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Solent Creatives

What is Solent Creatives?

Solent Creatives is Solent University’s student-powered freelancing agency.

We help Solent students to embark on freelance work experience and build a portfolio by introducing you to real, paid creative assignments from businesses of all sizes.

You’ll be supported by the Solent Creatives team to collaborate with clients, create amazing work, and belong to a community of creative students.

We provide training, advice and expertise to enable to you start your freelancing career alongside your studies.

What is freelancing?

Freelancing is a type of self-employed work. Freelancers aren’t employed by any one business; typically they work for a number of clients on different projects. You can learn more about this way of working on the Prospects website.

What sort of opportunities are available?

We take on projects spanning videography, photography, camera operating, video editing, audio editing, graphic design, animation, post-production, web design, content creation for social media, writing, and more.

How much will I get paid?

All of our projects are paid, and we recommend that our clients pay £12.50 an hour, or £100 a day. We work with our clients to agree a fixed price for each project, so you know what you’ll be paid before you begin the work. Payment is made directly from the client to you; we’ll show you how to send an invoice!

We are also available to offer shadowing opportunities on some projects, which are unpaid.

How do I find and apply for a freelance opportunity?

We post new opportunities on the Solent Creatives website several times a week, so it’s worth checking back or following us on social media to keep up to date with our available projects.

You’re also welcome to pop in to the Solent Creatives space on the ground floor of the Spark to chat with a member of the team.

Do I need my own equipment?

Nope! Some students have access to the Media Hatch, and any student on a Solent Creatives assignment can loan out kit from us directly. We’ve got state of the art video, photo and audio kit along with a Mac editing suite for you to work from. You’re also very welcome to use your own equipment, if you prefer.

How can I start getting involved?

If you’re ready to apply for a project, just fill in the form linked in the advert on our website. You don’t have to be working on a Solent Creatives project to be part of our community; we run events and training sessions open to all students, and you can always speak to us to find out about other opportunities such as shadowing.

Follow us and find out more

Solentcreatives.co.uk

@solentcreatives

solentcreatives@solent.ac.uk