The Start Entry Programme

At Design bridge and partners London, we run an initiative called The Start - it’s our annual entry programme, set up to help us unearth and bring a new wave of fresh talent from different backgrounds into the creative industry.

A little more about us first - we are a global, strategic brand and design studio. Founded in 1986, we’ve grown organically since then, and are now embarking on a new chapter as we merge with another fantastic agency, Superunion – building on a shared ambition to grow as an undisputed world leader in design, continuing to produce work which has a positive impact for our clients and the world around us. From beers to teas, condoms to tampons, truffles to hot dogs, we work on a huge variety of business, and brands with their own unique set of challenges. No day is ever quite the same.

Collaboration is a very big deal to us; we know it takes the individual skills and talents of every person in the team—with their unique perspectives—to deliver the kind of ambitious thinking and creativity that wows our clients and wins awards. We take the time to identify and nurture each person’s particular strengths, striving to give everybody opportunity, whether it’s developing their creative talent, growing them into our future leaders or supporting their personal passions.

This is why The Start offers three possible ‘pathways’ for entrants to follow – Creative, Client Management and Strategy. We will award one successful applicant per pathway with an initial 1-month placement, potentially leading to a 1-year contract within that discipline in our Studio. You will work together with mentors on specially created briefs to learn and develop relevant skills, as well as being part of teams working on live projects, and enjoying inspiration days out.

Where to start?

Have you ever considered a career in the Creative Industries? You don’t have a be an artist or a designer to join us (the person who wrote this isn’t!). As well as bold, hands-on creative types full of passion and ideas, we couldn’t succeed without the backbone strengths and skills within our Client Management and Strategy teams – not only do the talents of our designers make our agency what it is, but also those behind the scenes managing our clients day to day, or helping our creative teams with research, insights and trends. We are always on the hunt for natural leaders and big thinkers too!

So, what are you waiting for? Check out the brief – and get ready to Start…