Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Publishing Managing Editor
Kevin O'Brien manages both staff and books in his busy, very much hands-on, senior editorial position.

Screenwriter David Hannam shares tips for would-be TV writers
If TV is entering its 'post-Golden Era' there are still some dos and don'ts to keep you on the right…

Exit interview: Li Cunxin, Queensland Ballet
Mao’s Last Dancer has had an enormous impact on the ballet world, not only in Queensland, but across Australia and…

So you want my arts job: Architectural historian and writer
As a child, Peter Andrew Barrett spent endless hours exploring Melbourne's rooftops and alleyways. Now he works to preserve and…

Pathways for artists
Dealing with rejection, getting started, developing scripts, finding teams, writing grant applications... How do we support artists on the brink…

Curating conferences around care
The recent Artlands conference shifted the model by centring care and funding all delegates to ensure a side by side…

‘You are left flailing to try and look after yourself’
How the music industry still constrains mothers’ careers.

Australian Kirsten Lacy, permanently at the helm of Auckland Art Gallery
Addressing cultural cringe and putting First Nations first, Kirsten Lacy reflects on her first four years in charge at Toi…

Why I'm studying... Professional Writing and Editing (PWE)
Writer and librarian Alice Reid is studying professional writing and editing at RMIT. She's the perfect example of how study…

Forget AI, why viralism is costing you your job
Perhaps technology is not the greatest threat to your livelihood after all?