Can I switch from CareerX to CreatorX after enrolling?

Speak to your counsellor as early as possible — CreatorX's five modules are woven through the course, so switching is easiest before your term begins.

Is CreatorX available on every course?

No — it's available only on MAAC's flagship courses shown in the comparison above. Shorter and specialist programmes run CareerX only.

Why is the extra time always 48 hours?

MAAC standardised the CreatorX overlay at five modules and 48 hours across every course it's offered on, so the two pathways stay easy to compare regardless of which course you choose.

Two pathways, one course

CareerX and CreatorX: choose how you finish

Every flagship MAAC course teaches the same core craft. CareerX prepares you to be hired into a studio. CreatorX layers on five extra modules and 48 additional hours built for working independently.

CareerX

The studio-employment track

The default pathway on every course: the full production pipeline, taught the way studios actually hire for, finishing in a portfolio built around real production briefs.

CreatorX

For freelancers, creators and personal IP

An optional overlay on the flagship courses: five additional modules and 48 extra hours focused on working for yourself rather than for a studio.

The five additional modules

Personal brand & portfolio strategy

Positioning your own work and reel for freelance platforms and social channels, not only a studio application.

Client management & freelance pricing

Scoping briefs, quoting and managing independent client relationships.

Social-first content production

Producing and packaging work for YouTube, Instagram and a personal portfolio site.

Independent IP development

Developing an original character, world or short as your own intellectual property.

Monetisation & licensing

Selling assets and prints, and licensing original work.

Courses that carry the CreatorX overlay

The overlay is available on MAAC's flagship, industry-facing programmes. The extra time is identical across all of them: 48 hours.

Courses that carry the CreatorX overlay
Courses	CareerX	With CreatorX	Extra with CreatorX
IPVAD-XR	912 hrs	960 hrs	+48 hrs
AD3D EDGE PLUS	650 hrs	698 hrs	+48 hrs
ADVFX PLUS	650 hrs	698 hrs	+48 hrs
ADIDG PLUS	650 hrs	698 hrs	+48 hrs
APDMC PLUS	624 hrs	672 hrs	+48 hrs

Which is right for me?

Choose CareerX if…

You want to be hired into a studio, agency or production house
You want the shortest route to a job-ready portfolio
You're not sure yet — CareerX keeps every door open

Choose CreatorX if…

You want to freelance or take on independent client work
You want to build and monetise your own characters, worlds or content
You're comfortable investing extra hours before you finish

Not sure? Take the 2-minute career quiz

Answer a few questions and we'll point you to the course and pathway that fits.

Take the quiz

CareerX & CreatorX FAQs

Yes, CreatorX is an add-on to the base CareerX fee, priced for the extra 48 hours and five modules. Ask your counsellor for the current CreatorX fee on your chosen course.

Ask which pathway fits your goals

Tell us what you want to do after the course and we'll recommend CareerX or CreatorX.