I got linked to this on Facebook and therefore I thought i'd it give it ago and email them my portfolio.
I was pleasantly surprised to get a response off them:
After a few exchanges of emails I rang them up to speak to Vickki in person as I didn't really no much about the details of the internship and wether it would even be possible so not to waste anyones time.
I wrote down a few questions before hand so that I got all the information I wanted:
When?
How long?
Paid?
What it involves?
I had a very nice chat in which she responded to my questions. It usually is for 3 months and although they would have someone start now as summer isn't a very busy period they would also be looking for the future properly around August as September is when it gets really busy and they wouldn't have the time to mentor.
The internship is working and mentoring in the design team. It can lead to potential job position at the end of it. They pay for travel expenses but nothing else. They provide content and exercises for sessions/conferences for businesses to make it a more engaging experience than just a powerpoint presentation. For example they bind empty books which people would then fill during the conference as cascade tools. They recently did a festival which meant creating signage and lanyards. Also Ladbrookes did one recently which was casino themed so the exercises where all around the concept of casino games and they created playing cards and got green felt tables made.
It isn't exactly the kind of work that I want to go into but it could be an interesting experience however the fact that it is in London for 3 months and unpaid pretty much makes it impossible for me to do. I was glad I rang and spoke to them about it before travelling to London for the chat as I'm now aware of the unpracticalities.
No comments:
Post a Comment