Art & Design Candidate Pool

Are you an arty graduate wishing to showcase your specialist skills on an internship with a company in the West Midlands? Are you itching to apply your creative skills to a real-life business scenario? Can you seamlessly combine your design skills with the imagination and initiative it would take to make a real impact in a local company?
If so, this is the pool for you too!

Our internships last up to 12 months depending on the needs of the company. Embark on an Art & Design internship with a local company through Graduate Advantage and you could be...

  • Creating a cutting edge viral marketing campaign
  • Designing and updating a company website
  • Designing and applying a high impact company brand
  • Pitching designs and concepts to internal and external clients
  • Designing a range of in-house marketing materials

We work with companies who are looking for graduates with a passion for Art & Design, who can demonstrate excellent communication skills, have the ability to work as part of a team and independently, have high levels of initiative and enthusiasm and of course, good IT skills.

Internships in Art & Design will be available in locations right across the West Midlands. They can last up to 12 months, and you will be able to negotiate actual start dates and duration of placements to some degree directly with the company. The work you undertake will be graduate level, the results of which will contribute to the company's particular business needs.

To be eligible for a Graduate Advantage internship:

  • You must be studying towards or have completed a university qualification that is HNC level or above
  • You must have a West Midlands address listed for either your home address or correspondence address
  • You must complete the online form so we know you are interested in a placement. We may also ask you to supply a current CV.

We will try our hardest to find you something suitable whether it is a summer internship or your first graduate job, but unfortunately we are unable to guarantee every graduate an internship.

If you would like to be considered for an Art & Design internship, click on the 'apply' button at the bottom of this page and complete the additional questions as fully as possible, remembering at all times to check your spelling and grammar! If successful your application form will be shown to interested employers.

By submitting your application to this candidate pool you are giving us permission to send it to companies who are searching through Graduate Advantage. We will always contact you with information about the company and internship.

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Essential Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • High levels of initiative and enthusiasm
  • Great IT skills
  • Super time management skills

Desirable Skills

Graduated from an Art & Design related course.