciting options.

We're here to give you an insight into some of the career paths you could start exploring! Check out the short list below that feature just some of the roles you could go into that use creative writing skills:

1. Author
2. Freelance writer
3. Copywriter
4. Journalist
5. Social Media Specialist
6. Email Marketing Specialist
7. Ghostwriter
8. Screenwriter
9. Editorial Assistant
10. Lexicographer
11. Marketing executive

As a creative writer, you could establish yourself in a few different ways. You could work freelance, doing work for companies, agencies or for individuals, you could work within a company as a full time employee, or you could establish yourself as self-employed and write for yourself.

If freelancing could be up your street, then why not have a read of one of our other blog posts ‘What freelance work can I do in the Creative Industries?’ which covers freelance roles, communities for the self employed and websites where you could start to explore how you could share your services!

Find that blog post here

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