Grey Group Internships

Grey Group is a global advertising and marketing agency, with headquarters in New York City, and 432 offices in 96 countries, operating in 154 cities — organized into four geographical units: North America; Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

As a unit of communications conglomerate WPP Group, Grey Global Group operates branded independent business units in many communications disciplines including: advertising, direct marketing, public relations, public affairs, brand development, customer relationship management, sales promotion, interactive marketing — through its subsidiaries: Grey, G2, GHG, GCI Group, MediaCom Worldwide, Alliance, G WHIZ, and WINGLATINO.

Grey Group’s international clients include: Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Nokia, BAT, Diageo, Volkswagen, Novartis, Wyeth, Canon and 3M.

Grey Group Internships: here

Grey Group is a global advertising and marketing agency, with headquarters in New York City, and 432 offices in 96 countries, operating in 154 cities — organized into four geographical units: North America; Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

As a unit of communications conglomerate WPP Group, Grey Global Group operates branded independent business units in many communications disciplines including: advertising, direct marketing, public relations, public affairs, brand development, customer relationship management, sales promotion, interactive marketing — through its subsidiaries: Grey, G2, GHG, GCI Group, MediaCom Worldwide, Alliance, G WHIZ, and WINGLATINO.

Grey Group’s international clients include: Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Nokia, BAT, Diageo, Volkswagen, Novartis, Wyeth, Canon and 3M.

Grey Group Internships: here

"Different assignments and accounts at Grey" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 9/24/2011

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: - Grey has a cool office in NYC. - Created materials that were client facing. - Lots of competitive analysis which is always fun to create and pitch. - Pitched campaign proposal for major CPG snack brand. - Trend research for planning group. - Paid. - The culture was fun, hard working, and some of the employees know how to party! Cons: I was bored a couple times. Advice for other students: Get involved in every ad club you can.

"P&G Pantene account at Grey" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 9/25/2011

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: - Led a brainstorm with the creative team. - Pantene was an incredible brand to work with; it doesn't get better than P&G brands. - Got to work on a focus group project and analysis. - Part of an intern competition that pitched in front of several key Grey managers. - Grey gave me (and interns n general) the opportunity to prove themselves. - Loved the people and energy. - Worked on a commercial (helped with talent and coordination). Cons: No downside. Advice for other students: Don't be intimidated when walking into the

"Digital and social at Grey" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/3/2011

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 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: Grey is an incredible agency with smart advertising/marketing people. Cool office. I worked on the Playtex account which was interestings. I mostly performed digital and social. The social side is extremely analytical the I loved the display advertising space. Cons: Not too much cross account exposure and I wanted more creative exposure. Advice for other students: I strongly recommend an internship at Grey.

"Intern project + Tuna Council, 3M, and Wonderbread" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/19/2011

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: - Began to master Google Analytics and synthesized data for Tuna Council client. - Interesting clients: 3M, Tuna Council, and Wonderbread. - People at Grey were very support. - Intern project. - Blog research and content strategy. I loved the idea of how to seed content and spread ideas. - Grey allowed me to participate in client meetings and present ideas to the account team. - Worked on a smaller-sized new business pitch and it was very fun. I love the energy from new business. - Digital. Cons: None Advice for other students: Intern as much as you can at different agencies. I loved Grey.

"Loved interning within the Grey Healthcare Group in NYC" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/26/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" 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: - Worked in Grey's healthcare group. - Learned a ton about health advertising and the restrictions involved with advertising in this space (it's crazy restrictive). - Intern project on Text4Baby, a mobile health service from J&J. The other interns and I were able to pitch a campaign to company leadership. - Education seminars. - My team was terrific to work for. Cons: The pharma/health space isn't nearly as exciting as other advertising. Advice for other students: Don't be afraid to find an advertising niche. For example, be cool at pharma advertising or be good at target tweens who like sports. Just be a pro at something.

"Top Brands" Position: Creative Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/30/2011

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: - The Grey creative department is a cool group of people. I really connected with them. - Access to creative directors. - Work produced for E*Trade and DirecTV. - Part of the new business pitch team and worked a little bit on Ally. - Feedback. Cons: Tough to land a fulltime job and entry level positions do not pay well. Advice for other students: Try as hard as you can to get your work actually produced.

"Account work with 5 different clients" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 11/3/2011

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: - Loved the account teams and Grey and got along well with everybody. - Worked across 5 different accounts ranging from a high end hotel chain to jeans. - Helped out with building a Facebook app for a test prep client. This was a very cool project and gave me exposure to social. - Got the run down on affiliate marketing and did a ton of online affiliate tracking. This is a different world. - Cool office. - Grey events for the staff and interns. Cons: The legal and guideline stuff at agencies is a pain in the butt to deal with. Advice for other students: Do stuff. Don't just have a resume with a high GPA and solid coursework. Go out and build something.

"Goya Foods account and I love Grey!" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 11/27/2011

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: - Access to creative. I worked on both radio and TV creative productions. - My manager at Grey. - Exposure to digital. I loved the digital side of the business and it's booming. I was able to work on analytics and mobile. The mobile side is growing, fast. - Got along well with media department. Cons: I would have enjoyed seeing more accounts and travelling to visit clients. Advice for other students: Work hard when you get to Grey. Also, don't pester managers by asking them what to do, find a way to add value with your down time.

"Different clients and great variety of projects at Grey" Position: Account Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 1/29/2012

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

Pros: Projects at Grey included things like Hess strategy, convenience store POP analysis, and pitched campaign for a snack food brand. Also everybody I met at Grey was great to me. Cons: Getting an entry level position really depends on accounts and you won't know until late spring next year. Advice for other students: Know an agency's clients. I heard from some Grey people that interview candidates didn't know the agencies major clients.

"Corporate but creative, make sure to work on a good account" Position: Account Management Intern Location: NYC Pay: $stipend/hour Duration: 9 weeks Review posted on 2/2/2012

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 Neutral "OK" 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: paid, interesting work on a fun account, learned a lot from my bosses, beautiful new office space, fun mixers Cons: the intern project was, in my opinion, a waste of time. Forced group work took time away from real responsibilities. Advice for other students: Definitely intern here if you can - try and work on an account you'll like (I worked for DIAGEO). Avoid pharma.