Creative Art Direction Intern - Portfolio Required | Fall 2024

Wasserman powers the business of sports, music, entertainment and culture. Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, music artists, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide.  

Wasserman Next Gen connects brands with the next generation of consumers. From high school to college and into young adult life, the team takes an audience-first approach, using unrivaled access to understand the passions and interests of these consumers, generate ideas that resonate, and deliver hyperlocal, culturally relevant engagement at scale. Wasserman Next Gen’s integrated approach allows clients to understand and engage with Gen Z and Millennial consumers through custom research, peer-to-peer, social and digital, experiential, media, and community integration strategies.  

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman operates globally across 27 countries and more than 62 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com. 

The Role 

We are looking for a creative art direction intern to join our rapidly growing team of college and youth marketing enthusiasts. As a creative intern, you will be part of our ever-growing Creative Strategy team. This is a hands-on learning opportunity to get a feel for what it’s like to work and be successful in an agency environment.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Creative Art Direction interns should be familiar with creative tools such as InDesign, Photoshop, etc. While also being a strategi visionary for creativity 
• Work with our Wasserman Next Gen Creative Strategy team on projects for our students, clients, and social media 
• Participate in agency brainstorms to help develop new, creative ways to engage Next Generation consumers 
• Share insights to current student consumer habits and behaviors 
• Contribute to agency culture maintaining enthusiasm toward day-to-day tasks 
• Perform other duties, as assigned 

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college or university and pursuing a degree in advertising, creative design, or related field. Advertising portfolio school preferred 
• Ability to be creative from concepting to development to execution details. A range of projects we will be working against include experiential, brand influencers and social influencers 
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit with eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment 
• Values and respects the importance of organization and time management for effective multitasking 
• Customer-service focus with outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills 
• Creative thinker that is willing to travel ‘outside of the box’ for the right solutions(s) 
• Self-motivated with proven ability to think quickly and problem solve 
• Laptop for use throughout the internship 
• Availability to contribute 15 hours a week for 10 weeks over the course of the semester 

*Please submit a link to your portfolio for review with your application* 

**We welcome teams to apply together for this position** 

KEY FALL 2024 DATES

Our Fall 2024 internship application is currently live and set to close on May 17, 2024. Interviews will take place June-Aug.

This internship program starts on September 10th and ends on November 15th, 2024.