The Creative Shift
The Creative Shift helps creative professionals to navigate job searches and career changes, and periods of uncertainty.
Services include: CV writing, LinkedIn profile optimisation, application support, interview preparation, and practical career guidance.
SHIFT your JOB SEARCH
Feeling stuck or fed up of getting rejections?
It’s time to shift your approach.
JOB shift Package
Instantly download a suite of five job-search resources and book on to a CV Clinic - giving you clarity and confidence for your job search.
CV Shift
A CV writing service designed to showcase your skills, achievements, and potential. Typical turnaround time is 72 hours.
What’s included:
A professionally rewritten CV suited for your job search
Keyword optimisation to support Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Recommendations on how to tailor your CV for future applications
£79
PERSONAL BRAND SHIFT
A CV writing and LinkedIn profile optimisation service, giving you a consistent, professional presence. Typical turnaround time is 72 hours.
What’s included:
A CV tailored to your target role or industry
A Word document with your LinkedIn headline, About section, and Experience sections to showcase your paid and voluntary work experience
Strategic keyword optimisation to improve visibility with recruiters and hiring managers
£129
The Creative Shift mEMBERSHIPS
The Creative Shift Membership is a structured 3-month career development programme designed to help creative professionals navigate career change, strengthen their personal brand, and secure their next opportunity.
Start your career shift today.
For entry-level creative professionals, or those re-entering the job market after a long period of time. Join our community network and access a practical hub of resources designed to support you to build confidence, explore your options, and help you to secure a role.
For professionals ready to take the next step in their career. Grow your career inside a supportive community of like-minded creatives — with expert-led Shift Series sessions, monthly group mentoring, and full access to the Creative Shift network and resource hub.
Signature Shift is for you, if you’re… motivated to make a move in your career, looking to redefine who you are and where you’re heading and wanting personalised 1:1 support to help you take action and stay accountable.
WHY CHOOSE JESS?
BSc Psychology (First Class)
10+ years’ experience - Retail, Entertainments, Healthcare and Charity sector experience
7 job moves - Deep experience of the job market as an applicant and hiring manager
4 successful career shifts - Digital Marketing > Brand Marketing > Internal Communications > Business Owner
Early careers expert - Designed and delivered internships and school work experience at Bupa, a global healthcare company
Experienced leader - Strong expertise in mentoring, CV development, and interview techniques
The CREATIVE Shift Series
The Creative Shift Series is a collection of free and paid-for webinar sessions, designed to support you in navigating your career transition.
STEPPING STONES & SQUIGGLY CAREERS
We’ll be joined by Jess Veltom, UK Marketing Lead at Jane App.
Jess is one of 13 UK-based employees, responsible for leading the marketing strategy for the Jane App brand in the UK. Prior to Jane App, Jess has been the Senior Marketing Manager at Remitly (a global FinTech organisation) and prior to this Jess was a Brand Manager in the Bupa UK Brand & Customer Marketing team.
In this session, Jess will share her squiggly career journey - where each stepping stone has led to a new opportunity.
Date: WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2026
Time: 12 - 12:30PM
CV CLINIC WITH CLAIRE CATHCART
Join Claire Cathcart, HR expert & founder of the ELEVATE Hub,for a practical, supportive session focused on creating a CV that gets noticed. Claire will share what hiring managers and recruiters are really looking for, common mistakes that could be costing you opportunities, and how to showcase your skills, achievements and experience effectively.
Bring your questions and your current CV, and Claire will help you identify opportunities to improve it and position yourself more effectively in the job market.
DATE: THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026
TIME: 12 - 12:45pm
THE JOURNALIST TO MARKETING SHIFT
We'll be joined by Warren Fiveash, Head of Marketing at Teenage Cancer Trust.
Warren will be sharing his career journey from journalism into in-house PR and marketing.
He’ll talk through how he navigated each transition, the skills he carried with him, and what it really takes to successfully shift from telling stories in the newsroom to shaping them for brands.
Date: TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2026
Time: 12 - 12:30PM
JOIN our FREE COMMUNITY
A peer-to-peer LinkedIn community group providing guidance and practical tips as you shift into your next career step.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We offer:
The Creative Shift Memberships - 3-month memberships providing structured support for your career shift
The Creative Shift Network - a free peer-to-peer community group hosted on LinkedIn
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With a First Class BSc in Psychology and over 10 years’ experience across the creative industries, Jess has navigated 7 role moves and 4 major career shifts — giving real, practical insight into job searching, CV development, and interviews.
Her background also includes leading early careers programmes at Bupa and developing coaching, leadership, and mentoring expertise.
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Your membership starts immediately upon receipt of your first payment and runs for a fixed 12-week programme. Choose to pay upfront or in 3 monthly instalments. If paying by instalments, all scheduled payments remain due.
Memberships are non-refundable once access to resources, events and community benefits has been provided.
Memberships and resources are for personal use only and may not be shared, transferred or resold.
We provide guidance and support, not guaranteed outcomes – career progression, interviews and job offers cannot be guaranteed.
By purchasing a Creative Shift product, you agree to our full Terms & Conditions. View the T&Cs here: www.jessalbone.co.uk/terms
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We don’t offer refunds, to ensure that clients are fully committed to the creative shift process.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email hello@jessalbone.co.uk. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.