Creative Essentials Lite Certificate

How to create brilliant work and thrive in a creative career

For Creatives just starting out in their career. Inspired by Karen Martin's Presidential Agenda course, across two days, you’ll explore what makes great work, why your role matters, and how to get clients excited about your ideas.

Agenda

Day 1: Tuesday 2 March, at Bonded Warehouse Manchester, M3 4AP

Session 1 - The Importance of Your Role and Agency Life

  • Where do you fit in? 
  • What is creative strategy? 
  • What do creatives need from account handling teams? 

Session 2 - What kind of work do you want to make?

  • Share your favourite work and explain why. 

Session 3 - Creativity, Media and AI

Session 4 - The Value of a Good Idea

  • Why I believe great creative work drives business results. 

Day 2: Wednesday 3 March, at Bonded Warehouse Manchester, M3 4AP

Session 5 - Bringing a Good Idea to Life

  • Starting with the brief
  • Is there such thing as a bad brief?
  • Challenging the brief, creative brainstorming
  • What are your ECDs looking for? 
  • Preparing yourself for client feedback. 

Session 6 - Crafting a Good Idea

  • The role of the creative in pre-production, shoot and post
  • Working with Directors/Photographers/Talent
  • What about AI in production?
  • The legalities

Session 7 – Good Client Partnerships

  • How to build a great client relationship
  • Tips on being confident with clients
  • Client tips to sell work.../How to sell to me/What I respond best to
  • The good the bad and the ugly – some anecdotes

We operate a 14-day cancellation policy. For more information, please email [email protected].


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Last updated 25 September 2026