Stories

Sai Villafuerte meets Natasha Arselan of AucArt to learn how she plans to make the art market accessible for student and graduate artists

Amalia Illgner uncovers the household names operating unpaid internships and the wider implications of working for free

Niellah Arboine explains why workplace culture is so important and discovers that behind the flash office space, many creative companies still fall short

Nina Danjuma explains what the workplace looks like from a minority perspective and why she's determined to keep bringing Black Girl Magic to the table

Siobhan Leddy meets Culture Works to see what drives the youthful agency who devise and deliver events around the world that bring creative people together

Ruby Goss draws from personal experience to launch an investigation into the gender pay gap that plagues the creative industries

Stefan Sagmeister shares his characteristically cavalier tips for starting out a career in the creative industries with Rosie Flanagan

We meet the creative team at sustainable outdoors brand Millican to find out how their lifestyle, work ethic and company values challenge convention

Kate Moross always pays her interns and has little time for those who don't. Alex Hacillo and Lauren Maccabee visited Studio Moross to discuss her stance

Gripped by four years of financial crisis, Portugal became a challenging environment for young people looking to start their careers, but in Porto, a new creative community is turning adversity into opportunity

With a two year waiting list for internships, Billie Josephson and Per Björklund investigate why SNASK is the dream destination for many young creatives

Having graduated the Clive Davis Institute a year quicker than most, Michelle Kim turned an internship at FADER into a professional role in just four months

Having developed a workflow that makes everyone central to the creative process, The Pop Up Agency travel around the world to share their philosophy

Ellen Ling believes that the advertising industry needs to re-shape its recruitment culture around the idea of exchange. Illustrated by Michael Lester.

Gabe Rosenberg tells the story of two remarkable young women studying in Chicago who prove that not all internships are created equal

When creativity is a means of discovering and articulating your sense of identity, it takes on otherwise undiscovered power and significance

Words by Gemma Germains

Illustration by Tuomas Kärkkäinen

Alec Dudson heads to Manchester School of Art to talk process and career with Issue Four contributor and linocut printmaker Dan Howden