With Who: MADE Internship Program
Location: Potential for Remote (multiple placements available)
Dates: Summer 2021
Hours: varies per placement
Compensation: all MADE internships are paid; pay varies per placement
Position Summary: Launched in 2018, the MADE (Marketing & Advertising Education) Program has placed over 100 students in paid summer internships at top companies and has connected hundreds more students to the advertising & marketing industry through the MADE Online platform.
The MADE Program was developed in response to findings uncovered in the AEF study “Bridging the Talent Disconnect: Charting Pathways to Future Growth“. There was a resounding call across key stakeholders – students, academia, and industry – on the need for a robust internship experience as a critical step to future employment.
However, securing an internship is often a reflection of who a student knows, instead of who a student is, putting many at a disadvantage. The MADE Program is designed to level that playing field and enable students of all backgrounds to gain valuable industry experience, regardless of their school, major or industry connections.
MADE functions as the “Common App” of marketing & advertising internships. A candidate applies to MADE and based on traits such as critical thinking and leadership potential and is matched with potentially dozens of internship opportunities with our partner companies.
Through this process, MADE exposes bright students to opportunities they may not have been aware of or thought they had access to. Organizations benefit from being able to select top talent from a pool that spans racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic groups, breaking down traditional barriers to finding diverse talent and resulting in a more representative industry.
MADE is not just a summer internship program- we are cultivating a diverse community of marketing and advertising industry leaders through year-round virtual events, case competitions & resources.
See a list of companies (from across the nation) participating in this program in 2021: https://aef.com/building-talent/made-internship-program/made-companies/
See more info on the MADE Program: https://aef.com/building-talent/made-internship-program/made-partners/
Required Education: Any undergraduate Junior or Senior graduating between May 2021 and May 2022.
Qualifications: We are looking for all kinds of majors.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2021
Apply (or request more information): Start gathering your application materials! The student application consists of: resume, academic recommendation, and a digital interview. At the heart of this evaluation is the academic recommendation. Professors are often the best evaluators of critical thinking and analytical reasoning because they have first-hand knowledge of a student’s abilities. Apply here: https://aef.com/building-talent/made-internship-program/made-students/
See more internship description information here: https://aef.com/building-talent/made-internship-program/