Strategy intern

Closing date for applications: 5th May 2025 at 11.59pm

Salary: London Living Wage

Duration: 2 months

Start date: July 2025

Location: Hybrid with 3 days/week in the London office

Working hours: 9am-5:30pm Monday to Thursday, 9am-4pm Friday

Curious about what makes people tick? Do you ever wonder why some brands blow up while others fade away? Why we choose one product over another? Why certain trends catch on while others flop? If you love figuring out what makes people tick - why we buy, watch, wear, and share the things we do, then this role could be perfect for you.

Grayling is the UK’s best-connected communications agency, working across Consumer, Corporate, and Public Affairs. With nine UK offices and 20+ worldwide, they help brands make an impact through smart thinking, cultural insights, and creative ideas.

This is your chance to learn how brands and businesses connect with the world and get hands-on experience with research, insights, and creative campaigns.

We’re not looking for experience; we’re looking for curious minds - people who ask questions, spot patterns, and love exploring new ideas. If you enjoy diving into culture, trends, and creative thinking, you might have the mind of a strategist (even if you’ve never heard that word before).

Key activities

• Trend-spotting & research – Helping Grayling to dig into industry trends, audiences, and competitors to uncover cool insights that shape campaigns.
• Creative thinking – Contributing ideas for PR and marketing campaigns that make an impact.
• Using real industry tools – Learning to work with platforms like GlobalWebIndex, TalkWalker, and Google Analytics to uncover what’s working and what’s next.
• Writing & storytelling – Helping to craft briefs and strategy docs that shape big ideas.
• Presentation skills – Developing your ability to present insights and creative ideas in a way that excites people.
• Getting stuck into real projects – Supporting new business pitches, brainstorming sessions, and client campaigns alongside industry pros.

Areas of learning

• Real industry experience – Work with experts across strategy, creative, design, and digital teams.
• Learning to work with platforms like GlobalWebIndex, TalkWalker, and Google Analytics to uncover what’s working and what’s next.
• Develop writing and story-telling skills
• Develop presentation skills

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (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 the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

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.