STEP Paid Placement - Trainee Graduate Advertising/Marketing Executive

Employer

McCann Erickson

Job title

Trainee Graduate Advertising/Marketing Executive (STEP)

Closing date

21/04/2013

Salary range

Paid

Additional salary info

£215 per week (No NI or tax to be paid)

Job description

Ref: STEP

We have an entry level opportunity for a Trainee Graduate Advertising/Marketing Executive to work within Client Account Groups where you will learn all aspects of advertising. The duration of the contract is 48 weeks.

Working for McCann you will gain the following:

• How to develop advertising campaigns
• Manage projects following internal processes
• Understand the background to different media and how it is used to reach the target audience

This position is only available to graduates from the University of Wolverhampton.

The 6th Skopje International Poster Competition 2013. Deadline June 30th 2013

The 6th Skopje International Poster Competition 2013 is inviting you to consider if it's possible to establish a vision and way of thinking for the citizen of 2020. Imagine yourself as a citizen of the world in 2020 in Europe, Africa, Latin America, South America, Asia, China... and interpret your idea as a poster.

This topic can be described in different manner, which gives various options of interpretations, having on mind the problems and prospects facing us on the way to our future.

Young people need a chance to express their thoughts, their potentials and capabilities, as well as a place where they can provide common values. This project should help them combine this with the concept of the citizen in 2020 and support their wish to spread the ideas and expectations.

Team entries are not allowed. Each participant may enter a maximum of three posters.

There is no entry fee.

For more information visit:

http://www.graphiccompetitions.com/jump.php?contest=skopje-international-poster-competition-2013

Part- time Graphic Designer - www.easyfundraising.org.uk Lichfield

Part- time Graphic Designer 

Job Description:

• Role: Graphic and Web Designer (Part time - 24 hours a week)
• Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire
• Salary: Up to £24k per annum (pro rata)
• Term: Permanent

Overview:

If you love design and are looking for a varied role that gives you a unique opportunity to really make your mark within a fast growing forward thinking organisation then this role could be for you. As the sole in house designer your responsibilities will be varied and no two days the same. Responsibilities will include e mail design, web content creation and development of design for landing pages, development of graphics for social posts, creation of offline tools for use by causes and supporters, design of sales collateral and presentations.

About us

Established in 2005, www.easyfundraising.org.uk is now the UK’s leading good cause shopping site. Using the popular cashback model, supporters register online and instead of raising cashback when they shop online, donations are raised for their good cause.

Supporters can shop and raise online with over 2,000 online retailers across a wide range of products and services, including Amazon, John Lewis, Argos, M&S, Tesco, Asda, Next, Dell, Thomas Cook, ebay, Sky and many more.

There are now over 50,000 good causes registered on the site from local PTA’s and Sports Clubs to national charities, and over 500,000 registered supporters of these causes.

To date we have raised over £4.5million for good causes across the UK but that’s just the beginning…. You could be involved in something BIG!

Essential skills / experience:

• Minimum of 3 years plus design experience covering both graphical and web design
• Thorough knowledge and experience using of Creative Suite especially Photoshop and Indesign
• Some experience of HTML and CSS including its design capabilities and limitations
• Proven ability to develop design concepts but with the hands on experience to see these right through to artworking
• A strong creative thinker with the ability to see a problem and create a strong compelling design solution
• Strong understanding of print processes in order to produce print ready solution

Segunda llamada - 3rd International Poster Competition. Deadline June 30th 2013

With the aim to raise awareness over the current environmental situation, Segunda llamada, the Autonomous Metropolitan University and Natura Mexico extends the invitation to participate in this 3rd International Poster Competition.

The theme of the contest is Responsible handling of plastic waste.

Plastic is everywhere around us in our everyday routine, we use it for a variety of products and packages that make our lives easier, safer and cheaper. Unfortunately that entails a serious drawback: plastics pose a serious threat to the environment.

The problem is that plastics are derived from petroleum, and do not biodegrade; instead they photo-degrade, the action of UV rays breaks them down into small pieces that can last 500 to 1,000 years in different physical states. Virtually all of the plastic that has been manufactured still exists, except the ones which have been incinerated; releasing even more toxins into the environment.

The world annually produces over 14 million tons of this material. The vast majority of these containers, used for packaging foods and beverages, end in landfills and scattered everywhere. You don't like garbage inside your house, right? then think about the destination of your waste the next time you face the choice of using or buying plastic products. Trash collectors of your community are not magicians, waste doesn't just "disappear", much less if the materials don't biodegrade easily.

Participants can upload a maximum of 3 proposals (single or conforming series). There is no entry fee.

To download the call for entries visit:

http://www.graphiccompetitions.com/jump.php?contest=segunda-llamada-3rd-international-poster-contest

New Art West Midlands talk

Rachel Bradley is coming in to talk about New Art West Midlands.

New Art West Midlands is a high profile event, and this year several of our graduates gained considerable success, having their work showcased in Birmingham City Art Gallery and the Barber Institute.
If you are graduating student with a broad arts practice please attend to find out about the opportunities that they offer. Thursday 11th April from 1 – 2pm in MK045, the Lecture Theatre.

Read more here: 

http://www.tpwestmidlands.org.uk/new-art-west-midlands-2013/
And here: http://newartwestmidlands.org/

Library of Lost Books exhibition and curators talk

Visual Communication staff and students have been involved with the Library of Lost Books for over a year.

The Library of Lost Books is an on-going art project that questions our use of books in the digital age. Artists and their audiences are invited to examine their personal and cultural beliefs in books as objects and repositories of knowledge; explored through their re-working.

The Library sends old, discarded library books to UK artists to be re-made into works of art. The scope of work corroborates the exhibition as both aesthetic and educational in the possibilities it demonstrates, and draws heavily upon the related traditions of ‘altered books’ and ‘artists' books’.

The first Public exhibition of the The Library of Lost Books will take place
25 April - 23 May 2013 at the School of Art & Design's Bessant Gallery. The show will be open daily between 10am - 4pm

There will also be a Curators talk, Wednesday 22 May At 2pm Venue: MK045, School of Art & Design If you are interested in the philosophy behind this project, and would like to know more about the artworks and the artists that created them, why not join us for the Curators Talk? For more details and to book your ticket for this talk visit:
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/Default.aspx?page=34470

The library of Lost books is kindly sponsored by

Postgraduate and Part-Time Open Evening

14 May 2013 (4:00pm - 7:00pm)
Postgraduate and Part-Time Open Evenings are designed for anyone considering full-time postgraduate study or part-time study at either undergraduate or postgraduate levels. So if you are interested in studying Visual communication on a part time basis, this event is for you

The right qualification can give you are real edge in the job market and help with career progression. It can equip you with specialist skills and knowledge and demonstrate your commitment to succeed.
What happens on the evening?

The event is an informal opportunity to discover:
More about our courses - chat to academics about the subject or course you are interested in.
How the right qualification can help your career - from our expert advisors and from our KEEN* graduate recruitment specialists.
How to apply - including course application dates how the application process works.
How to finance study - learn more about possible sources of finance and how fees are paid.

The evening is also a great opportunity to see some of our learning facilities.

 to find out more, and register your interest visit:

http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=31847&bnnr=home

Point Design Conference London

POINT, London’s latest design conference is taking place in 2-3 May 2013. The event aims to celebrate excellence in design and its influence in contemporary culture and society

POINT boasts an impressive list of speakers for it’s inaugural year including Erik Spiekermann, Morag Myerscough, Jonathan Barnbrook and film interviews from Milton Glaser and the late Alan Fletcher and will be chaired by inspiring practitioners including Patrick Baglee, Henrietta Thompson and Patrick Burgoyne. With a list of names offering such a wealth of experience we expect POINT will deliver on their aim.

POINT has also set itself the ambitious goal of being the sibling to Frieze and TED in an effort to increased awareness and credibility of design in the wider community. With that in mind the theme of the first POINT conference will be “Authenticity” presented over 25 lectures, screenings and performances and supported by curated online resource open to all at the POINT website.

POINT will be taking place over 2 days at RIBA in London’s West End and tickets are on sale through the POINT website.

To find out more click here

Ad School - Deadline extended to April 12

Would you like to spend the summer in one of London's top advertising or marketing agencies? If the answer is yes, then Ad School could be for you. It's an eight week placement programme that sees you do exactly that.

Running from 1st July-23rd August, not only will you experience agency life during the day, but you will attend weekly evening sessions with top industry folk sharing their insights and advice with you – a great chance to learn and network. You’ll also work on a group project with other students which will be pitched at the graduation ceremony.

You’ll be assigned a mentor at your agency too, who will be there to help you with anything and everything, from questions about agency life to where to go in London.

There are three programmes which you can apply for: Client Services/Planning, Creative and Search.

Applications for all three streams are open now with DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12TH APRIL

To find out more information, or to apply, go to www.ipa.co.uk/adschool or visit our Routes into the Industry: Ad School page.

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