Creative Intern Summer 2026
Publicis Groupe UK
🚀 Creative Internship – Ignite Summer Programme 2026 🚀 Publicis Groupe • £25,250 • 13 July – 25 September 2026
Responsibilities
You’ll rotate across Creative and Production teams, getting real exposure to how ideas are crafted, shaped, and brought to life.
What You’ll Be Doing
Creative Rotation
- Brainstorm and help shape fresh campaign ideas across multiple creative teams
- Support live briefs, pitch decks, and concept development
- Experiment with creative tech, UX, digital design and innovation
- Collaborate with designers, copywriters, strategists, and more
Production Rotation
- Assist Film, Art Buying, Creative, and Post Production teams
- Learn how to turn concepts into polished, professional content
- Help coordinate shoots, edits, asset delivery, and production timelines
- Discover sustainable production methods and modern workflow tools
Group Project
- Team up with your intern cohort to crack a real brief and pitch your work
Qualifications
Why This Internship Is For You
- Hands-On Creative Experience working with brands like McDonald’s, Honda, Samsung, and EE
- Learn From Industry Pros with mentoring, workshops, and portfolio-building feedback
- Be Part of a Creative Community that celebrates individuality and fresh thinking
- Explore Beyond Creative with exposure to wider disciplines like Influence, Health, Media & more
Who You Are
- A collaborative teammate who thrives in diverse creative environments
- Detail-driven and proud of delivering polished work
- Organised and able to juggle tasks and deadlines
- Naturally curious, imaginative, and eager to learn
- Open-minded, inclusive, and respectful of everyone’s ideas
- Responsible, proactive, and excited to build a creative career
(No creative experience needed—just passion, curiosity, and a willingness to dive in!)
Additional Information
Recruitment Process
- Apply by: 7th January 2026
- Step 1: Complete the Arctic Shores online gamified assessment
- Step 2: Take part in a screening call with a recruiter
- Step 3: Join an assessment centre (week commencing 19 January)
- Programme dates: 13 July – 25 September 2026
- Salary: £25,250
At Publicis Groupe we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.
Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We have fantastic benefits on offer to all our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. Please check out the Publicis Career Page Careers | Publicis Groupe which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
How to Apply
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