Creative Consortium Member

Members of the Greater Manchester Creative Consortium 

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking members for the newly established Greater Manchester Creative Consortium. 

Greater Manchester’s creative industries are one of the city-region’s defining strengths. Across its ten districts, creative businesses, cultural organisations, freelancers, practitioners, educators and communities generate economic opportunity, enrich places and contribute to Greater Manchester’s national and international profile. 

The Consortium is being established at an important time for the sector. Greater Manchester’s Creative Industries Sector Development Plan sets out an ambition for inclusive, sector-led growth, supported by investment through the Creative Places Growth Fund. 

As a strategic advisory body, the Consortium will help turn this ambition into practical action. It will provide insight, constructive challenge, advocacy and recommendations on priorities including skills and talent pathways, business support, innovation, investment readiness, international profile and creative infrastructure. It will also provide an informed sector voice within Greater Manchester’s wider economic, skills, cultural and place-based work. 

We welcome applications from people with relevant experience across the creative industries, including screen, music, digital and technology, games, design, fashion, publishing, performing arts, visual arts, culture, heritage and creative education. Members will be expected to represent the interests, opportunities and challenges facing their wider sub-sector or area of expertise, drawing on strong networks and relationships across the creative industries.  

Members will attend three Consortium meetings each year, alongside reasonable preparation, engagement and follow-up activity. A Chair and Vice Chair will be selected from the appointed membership. 

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit: https://andersonquigley.com/gmca-creative-consortium-member/ 

For an informal and confidential conversation, please contact our advising consultants at Anderson Quigley: Aino Betts at aino.betts@andersonquigley.com +44 (0)20 4526 6913; Elliott Rae at elliott.rae@andersonquigley.com +44 (0)7584 078 534. 

The closing date for applications is noon on Thursday 8th October 2026. 

Applications should consist of:

• a full curriculum vitae; and
• the GMCC Application Form, which should ideally be no more than three pages long. Please note, this should be uploaded in the ‘Supporting Statement’ field.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive and accessible appointment process.