Draftfcb Internships

Draftfcb offers paid internships across all advertising disciplines. These internship positions include: digital, creative, planning/strategy, media, and account. Most internships are located in Chicago or New York.

With its foundation based upon the equal principles of creativity and accountability, Draftfcb is the first global, fully integrated marketing communications agency to operate against a single P&L with one unified management team and no silos. The agency is driven by a singular focus on consumer behavior as expressed by its proprietary 6.5 Seconds That MatterSM operating system, which recognizes the brief period of time marketers have to capture consumers’ attention through creative executions that inspire them to act. The Draftfcb network spans 99 countries and employs more than 9,200 people.

Draftfcb Internships & Jobs: here

Draftfcb offers paid internships across all advertising disciplines. These internship positions include: digital, creative, planning/strategy, media, and account. Most internships are located in Chicago or New York.

With its foundation based upon the equal principles of creativity and accountability, Draftfcb is the first global, fully integrated marketing communications agency to operate against a single P&L with one unified management team and no silos. The agency is driven by a singular focus on consumer behavior as expressed by its proprietary 6.5 Seconds That MatterSM operating system, which recognizes the brief period of time marketers have to capture consumers’ attention through creative executions that inspire them to act. The Draftfcb network spans 99 countries and employs more than 9,200 people.

Draftfcb Internships & Jobs: here

"Opportunity to work on some amazing creative briefs at darftfcb" Position: Creative Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$15/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 5/27/2011

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 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Worked on Oreo, Above the Influence, and Gerber. Real client work. - Draftfcb was open to interns and I'm really appreciative of the culture. Everybody's friendly and hard working. I love it. - Cool office (isn't this true for every agency?!). - One of my creative team's gerber tv scripts is going to be produced, which is very cool. - Overall, loved it. Cons: - Having actual clients is different than school. It's harder than you think to get your work produced. Advice for other students: Graduate school (Miami, VCU) for advertising provides a pipeline into these huge agencies from the creative side.

"Account work at DraftFCB, really enjoyed it" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 7/31/2011

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 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: - Helped manage day-to-day operations on the Oreo, Chips Ahoy, and Nivea for Men accounts. Loved being able to see multiple accounts. - Got to do a little bit of everything at DraftFCB: budgeting, market research, production timelines, and exercised creative briefs. - Creative/smart people. Creative meetings are really interesting. - Cool office. - DraftFCB allowed me to create a full scale campaign for Nivea for Men and pitch the creative/account team. Very fun. Cons: Not much, really enjoyed the internship. Advice for other students: Try to get to know somebody in DraftDCB when applying. Know their accounts during the interview.

"CRM skills at Draftfcb" Position: Digital Strategy Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/16/2011

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 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: I worked on the Starbucks account and a dew other pharmaceutical clients. Draftfcb is a great place to work. My manager and team taught be all about CRM. It's a mix between science and art with a ton of analytics. I could also tell that Draftfcb loves interns and wants you to succeed. Cons: none. Advice for other students: Know the difference between agencies and you have to know digital these days. If you can bring display and search experience, that is also huge.

"Kmart and Valspar accounts at Draftfcb" Position: Digital Creative Intern Location: Chicago, IL Pay: $$12/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/28/2011

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 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Big accounts at Draftfcb such as Kmart and Valspar. - Got to see how the agency environment works. - Intern project to develop a campaign for Yellowtail Wine. This was a very cool assignment and I still keep in touch with my fellow interns. Cons: - Digital work only. Advice for other students: You learn a ton by seeing the whole creative process on real accounts for the first time. This isn't ad class.