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An opportunity for college leavers from
estates, who show genuine creative potential,
to gain access to the communication industry
through real world campaign experience
and on-going opportunities
WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY?WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY?WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY?WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY?
ITITITIT’’’’S A LOT MORE FUN THAN MOST JOBSS A LOT MORE FUN THAN MOST JOBSS A LOT MORE FUN THAN MOST JOBSS A LOT MORE FUN THAN MOST JOBSA lot of jobs pretend to be great fun when they’re
actually really pretty dull
YOU CREATE STUFF LIKE THISYOU CREATE STUFF LIKE THISYOU CREATE STUFF LIKE THISYOU CREATE STUFF LIKE THIS…………
‘‘‘‘IF YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU REALLY IF YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU REALLY IF YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU REALLY IF YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU REALLY
LOVE, YOULOVE, YOULOVE, YOULOVE, YOU’’’’LL NEVER WORK AGAINLL NEVER WORK AGAINLL NEVER WORK AGAINLL NEVER WORK AGAIN’’’’Winston Churchill said that, in the days before
Banksy thought he’d look better with a mohawk
for a haircut.
And we think it’s really true – if your work feels
like play, it can’t really be work, can it?
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS YOU CAN DOTHINGS YOU CAN DOTHINGS YOU CAN DOTHINGS YOU CAN DO
creative
account man
traffic planner
social media
digital
dog
BUT IT CAN BE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACKBUT IT CAN BE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACKBUT IT CAN BE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACKBUT IT CAN BE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACKIt’s sad but true – people tend to get breaks in the
communications industry based on who they know as
much as what they can do
WE WANT TO CHANGE THATWE WANT TO CHANGE THATWE WANT TO CHANGE THATWE WANT TO CHANGE THAT
WHO WEWHO WEWHO WEWHO WE’’’’RE LOOKING FORRE LOOKING FORRE LOOKING FORRE LOOKING FOR
YOUYOUYOUYOU’’’’LL BE FINISHING COLLEGE BUT WONLL BE FINISHING COLLEGE BUT WONLL BE FINISHING COLLEGE BUT WONLL BE FINISHING COLLEGE BUT WON’’’’T BE GOING ON TO T BE GOING ON TO T BE GOING ON TO T BE GOING ON TO
HIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION
YOUYOUYOUYOU’’’’LL BE CREATIVELL BE CREATIVELL BE CREATIVELL BE CREATIVEYou might write stories, have your own blog, tag, spit, make music
on your computer, make videos…
Or you might just love films, art, music, tv and love thinking and talking
about it
Or you might just have interesting ideas about things…
You don’t need to know anything about communications. We can tell you
about that
HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS
PART ONEPART ONEPART ONEPART ONEWe set up a pop-up communications agency in
central London for six weeks from Mid-July to the
end of August, delivering a campaign for an
exciting new product
Your work here
WEWEWEWE’’’’RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING WORK FOR THE COMPUTER RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING WORK FOR THE COMPUTER RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING WORK FOR THE COMPUTER RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING WORK FOR THE COMPUTER
GAMES DEVELOPER, UBISOFT GAMES DEVELOPER, UBISOFT GAMES DEVELOPER, UBISOFT GAMES DEVELOPER, UBISOFT
ON AN ALLON AN ALLON AN ALLON AN ALL----NEW CONSOLENEW CONSOLENEW CONSOLENEW CONSOLE…………WiiWiiWiiWii U U U U
THE DETAILS OF PART ONETHE DETAILS OF PART ONETHE DETAILS OF PART ONETHE DETAILS OF PART ONE• It starts mid-July and finishes at the end of August
• It’ll be 2 days a week
• It won’t be paid
• You’d need to commit to all the sessions
PART TWOPART TWOPART TWOPART TWOWe look to place you into paid placements
at various communications agencies, based
on what you’re interested in
BUT ITBUT ITBUT ITBUT IT’’’’LL TAKE WORKLL TAKE WORKLL TAKE WORKLL TAKE WORKTo get a placement you’re going to need to
bust a gut and show some real talent.
But we’re confident you’ll be able to do both
those things! Remember – hard work doesn’t
feel like hard work when it’s fun
THE DETAILS OF PART TWOTHE DETAILS OF PART TWOTHE DETAILS OF PART TWOTHE DETAILS OF PART TWO• Placements will start from September
• Each one will last for 3 months
• They will be paid, but don’t expect to be rolling in it
AND YOUR CAREER TAKES OFFAND YOUR CAREER TAKES OFFAND YOUR CAREER TAKES OFFAND YOUR CAREER TAKES OFF
HOW YOU APPLYHOW YOU APPLYHOW YOU APPLYHOW YOU APPLY
FIRST OF ALL THEREFIRST OF ALL THEREFIRST OF ALL THEREFIRST OF ALL THERE’’’’S A FORM S A FORM S A FORM S A FORM
UNLIKE ANY OTHERUNLIKE ANY OTHERUNLIKE ANY OTHERUNLIKE ANY OTHERIt’s not an exam – there are no wrong or
right answers. It’s a chance for you to be
creative. You’ll actually have fun filling it
in. Honest.
THEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERE’’’’S A CHATS A CHATS A CHATS A CHATIt’s our chance to find out more about
you, and for you to explain all the
amazing ideas in your form a bit more
THEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERE’’’’S A CHAT AND A S A CHAT AND A S A CHAT AND A S A CHAT AND A
CHANCE TO HAVE A GO AT ITCHANCE TO HAVE A GO AT ITCHANCE TO HAVE A GO AT ITCHANCE TO HAVE A GO AT ITIt’s our chance to find out more about
you, and for you to share all those
ideas you’ve got in your head
THEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERETHEN THERE’’’’S A CHANCE TO HAVE S A CHANCE TO HAVE S A CHANCE TO HAVE S A CHANCE TO HAVE
A GO AT ITA GO AT ITA GO AT ITA GO AT ITWe want you to have a taste of the
kind of thing we’ll be doing to see if
you enjoy it
TIMINGSTIMINGSTIMINGSTIMINGS
THE TIMINGSTHE TIMINGSTHE TIMINGSTHE TIMINGSThe application process opens w/c 28th May
You’ll have two weeks to submit the form (deadline: 10th June)
Based on your form we might ask you in for a chat w/c 25th June
And the workshop to show us what you’ve got will take place w/c 2nd July
The project starts w/c 16th July and runs until the end of August
IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT USIF YOU WANT TO CONTACT USIF YOU WANT TO CONTACT USIF YOU WANT TO CONTACT US…………We’re on facebook…CommercialBreakUK
We’re on twitter: @commsbreakers
You can email us: [email protected]
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