GSD&M Internships

 
GSD&M Internships
4.67 out of 5

5 review(s)
Headquarters:
Austin, TX
Employees:
400+
Annual Interns:
45
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GSD&M

Internship Overview
Internship Rating (Avg): 4.67 out of 5
5 Intern Reviews
Avg GSD&M Intern Salary: $9.75
4 Intern Salaries
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GSD&M Internship & Company Overview

GSD&M is a full service ad agency based in Austin, TX. Accounts include Southwest, Goodyear, John Deere, PGA Tour, and many others.

GSD&M offers internships in the fall, spring, and summer. 

GSD&M Internship Link

GSD&M Internships: here
4 GSD&M Intern Salaries
Media Intern: $10/hour
Account Service Intern: $10/hour
Account Management Intern: $10/hour
Media Planning Intern: $9/hour
5 GSD&M reviews posted anonymously by former interns:
"GSD&M is amazing! Great media dept"
 Position: Media Planning Intern
 Location: Austin, TX
 Pay: $$9/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 9/16/2011
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Pros:

- Smart media team.
- I learned several different media analysis tools (AdViews, IMS, AdRelevance, etc.) which gives me hard skiils.
- Ah, amazing office. Amazing.
- Austin, TX is the best place to live. There is a great music scene and a bunch of us from work would hangout.
- In charge of a trend tracker" report for several brands on a weekly basis.

Cons:

- Would have loved to be involved in more creative meetings.
- Seemed to be some internal struggles over new business/execs.

Advice for other students:

Be creative when applying and try to get a current employee to recommend you. I loved GSD&M.
 
"GSD&M account management intern"
 Position: Account Management Intern
 Location: Austin, TX
 Pay: $$10/hour
 Duration: 10 weeks
 Review posted on 9/18/2011
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Pros:

I worked on the Norwegian Cruise Lines and Cancer Treatment Centers of America accounts. GSD&M has an amazing campus and they put on some fun events. Overall, loved the internship.

Cons:

Access to more accounts.

Advice for other students:

GSD&M is an incredible agency and Austin is fun.
 
"US Air Force at GSD&M"
 Position: Account Management Intern
 Location: Austin, TX
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 9/18/2011
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Pros:

- People.
- Agency events.
- Loved the experiential advertising strategy sessions. I found these very interesting.
- Enjoyed the competitive research and brand update piece.

Cons:

- GSD&M is a huge agency, so you don't get to see too many other functions unless you are proactive.
- Some data entry.

Advice for other students:

Intern in the department you are interested in. GSD&M is a very cool agency.
 
"Best intern experience at GSD&M, Marshalls account"
 Position: Account Service Intern
 Location: Austin, TX
 Pay: $$10/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 11/27/2011
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Pros:

- I was assigned to GSD&M's Marshalls account.
- Amazing people.
- I felt cool at the agency (I know that sounds cheesy).
- Intern events and projects.
- Taught AdScope tool to rview tv creative.
- Media.

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Advice for other students:

My advice is to really get after it during the internship. Ask for forgiveness, not permission. Be bold.
 
"Digital media experience"
 Position: Media Intern
 Location: Austin, TX
 Pay: $$10/hour
 Duration: 10 weeks
 Review posted on 11/27/2011
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Pros:

- I was assigned to terrific clients: LeapFrog and Zales.
- Experience in ad serving, specifically Atlas. The display media space is incredibly interesting, complex, and technology/analytics driven.
- People.
- Events, parties, break room, etc.
- Other interns.
- Social media analytics.

Cons:

- Lots of competitive rsearch, which I'm never sure whether an agency uses or not.

Advice for other students:

GSD&M is a terrific agency and I highly recommend interning there.
 
 
 

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