My name is Kelly Dawson, and I am the Career Development Consultant for the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. I help students and graduates to explore their career options, find work, prepare their CV, cover letter or applications for roles and to improve their interview performance.
Accessing careers support
If you would like to talk to a Career Development Consultant, you can book in for a 30-minute careers appointment here on MyFuture. On campus and online appointments are available. You have access to careers support while you are a student at Edinburgh Napier University and also for two years after graduation.
Resources
You can access a variety of career resources on our CareerHub page here. There are tools to help you write your CV and cover letter, practice for interviews and assessment centres as well as psychometric tests.
We have our new CV and Cover Letter Guide which is full of advice and examples.
You can browse internships or graduate jobs here on the Opportunities page on MyFuture too.
Events
We frequently run events on campus and you can view these on our Events page.
Keep an eye out in October for our Tech Careers Fair too – this is also open to graduates!
Job Sites
I would recommend looking beyond generic job boards for graduate roles and internships as sound design opportunities often appear in specialist places:
Key Job Boards & Career Resources
- Mandy Network – https://www.mandy.com
- Production Base – https://www.productionbase.co.uk
- Games Jobs Direct – https://www.gamesjobsdirect.com
- Creative Access – https://creativeaccess.org.uk
- The Dots – https://the-dots.com
- Music Jobs UK – https://www.music-jobs.com/uk/
- UK Screen Alliance Jobs – https://www.ukscreenalliance.co.uk/jobs/
- Creativepool – https://creativepool.com
- Audio Engineering Society – http://www.aes.org/
- Game Developer – https://jobs.gamedeveloper.com/
- Games Jobs Direct – https://www.gamesjobsdirect.com/
- Grapevine – https://www.grapevinejobs.co.uk/
- Hitmarker – https://hitmarker.net/
- SoundGirls –https://soundgirls.org/news/jobs-and-internships/ – mainly US jobs and internships, but does list some jobs in the UK, Europe and rest of world.
- Screen Scotland Jobs Board – https://www.screen.scot/jobs – Regularly updated with opportunities in film, TV, and audio across Scotland.
- Creative Scotland – https://www.creativescotland.com – The national agency supporting the arts, screen, and creative industries. Look here for funding, events, and industry news.
- Hiive (by Creative Skillset) – https://www.screen.skills.org.uk – Skills and careers hub with opportunities in Scotland’s screen industries.
- Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) – https://www.sgda.org.uk – A great network if you’re interested in game audio. Check for meetups and game jams across Scotland.
- The List – https://www.list.co.uk/jobs/ – Covers arts and events jobs across Scotland, often including sound and production roles.
Contact Details
If you would like to ask any questions, you can contact me by email on k.dawson2@napier.ac.uk. You can also book in for a careers appointment with me on MyFuture.