As the Government looks to appoint a new Freelance Champion for the creative industries, we delve into the findings of the latest State of the Nations report from Creative PEC on the Arts, Culture and Heritage workforce.
- 2.30pm – 4pm, 19 November 2025
- Watch live online or attend in-person at RSA House, London
- Free event, booking essential
Dr Mark Taylor will unveil the findings and plot the freelancer journey in the creative industries. A panel of guests, including Yasmin Khan, Director for Individual Practitioners, Arts Council England, Philippa Childs, Deputy General Secretary, of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union, Amy Tarr, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Creative UK, and freelance television director Alexander Jacob, will explore the how creative freelancers can be better supported and what the priorities should be for the new government champion. Chaired by Bernard Hay, Head of Policy, Creative PEC.
This is a hybrid event taking place at RSA House and livestreamed on YouTube. The RSA House event will be followed by a drinks reception.
The new State of the Nations report, ‘Who stays and who leaves? Mapping arts, culture and heritage careers’, will be released and available to download on the day.
The Creative PEC is funded by the AHRC and led by Newcastle University with the RSA.
Speakers:
- Yasmin Khan, Director for Individual Practitioners, Arts Council England
- Philippa Childs, Deputy General Secretary of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union
- Amy Tarr, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Creative UK
- Alexander Jacob, freelance television director (Casualty, The Dumping Ground, 4 o’Clock Club, Doctors, Coronation Street and Emmerdale)
- Mark Taylor, Research Lead for Arts, Culture and Heritage at Creative PEC, and Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods, University of Sheffield
Chair:
- Bernard Hay, Head of Policy, Creative PEC
