Creative intern – IGNITE programme

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26th March at 11.59pm

Salary: London Living Wage

Start date: Thursday 1st May 2025

Duration: 15 weeks

Working hours: 9am - 5.30pm, Monday - Friday

Location: Hybrid with at least 2 days per week in the London office

Are you looking to begin a creative career? Want to gain an insight into how a global advertising agency operates? Don't miss this exciting opportunity to join McCann Health as an IGNITE intern.

Part of the IPG Health network, McCann Health London is one of the most awarded healthcare communications agencies. We are guided by our founding philosophy, Truth Well Told, and united by one vision: to help our clients’ brands and businesses play a meaningful role in people’s health. We combine science, creativity and strategy to deliver best-in-class services to some of the world’s top, as well as emerging, health and wellness brands. We do this by challenging convention and bringing to life smart, creative ideas that push boundaries and leave the world a healthier place than we found it.

In recent years McCann Health London has been named European Health Agency of the Year at the London International Awards, won Grand Prixes and Golds at Cannes Lions and featured in AdWeek’s Top 25 global campaigns.

The team at McCann Health are excited to be running the IGNITE programme again, a 15-week long paid internship that supports people looking to begin creative careers, regardless of background or experience.

What you will learn 

• An introduction to how a global advertising agency operates
• World-class mentoring from award-winning Creatives
• An introduction to the Creative, Design and Studio teams
• How to dream up and execute campaigns
• Experience of responding to a live client brief
• How to create a pitch deck, client presentation or pipeline
• How to develop an idea/prototype and tell a story of a brand or non-profit
• How to adopt a fresh approach to problem-solving
• Support a McCann Global Health brief where you will team up with global colleagues

What we're looking for

• A genuine interest in communications and the creative industry
• A passion for creative discipline
• A natural conceptual thinker with loads of ideas
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail
• You must have the right to work in the UK

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter (including questions outlined below) as one document
• It’s optional to share an example of creative work that you're most proud of alongside your CV, if you have one
• Applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact or apply via the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

Please answer the following questions as part of your application:

• Imagine you had to pitch a reality TV show based on your dreams. What’s the concept?
• If you could redesign the sky, what would you put in it instead of stars and why?
• Imagine someone discovers your project 1,000 years in the future. What do you hope they’d understand about you?

This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.