Stories

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

The story of five friends who, rather than work unpaid internships, converted a school bus into a mobile graphic design studio and launched their careers.

Kadish Morris launched G-IRL in order to celebrate and represent women in the creative industries, challenge stereotypes and inspire the next generation

Our Editor Alec Dudson meets with Issue Four photographer Lauren Maccabee to discuss her time at university, internships and freelance career to date