🎬 4Skills: Bradford Creator Week

Are you a content creator? Are you obsessed with social platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube? Are you bursting with ideas and love working in a team?

This November, we’re inviting 12 digital content creators to join an intensive and hands-on four-day training programme in Bradford. 

As part of this unique training opportunity, creators will have the opportunity to develop an original digital content idea and receive feedback from Channel 4 Digital Commissioners.

Training will be delivered in partnership with:

• 4Skills
• Fawkes Digital, a leading digital production studio
• Sticks & Glass, a renowned post-production facility

Together, we’re supporting Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture — nurturing local talent and celebrating the region’s creativity.

📅 The Training

Monday 24 – Thursday 27 November 2025
The training will take place over four days, mirroring a real-world digital production pipeline.

1. Development Day – Develop an original digital content idea within your group, practice pitching to a real Channel 4 Digital commissioner, and discover what makes great digital content stand out.
2. Pre-Production Day – Plan your shoot, secure your access, and prepare to bring your vision to life.
3. Shoot Day – Work within your team to shoot your story with expert support from industry mentors.
4. Edit Day – Craft your footage into a polished short in working industry edit suites alongside professional editors

As part of this opportunity, successful applicants will be assigned teams that they will work in throughout the week. Each team will have three roles – Presenter, Videographer, and Producer, and you will be able to let us know within your application which roles you would like to take on if successful. 

💡 Why Apply?

This isn’t just a training course — it’s a creative launchpad.

You’ll get:

✅ Hands-on experience across the full production process.
✅ To work alongside other talented creators in Bradford’s thriving digital scene.
✅ Mentorship and feedback from industry experts.
✅ To showcase your ideas to Channel 4 Digital

👋 Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for 12 enthusiastic digital creators who:

• Are based in Bradford (have a BD Postcode or pay Bradford council tax) and are passionate about championing and representing the city.
• Have ideas for short-form digital content (under 3 minutes)
• Have some experience or knowledge of digital content. It would be a bonus if you are already creating content for yourself.
• Are excited to learn, experiment, and collaborate.
• Are available to take part from Monday 24th to Thursday 27th November. 

We’ll also identify four individuals who’d love to present on camera, who will be assigned to each group. Presenters should be confident and comfortable speaking to camera and should already be making and starring in their own content.

Whether you’re a filmmaker, social media storyteller, or aspiring presenter, you’ll gain the skills, connections, and confidence to level up for a creative career.

📍 Location

The training takes place in Bradford — a city bursting with creativity and digital energy.
(Final venue details will be shared with successful applicants.)

📝 How to apply

Please follow the link below to the application form. Here, we’ll collect some details from you and ask a couple of questions to confirm that this opportunity is right for you.

As part of the application, we’ll also ask you to submit an idea for a piece of social content that has Bradford at its heart. This should be an idea that feels suited to short-form digital content and considers appealing to diverse online audiences. 

Successful applicants will then be able to further develop and pitch their ideas to their team before deciding on one unified idea that will be developed and produced over the week.

Whilst this form is primarily designed for written responses, you are also welcome to provide video responses to the questions. You can do this by uploading your video response to each question (no longer than 2 mins.) to your Google Drive and sharing the link with us. If using this method. please ensure you have set the link to be shared with anyone to allow us to view your application responses.

🚀 Apply Now

Spaces are limited to 12 participants, so we’re looking for people with passion, ideas, and drive.

📅 Applications close @ 5pm on Wednesday the 12th of November 2025.

👉 Apply here: https://forms.office.com/e/gtD8yuWf9P

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