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January 14, 2026

LEVEL UP: Essential Skills & Strategies to Kickstart Your Creative Career

The Creative Industry is Shifting

Creativity is essential. Whether you design, code, write, or bring ideas to life in other ways, your work shapes brands, builds products, and fuels businesses.

You deserve a career that’s both fulfilling and sustainable. But how do you stand out and find the right opportunities?

CreativeMornings and Adobe have teamed up to bring you Level Up, a series of online workshops and resources designed to help you grow, gain confidence, and take meaningful next steps in your creative career.

This series is made for the next generation of creative pros—whether you’re exploring your path, building a portfolio, or figuring out how to turn what you love into what you do. We’ll cover topics like landing your first gig, learning the professional skills they don’t teach in school, standing out in a competitive job market, and moving past imposter syndrome.

If you’re ready to grow, we’re here to support you.

Level Up is a program made possible by CreativeMornings’ global partnership with Adobe.

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Level up With Our Series of Free Online Workshops

 

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Sign Up for Free Online Sessions

Our Virtual FieldTrips are live, 60–90 minute workshops packed with practical tips, resources, and hands-on skills. (They’re our antidote to boring webinars.)

Do you know someone who wants to break into a creative profession? Invite them to join you!

 

Date Upcoming Virtual FieldTrips
January 20th The LinkedIn Glow Up | How To Create A LinkedIn Profile That Gets Noticed
January 20th Social Media Content Planning for the New Year
January 29th Make it Go! Designing Interactive Graphics with AI Code Help

 

Watch Recordings of Past Sessions

Missed a workshop? Want to review tips from your favorite ones again? You can!

 

Watch Now Past Virtual FieldTrips
Watch Recording Clarify & Showcase Your Unique Point of Difference
Watch Recording ACCOUNTABILITY HOUR: The Future of Creativity: 5 AI Tools to Unlock Your Next Big Breakthrough
Watch Recording Borrow Everything I Know About Growing a Newsletter
Watch Recording A Nervous System–Informed Approach to Tech Trust
Watch Recording Bring Your Brand to Life Using AI
Watch Recording Debunking Myths: AI & ATS in Job Search

 

Check Out Season 1 of Our Level Up Series

Don’t miss these insightful sessions from the first season of our Level Up series.

 

Watch Now Past Virtual FieldTrips
Watch Recording Career Clarity: Finding Your First Path
Watch Recording The LinkedIn Glow Up: How to Create a Profile That Gets Noticed
Watch Recording From Navigating Impostor Syndrome to Celebrating Your Creative Edge
Watch Recording Write a Stellar ‘About’ Section to Land A Creative Job
Watch Recording Showing up on Social Media: Sustainably and Effectively
Watch Recording How to Job Search at the End of the World
Watch Recording The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Pricing, Pitching & Getting Paid
Watch Recording From Side Hustle to Studio: Building a Sustainable Creative Business
Watch Recording Making the Best out of LinkedIn as a Creative
Watch Recording Beat Imposter Syndrome: Tapping Techniques for Burgeoning Creative Professionals
Watch Recording How To Value Yourself (And Ask For Money)
Watch Recording The Art of Self-Promotion: Marketing Yourself as a Creative Professional
Watch Recording AUDACIOUS CREATIVITY! Experience the magic of turning your wildest dreams into reality!
Watch Recording How to Escape the Hourly Rate Trap
Watch Recording Level Up: Your Portfolio
Watch Recording Starting and Growing an Online Business with Work-Life Balance
Watch Recording Level Up Your Career
Watch Recording Level Up Your Freelance
Watch Recording Start Your Next Creative Chapter: How to Pave a Path to Creative Joy & Success
Watch Recording How to Design Flow Experiences to Propel Your Creative Work
Watch Recording Business Strategies for ADHD Creatives
Watch Recording How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Build Unshakeable Creative Confidence
Watch Recording Personal Brand Building for the Reluctant
Watch Recording The Full-Time Creative Formula: Learn the 5 Vital Elements You Need to Succeed
Watch Recording Navigating Chaos: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide
Watch Recording The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Pricing, Pitching & Getting Paid

 

Experience Mentorship IRL

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Having a mentor and being a mentor for someone else are some of the most impactful ways to level up in your career. So, we’re launching Mentorship Clubs in New York, San Francisco, Austin, and London to foster local connections and help each other level up.

CreativeMornings Clubs are are small, recurring, community-led gatherings that bring the generous, inclusive spirit of CreativeMornings to your local neighborhood.

 

Discover More Resources From Adobe

 

Career Resources
Grow your creative career with professional resources including self-paced courses, articles, and events.

Adobe Creative Apprenticeship
The Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program places aspiring designers, photographers, and video professionals in top creative workplaces so that they get the real-world training and on-the-job experience they need to launch their careers. Through immersive learning, real-world projects, and direct guidance from industry experts, participants gain the knowledge needed to thrive in a competitive job market.


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