On Thursday 20 February, we’re hosting a Portfolio Review for US-based creatives in conjunction with the Creative Fellowship at Google.

The event will be your opportunity to:

• Chat to a range of creatives from Google
• Find out more about the Creative Fellowship
• Get insight on what the team looks for in new talent
• Receive one-to-one advice and feedback on your work
• Meet inspiring fellow emerging creatives

⏰ Be quick, applications for the Portfolio Review close at midnight on 2 February 2025!

This portfolio review is open to creatives from a wide range of disciplines, including design, content creation and writing to production, UX design and creative technology.

Students, grads and those currently seeking work or working in the creative industry can apply. To register, applicants must:

• Be aged 18 or over
• Be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
• Have between 0 to 5 years’ professional experience in the creative industry

As part of the application process, you will be required to have something to show, but this doesn’t have to be a polished portfolio. We also recommend keeping this to one to two projects or pieces of work that best capture what you do.

🚨 Please note that this Portfolio Review is not part of the application process for the Fellowship itself.

How will attendees be selected for the Portfolio Review?
In line with our aim to encourage greater transparency and representation within the creative working world, we prioritise candidates from historically underrepresented backgrounds in the creative industries.

This includes (but is not limited to) applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds; the LGBTQIA+ community; those who are neurodivergent; D/deaf, disabled or have a long-term health condition; and applicants from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

The Creative Fellowship at Google is a six-month, paid program for emerging creative talent with 0–5 years’ experience. It offers hands-on experience, ongoing mentorship and exposure across Google’s various in-house creative teams.

This year there are a number of creative roles available, across various creative teams based in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland.

Please see this website for full information, and visit our recent article for further insight and to get to know the Creative Fellowship class of 2023.

If you’re hoping to apply, or already have applied this Portfolio Review could be a great chance to connect with the Google teams 1-1 and find out more about the Fellowship.

Above: Fellows helped with writing and production on Google’s social series Trending Now, reporting on the year’s biggest search trends and moments such as Team USA and breaking during the 2024 Olympics.

📍 Where?
The event will take place virtually on Google Meet on Thursday 20 February 2025.

⏰ When?
The event will be three hours long, with breaks in between, from 10am to 1pm PDT (1pm to 4pm EDT).

💻 How?
In virtual breakout rooms of three emerging creatives and one to two Google reviewers, you will get the opportunity to show and discuss work, and get advice and feedback. This will then rotate, so you get to meet several reviewers throughout the session.

On the day, we will be joined by 30 US-based emerging creatives, who will be connected with 10 reviewers from a range of Google teams including:

• Google Brand Studio
• Google Creative Lab
• YouTube
• Google Cloud

Please note that registering for this event does not guarantee a place. There are only a limited number of places available, so make sure you sign up to register your interest below! Those invited to attend will be emailed a week before the event to confirm your attendance.