AKQA Internships

AKQA offers internships in creative, account services, technology, strategy, media plannings, and project management. 

AKQA is a creative agency specializing in interactive marketing. This means: interactive experiences and customer relationship management; e-commerce and technology services; media, search and analytics; interface design; and content creation and distribution. They have also helped create "fully integrated and experiential" campaigns.

The privately held company is based in London, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C, Amsterdam, Berlin and Shanghai.

AKQA Internships: here

AKQA offers internships in creative, account services, technology, strategy, media plannings, and project management. 

AKQA is a creative agency specializing in interactive marketing. This means: interactive experiences and customer relationship management; e-commerce and technology services; media, search and analytics; interface design; and content creation and distribution. They have also helped create "fully integrated and experiential" campaigns.

The privately held company is based in London, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C, Amsterdam, Berlin and Shanghai.

AKQA Internships: here

"Amazing experience and loved the AKQA culture and team" Position: Creative Design/UX Intern Location: New York, NY Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 4/16/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Amazing experience. Great clients, interesting work, best designers in the field. - Very creative work environment. - Looks great on the resume, well respected agency in the digital advertising field. Cons: nothing, this was amazing. Advice for other students: Apply online and get creative with the application process. Also, try to network your way within the company

"New business pitches - it's a rush" Position: Planning Intern Location: San Francisco, CA Pay: $$12/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 11/14/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - The new business pitch process is pretty exhilarating. - AKQA is very, very sharp with digital creative and strategy. - Laid back office. - People. - Worked on a bunch of different Visa projects. - Part of the new business team when AKQA won the Youtube business. So fun. Cons: Getting an ad internship or job is hard. Advice for other students: Follow the new business wins. That is where jobs open.

"AKQA is a cutting edge company with cool clients like Schwab" Position: Account Management Intern Location: San Francisco, CA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 1/22/2012

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - AKQA is very smart in digital and production. - Enjoyed the Schwab account. Our team helped them communicate new product offerings. - Mobile exposure. - Culture. Cons: Account management role can be very tedious sometimes as you are doing a ton of organizing. Advice for other students: My advice is to get into mobile. Mobile is very hot right now, all clients were asking about it. Learnt the mobile landscape.