These confidential sessions are an opportunity to take time out of the doing and spend a moment thinking.
You may be feeling lost, at a crossroads, or unsure what direction to take next in your career. Each session will be tailored to your specific concerns so that you leave feeling lighter and clearer on your path. Kate has a warm, gently challenging style that will put you at ease whilst drawing out the heart of the issue and guiding you to your next step.
Kate has over 7 years experience supporting individuals across the creative and tech industries in their careers. She’s accredited at Senior Practitioner level with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and holds a PG Cert in Personal and Professional Coaching from the University of Chester.
When you feel stuck in a rut, having external guidance can be the key to unlocking new perspectives and fresh momentum.
These sessions are available to all BCI members FREE OF CHARGE, and are delivered in collaboration with Kate Maxwell Coaching.
After booking, we will send you a meeting link the week before the session.
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only opportunity, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Charity Freelancers Bristol would love to welcome local charity freelancers and consultants to our last meet-up of 2025. Join us for networking and co-working, and/or stay for lunch and mulled wine/juice! Wednesday 3rd December, 10am-2pm at the Watershed.
We are a recently formed group that aims to bring together local charity professionals from across Bristol and the surrounding area. We meet monthly to socialise, share tips and experiences, and provide opportunities for collaborations and work referrals.
If you would like to attend on December 3rd and/or join our WhatsApp or Facebook groups then please email Rosia Curtis or Jess Augarde: [email protected]; [email protected]
The Winter Warmer
Gentle Year-End Journaling Session for Career Clarity
Step into a time outside of time, carved out, soft, dark and warm, the smell of hot cocoa mixing with smoke from the match you just struck.
A candle lit, a notebook ready, time to pause.
The Winter Warmer is a free, cozy, 60-minute digital gathering for media and tech folks who’ve had a year. You’ll get space to reflect on what this season of work and life was really about.
And what you’re ready to leave behind.
No breakout rooms and no pressure to plan your entire life (for real, we won’t be setting any goals or resolutions)
Just a quiet hour to:
Honour what 2025 taught you (the hard, the good, and the in-between)
Get clearer on what not to repeat in 2026
Reconnect with the part of you that still knows where you’re headed
Come as you are. Blanket optional, journal required, hot bev encouraged.
So before the hectic energy of Christmas gets in full swing, and before you head into the end of the year with all those tabs open (digital and psychological), come take a beat with me.
Live-Only Gift:
Everyone who joins live will receive a beautifully crafted journal prompt to help you hold onto this clarity, it’ll be in your inbox January 1st to create continuity between these reflections and the new year energy.
Replay will be emailed to everyone who registers!
Hosted by me, Kate Maxwell, Career Direction Coach
I’ll share more about my offers and how they can support you in 2026. Including Charted:
Charted is the 1:1 coaching programme for Media & Tech Pros who want to find a clear sense of direction for the next stage in their career.
Over 6 weeks, you’ll access the coaching, tools and frameworks you need to transform your uncertainty into a plan of action and step into your new chapter.
Prices increase Jan 1st 2026, to secure the current rate (£585) book now.
If your year has been loud, let this time be quiet. See you on then!
Curious about scientific publishing but not sure where to start?
Did you know scientific publishing isn’t just about journals?
It’s a dynamic, global industry at the heart of sharing discoveries with the world. From editing and peer review to author engagement and open science, there are many exciting career paths where your skills can make an impact.
Creative Access is teaming up with leading scientific publisher IOP Publishing to host a free webinar, where our panel will demystify the world of scientific publishing and share insider tips on how to build a career in the industry. IOP Publishing is committed to advancing knowledge through high-quality journals and digital content.
Join us to hear from professionals at various stages of their publishing careers as they share their journeys, from what a typical day looks like to practical advice for breaking into the industry. You’ll learn what publishing really involves, the different routes in, and how to make your applications stand out.
This event is perfect for:
Meet the panel:
Shalini Menon – associate editor, IOP Publishing
Alex Toporkov – research integrity officer, IOP Publishing
Rob Freeman – associate editor, IOP Publishing
Aswathy Girjia – subject commissioning editor, IOP Publishing
In this session, you’ll discover:
You are warmly invited for a mid-week meetup for women who live or work in Bristol, particularly anyone working for creative social change in communities, innovation or enterprise.
We will start with a welcome, introductions and coffee in the beautiful lounge at The Square Club.
After a round of sharing our interests and focus for the morning, the time is yours to either co-work or network.
We would love to meet you and learn more about what you are working on, share helpful connections and encourage one another. In the spirit of the RSA “We believe everyone has the potential and creativity to effect change. Our mission is to enable people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony. Our vision is for a world where everyone can fulfil their potential and contribute to more resilient, rebalanced and regenerative futures.”
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Date: Wednesday 19th November
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: The lounge at The Square Club
Host: RSA Fellowship
Tickets: Free for all
Parking: Pay & Display on Berkeley Square
As part of our membership network, we have 300 freelancers working within the creative industries. Life can sometimes feel a bit lonely as a freelancer so a networking event like this is an opportunity to meet others in the same position. It’s the perfect chance to catch up with old friends and meet plenty of new faces too!
This event is open to freelancers as well as anyone who regularly engages with freelancers. It will allow you to widen networks, make new connections, discuss common problems, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration going forward. You’ll be sure to head home with a new contact.
The drinks will be held in the lower deck at The Square Club on Berkeley Square. We’ll have a private bar to purchase drinks, plus the food menu will be available if anyone fancies something to eat.
Tickets for BCI members are FREE and include a drinks token for the bar. Tickets for non-members are £5 +VAT.
This event is held 5 times per year so do save the future dates for your diaries so you don’t miss them!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Click below to register your place!
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Weston College is hosting a Media Production, Games and Animation Employer Advisory Board on Wednesday, 26th November 2025 at St George’s, Bristol.
It’s designed to bring together employers and educators from across the region to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the creative industries, particularly in terms of skills, future talent, and curriculum development.
Anyone interested just needs to fill in this form and tick 26 Nov event Employer Events Enquiry Form.
Organised by the The Natural History Consortium, #Communicate2025 is coming up on 25-27th November across Manchester, London, Bristol and online. It’s for anyone involved or interested in improving communications around #nature, and that includes #storytellers #creatives and #content makers.
It’s a great place for cross-sector networking and collaborations, we share so many common challenges for example how best to reach our target audiences, to shift behaviour and create a positive impact. Other organisations who attend include Nature related NGOs, government agencies, universities and businesses who either already work with creatives or are keen to to help get their messages out in novel and engaging ways.
Prices: 1 day/in person tickets are £102 inc VAT, online tickets are £30 inc VAT for all 3 days.
*Please note all our bursary tickets have been allocated now but we aim to offer these every year going forwards.)
We hope to see you there!
Charity Freelancers Bristol would love to welcome local charity freelancers to our second meet-up. Join us for networking and co-working on Wednesday 1st October at the Watershed, 10am-1pm.
Charity Freelancers Bristol is a newly-formed group that aims to bring together charity professionals from across Bristol and the surrounding area. We meet monthly to provide a relaxed and informal space for charity consultants to meet others, share experiences and tips, and have opportunities for work referrals and collaborations.
If you would like to attend the event on October 1st and/or join our WhatsApp or Facebook groups then please email Rosia Curtis or Jess Augarde: [email protected]; [email protected]
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