Creative Access makes senior appointments to its early career, intern and alumni programmes  

Creative Access has promoted Yasmin Hemmings to acting head of programmes and appointed Bhavini Goyate and Jolie Hockings as programme managers to “enhance ongoing support and training for its interns and alumni from groups under-represented in the creative economy.”

Hemmings is a Creative Access alumna herself and originally joined the organisation in March 2021 to lead its gateway for the Government’s Kickstart scheme, securing funding to create 400 creative jobs for 16-24 year-olds on Universal Credit. The organisation says she has a “proven track record” of crafting successful career programmes from entry level to senior professionals at arts organisations, including English National Opera, Philharmonia Orchestra and the Barbican Centre.

As acting head of programmes, Hemmings joins the senior management team and will own and amplify support and training programmes, outreach events and mentor matching for early career candidates through to alumni, as part of Creative Access’ broader mission to make the creative industries more representative of society.

Bhavini Goyate, another Creative Access alumna, joins as programmes manager for alumni. She brings seven years arts administration experience from theatre organisations such as Paines Plough, tiata fahodzi and the Young Vic Theatre, and most recently, the Clore Leadership Programme. In her new role, Goyate will drive relationship management with its alumni. She will also champion the Creative Access development programme of leadership training designed for line managers and freelancers, and mentor matching.

Jolie Hockings joins as programmes manager for interns. Hockings has spent four years engineering youth programmes for The Photographers’ Gallery, which culminated in the launch of a creative careers programme supporting emerging talent.

Bibi Hilton, c.e.o. of Creative Access, said: “These appointments are testament to the impact of our Creative Access candidate programmes with both Yasmin and Bhavini being Creative Access alumni. Yasmin has been instrumental in opening up creative industry careers through the kickstart programme and in the development of our new steering group initiative and I’m thrilled to now have her join our management team.

“I’m looking forward to working with her, Bhavini and Jolie to continue to develop and strengthen our unique, progressive support for people from under-represented groups aspiring to enter and progress in the creative economy.”