NextGen Creative Internship

NextGen Creative Internship Launch your creative career within YourStudio in London — 12 months, hands-on across strategy, 3D, and design, with real projects and potential permanent roles. This full-time, 12-month paid contract offers the potential to transition into a permanent role upon successful completion, depending on business needs. About Your Studio YourStudio is a dynamic strategy and creative agency specialising in next-generation experiences and environments for global brands. With studios in London, Melbourne, New York and LA, we work supportively as one global team to deliver award-winning retail experiences that are recognised globally. About the NextGen Programme Our NextGen Programme is a fully immersive, 12-month creative launchpad designed to embed future creatives directly into the heart of our studio. NextGen is a dedicated entry point for emerging talent who are deeply passionate about design and visual language. You will have a desire to translate creative thinking into tangible, meaningful ideas and a curiosity about how these ideas resonate with people and in culture. Working under the guidance of senior team members, you will contribute to research, ideation and production tasks — building your understanding of the creative process from concept to realisation. You will bring energy, attention to detail and fresh thinking to everything you touch, developing your creative, technical and communication skills with each project you work on. Success in this role means the wider team can move faster and with greater confidence — knowing there is a reliable, engaged early careers creative contributing meaningfully at every stage. We are looking for creative potential and curiosity, with a genuine interest in retail design and how brands connect with their audience. Project Embedded - Full Circle Creative & Strategic Experience Over the course of the programme, you will get a comprehensive, 360-degree view of how a creative studio operates, exploring how tactical strategy shapes environmental and brand design. You will be fully embedded in live project teams across different client accounts, gaining hands-on exposure to: Strategy — learning how to dive deep into cultural trends, audience behaviors, and competitor landscapes. You’ll help transform raw data and research into actionable insights that shape the creative brief. 3D Design — helping conceptualize physical spaces, selecting materials, and ideating on in-store experiences that respond directly to the project's strategic goals. Visual & Graphic Design — supporting the crafting of visual identities, typography, layout systems, and digital/print assets that bring the strategic narrative to life. Real Studio Delivery — learning the commercial side of agency life—how strategy and design move from raw concepts to technical handovers, client presentations, and real-world execution. What You’ll Do You will be embedded directly into a live, cross-functional project team, tracking the project’s organic lifecycle holistically. Within the team, you will respond to real-time needs—navigating Strategy, Brand, and 3D Environment Design simultaneously as the brief evolves. We do not expect candidates to have experience in all these disciplines — we would tailor tasks in response to individual strengths and skillsets, while ensuring exposure and growth opportunities across other specialisms. Over your 12-month placement, you will experience this full-circle process across 3 different projects, where your contribution will grow naturally alongside your developing skills. On your first project, you’ll start in a supportive observer role to learn our ways of working. By the second, you'll be actively contributing to the creative output, and on your final project, you'll step up to take ownership of specific creative tasks with the team's full backing. Research, Analysis & Concepting — conducting retail safaris as well as market, trend, and audience research to support tactical strategy decks and client pitches. Collaborative Designing & Thinking — working alongside our senior design and strategy specialists to sketch, mock up, and develop creative solutions for diverse client accounts. Pitch & Presentation Support — contributing tor beautifully designed, strategically sound client presentations, workshops and project deliverables. Studio Collaboration — staying nimble and stepping in to support the team wherever a fast-paced live project needs a blend of creative problem-solving. Internal Studio Initiatives – supporting with ongoing internal projects and becoming an integral player in our studio culture Who You Are At YourStudio, talent isn’t defined by a specific degree, a traditional background, or formal professional training. If you have the drive, a fierce creative curiosity, and a genuine passion for how people experience spaces, we want to hear from you. We are looking for creative individuals who want to immerse themselves in every single layer of the creative process. For us, designing retail environments is a holistic journey—and you'll be involved in all of it. This means you are just as excited about the tactical, deep-dive strategy work that uncovers why audiences behave the way they do, as you are about the creative moves and storytelling that brings those spaces to life. Whether you are self-taught, changing careers, or taking your very first step into the creative industry, what matters most to us is your unique perspective, your eagerness to learn, and your passion for shaping the future of retail design. We're less interested in the path you've taken than the potential you've demonstrated. You may be a recent graduate, self-taught creative, career changer or someone who has built skills through personal projects or another creative discipline. What matters is that you've already begun developing a strong creative point of view and can demonstrate thoughtful work that shows curiosity, craft and potential. You don't need experience across strategy, brand and spatial design—but you should have genuine interest in how ideas move from insight to execution. We want to meet people who enjoy asking questions, exploring problems and creating work that connects brands with people in meaningful ways. You'll likely bring some combination of: A portfolio or project work demonstrating creative thinking, design craft or strategic problem-solving. Strong visual, written or communication skills. Curiosity about retail, brands, culture and human behaviour. A willingness to learn, seek feedback and collaborate openly. Confidence taking ownership of tasks while asking for support when needed. We're looking for potential, not perfection—but we do expect evidence that you're committed to developing your craft. What’s in it for You? A True Career Path — this is a 12-month investment in your growth. We are here to train you, mentor you, and ideally welcome you as a permanent, full-time team member at the end of the programme, subject to business needs. Real Portfolio Work - you will leave this placement with tangible, high-profile case studies and projects on your portfolio that you actually helped strategize and create. Global Exposure: Work alongside top-tier creative talent and global brands in an environment that champions direct collaboration and open communication. How to Apply Please submit a personal statement (no longer than 300 words) and a link to a project to support your statement. In 300 words or less, tell us why you want to join Your Studio and highlight one project you’ve done that showcases the creative or strategic potential required for this role. A creative project that you believe best demonstrates the raw skills, creative strategy, or design thinking we are looking for A list of any technical programmes or AI tools you currently use, noting your ability in each (beginner, competent, proficient, expert) Key Dates & Timeline To help you plan ahead, here is what the recruitment process looks like: Applications Close Sunday 23rd August 📥 Week Commencing 24th & 31st August - Intro Calls 📱 Week Commencing 14th September - Half-Day Assessment Center for shortlisted candidates 🤝 Week Commencing 20th September - offers to go out 🎉✨ Monday 19th October - Internship Onboarding & Week 1 Boot Camp Begins! 🚀 Benefits & Perks We offer a competitive salary, available upon request, plus our benefits package, which includes: We value culture and collaboration, for this reason we operate a hybrid working policy Generous holiday allowance, including 25 days plus bank holidays, a well-being day, one community day and your birthday off! Christmas studio closure Private Healthcare 2 week Working Abroad Opportunity Opportunities to work from our global studios whilst travelling Dedicated learning platform Enhanced parental leave policies Lunch club, Thursday office drinks, Summer and Christmas parties We would love to hear from you. YourStudio is an equal opportunity employer — we welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. Locations London Remote status Hybrid