OUGD603 / Intern Magazine / The North To South Pilgrimage Of The Young Creative / Revision

Intern submission narrative

Why do people feel they have to move to the South to get opportunities in the creative industries?

-       ‘the relationship between London’s thriving creative Industry alongside a more general discussion around internships and the growing necessity of industry experience is to create dialogue which will explain and emphasize the title of the article; The North to South pilgrimage of young creative.’

-       ‘The diluting of the creative industry travelling away from London is to be made evident through enquiries into established creative outlets and figures from a recent GOV survey into the creative field.’

Once in the South, how does the experience differ for those from the North than it does for those already from the South?

-       ‘An investigation into the disadvantages a non-London based young creative population is exposed to is to be made evident alongside the financial, social amongst other extremities. The problems a non-London based creative are faced with in the securing and sustaining of unpaid internships is to be explored and discussed in detail, a breakdown of the expenses that are somewhat overlooked, negative financial and social experiences faced by previous London interns are to be discussed alongside positive experiences in which more irregular methods have been embraced.’

-       ‘Existing London based students who are at a notable advantage in terms of gaining industry experience’

What alternatives are there to this pilgrimage? Mention Manchester/Leeds/Glasgow/Edinburgh as alternative cities, as well as solo routes.

-       The necessity of alternative solutions and the future of the creative intern are to then conclude previous discussion. The rise of new creative hubs outside of London such as Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow is going to be made evident. Social, political and attitude factors derived from demographic such as new proposed travel links, political elements of investment outside of the capital and the rise of an attitude change in regard to a ‘post-London’ idea are to support the change.