Creative Boom 2026 survey: creative professionals face burnout, job insecurity, and AI distrust
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Tom May
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Creative Boom's 2026 survey of 882 creative professionals worldwide reveals a workforce under serious pressure — exhausted, anxious about the future, and using AI tools they don't fully trust. The survey highlights declining job security, persistent burnout, and growing resentment toward AI's impact on the creative industry, with 43% of respondents having over a decade of experience.
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· 3 pulledThis has been a tough year for creatives, wherever you are in your career.
It's a story about a workforce under serious pressure, trying to work out what AI, the economy, and a changing client landscape mean for their future.
Feeling tired, less secure and resentful of AI? Then it's official: you're by no means alone.
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