Creative and Cultural Industries

The creative sector continues as a key driver to the local and national economy, contributing richly and fundamentally to cultural identities, so with our help, you could be on your way to a successful career within one of the most rapidly growing sectors.

Industry Information

In line with the rapidly expanding digital world, there are opportunities across a range of areas including games development, website design and more. You can choose between self-employment or working for a business or agency. This flexibility gives rise to an interesting and dynamic career. Scotland’s creative industries employ nearly 80,000 people, adding more than  £5 billion to the Scottish economy each year. (Scottish Development International). There are 15,000 creative businesses in Scotland providing a vital contribution to the economy. In addition to this there are a large volume of freelancers.