Digital Design Specialist
For learners who want to make the work — visual content, brand assets and campaign creative.
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Launch your creative career with practical training,
industry experience and the skills employers are looking for.
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Big Creative · Courses For Adults · 19+
Launch your career in the creative industries.
Whether you’re changing careers, returning to work or entering the creative industries, the London Talent Pathway gives you practical skills, industry experience and employer connections, with clear routes into employment, freelancing or apprenticeships.
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Creative pathways
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Specialist routes
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Cost to eligible learners
The London Talent Pathway
- Apply — a short application, no formal portfolio needed
- Learn — hands-on training with industry tutors
- Connect — live briefs and employer encounters
- Progress — into work, freelancing or further study
Why Choose BCE?
More than a course. A pathway into the creative industries.
For over a decade, Big Creative Education has been developing the next generation of creative talent in London. The London Talent Pathway brings that same employer-led approach to adult learners, combining practical training, industry expertise and personalised careers support to help you build a successful future in the creative industries.
🎛️ Learn from industry professionals
Learn from experienced Creatives who have worked across film, TV, music, digital media and live events. Our employer-designed curriculum reflects current industry practice, giving you the skills, tools and confidence employers are looking for.
🤝 Build real employer connections
Work on live briefs, attend employer masterclasses and meet industry professionals throughout your programme. Build your network, gain valuable industry insight and create connections that can lead to future opportunities.
🚀 Progress with confidence
Your journey doesn’t end when the course does. With up to 6 months of personalised careers support, CV and interview coaching, and progression planning, we’ll help you take your next step into employment, freelancing or apprenticeships.
Creative Pathways
Two pathways. Five specialist routes.
Choose the world you want to work in, then specialise. Each pathway includes a shared industry foundation before you branch into your specialist route.
Pathway 01 · Marketing
Marketing Pathway
Learn how modern brands are built, promoted and grown. This pathway covers the full marketing landscape — strategy, content, design and advertising — before you specialise in one of two routes.
Marketing for Advertising Specialist
For learners who want to run the campaigns — strategy, media and performance.
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Content for Social Media
For learners who want to create for the feed — planning, producing and publishing content that performs.
Explore this route →Eligibility: aged 19+, living in London, with the right to study in the UK. No formal qualifications needed — just commitment and curiosity.
Pathway 02 · Film & Broadcast
Film & Broadcast Pathway
Learn from industry. Create real productions. Build your future. Designed with employers and delivered by industry professionals, this pathway combines hands-on production experience, live industry projects and personalised careers support — preparing you for London's film, television and digital media sectors. You'll start with the 13-day Core Film & Broadcast programme, then choose one of two specialist routes.
13-day Core · 13-day Specialist · 6 months careers support
Production Trainee
Take your first step onto professional productions — on-set skills, production planning and supporting busy production teams from start to finish.
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Post Production
Bring stories to life in the edit — editing, audio, colour correction and showreel development using industry-standard software.
Explore this route →Eligibility: aged 19+, living in a London borough, with the right to work in the UK. Fully funded through the London Talent Pathway — no formal qualifications needed, just commitment and curiosity.
Testimonies
From our learners and employees.
Meet the tutors
Industry experience, brought into the classroom.
Learn from specialists who combine active creative practice with years of teaching, bringing real briefs, current tools and professional workflows into every session.
Digital marketing & AI
Beatrix
15 years in industry
100+ global brands
Beatrix founded Mindea, one of Hungary’s leading social media agencies, before moving to London. At Big Creative Education she runs the digital marketing training programme, tutors Multi-Channel Marketer apprentices and teaches practical, jargon-free skills grounded in live campaigns. She also trains corporate teams to use AI in their day-to-day work.
Film, television & VFX
Mikis Michaelides
25 years in industry
17 years teaching
A film and television composer with 25 years in the creative industries, Mikis has also worked across advertising and music. He has spent 17 years teaching apprenticeships in digital media production and visual effects, using hands-on projects to help learners explore the creative and digital world.
Content & visual effects
Owen Davis
10+ years in industry
Content, video & podcasts
Owen is a content creator and visual effects artist whose work spans short films, documentaries and YouTube. He currently produces social media videos and podcasts for City of London institutions, universities and charities, while teaching on London Talent Pathway and coaching BCE apprentices.
Film, design & production
Trevor Johnson
15+ years in industry
BBC, Sony Music & more
Trevor has worked for more than 15 years as a creative director, videographer and graphic designer. His credits include BBC, Sony Music, Capital FM and Universal Music. Alongside industry work, he teaches film, photography and design, helping learners build the creative and technical skills needed to progress.
For Employers
Design your future workforce. Recruit with confidence.
The London Talent Pathway is an employer-led talent development programme created with the creative industries, for the creative industries.
From film and TV to music, marketing and digital media, employers help shape learning around real business needs—creating a pipeline of diverse, job-ready talent equipped with the skills, behaviours and experience to succeed from day one.
“ BCE learners arrive knowing how a production actually works. That’s rare — and it’s exactly what we hire for.
James D. · Employer Partner, Production Company
01 · An hour
Inspire the next generation
Host a guest talk, studio visit or careers session and introduce learners to your business, your people and your industry. A single session can inspire future creative professionals.
02 · An afternoon
Set a live industry brief
Challenge learners with a real project from your business. Gain fresh ideas and creative perspectives while helping learners develop the practical skills employers value most.
03 · Ongoing
Recruit with confidence
Offer employment, industry placements or apprenticeship opportunities to learners you’ve helped shape. By the time they join your business, they’ll already understand your expectations and the realities of working in the creative industries.
Most partners start with a single session and grow from there. See how partnership works, read employer success stories, or start the conversation:
Become a Partner
Digital Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps with leading employers
Working with leading employers and partners across London and beyond.
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Ready? Applying takes minutes.
No portfolio, no formal qualifications, no pressure. Start your application and our team will guide you through the rest.
How to apply
- Complete the short online application form
- Tell us which pathway and specialism interests you
- Attend an informal chat with our team — not an interview panel
- Get your start date and pre-course welcome pack
Eligibility
- Aged 19 or over on 31 August in the current academic year
- Living in London
- Right to live and study in the UK
- Not currently in full-time education
Not sure if you qualify? Apply anyway — our team will check your eligibility with you, and there may be other funded options available.
Your learner journey
1ApplyShort online form
2ChatInformal conversation with our team
3LearnIntensive, hands-on training
4ConnectLive briefs & employer encounters
5ProgressInto work, freelance or further study
Questions? Talk to a real person.
Call us on 020 8498 3300 or email [email protected]