Placement Negotiation

Although next year, as part of the PPP module, it is a requirement to carry out a placement with a design studio of my choice. I wanted to get ahead of the game and consider having a week or so experience in one at the end of this year too, just to get in my foot in the door a bit more before summer, and give me the chance to push my practise ready for industry even further, and ready for the design that next year brings too!

I am currently in the process of negotiating a weeks shadowing with Vapour, although through the interview they made it clear how they would love to provide the opportunity, although consider themselves too busy at the moment - and if they were to, Jamie would want it to be done properly, not just as a coffee boy! 
However, I can't stress to him enough how I would not mind being the coffee boy, if it meant the chance to watch over their shoulders all day or even get a little sideline brief of my own to work on!

To keep my options open, I started considering another local option
- https://intermarketing.com/

I got in contact with them through a friend (Chester Scott) who recently graduated with a Hons in Media and has been working there as Media Executive since September! 

He is currently in the process of getting me into contact with the Creative Director at the Headingley branch - so I can organise a potential meeting regarding a placement opportunity over summer!
To better my knowledge of what they're actually about, and what extensive services they actually offer as a creative agency I looked into their website.. Here is some of the initial info I pulled off...

What we do
We specialise in ideas. Big, small. Tactical or strategic. Ideas that not only capture clients and consumers’ imagination but deliver on brand promise, create measurable value and return on investment.

But don’t stop there.

We are all about making it happen. It’s on the walls of our offices and in the mind of every employee. It’s a promise made to every client. We’re not just about getting the job done. We are passionate about getting it done well. And with a smile. From conception to completion, our expertise and experience comes from taking a vision and turning it into reality.

Services
We deliver integrated solutions that live everywhere a consumer does. Turning audiences into advocates, putting bums on seats, we make sure brands and businesses tell their story at every opportunity, no matter what medium.

Data - Humanising data. Through analytics and insight, we put the customer at the centre of everything we do.
CRM - Starting conversations between brands and customers that turn into full-blown relationships.

Branding - Helping brands discover who they are, what they are and where they want to be. Then helping them get there.
Retail - Understanding consumer behaviour to build retail experiences that bring brands to life.
Media - Creating customer connections. Right message. Right time. Right place. Why outspend your competitors when you can outsmart them.
Partnerships - Bringing brands together to create new, more valuable and more meaningful customer relationships.
Digital - Innovating in digital design & development with SEO and social media to create intelligent, engaging experiences.
Motion - Delivering effective and engaging content through the power of TV, video and live action.
Content - Putting the interest into internet with engaging words, pictures and videos.
3D - Real life and imagination visualised through CGI.

They're a creative agency, with a reputation for award-winning service. Specialising in all areas of brand development, I would get the chance to work with a variety of disciplined creatives and develop my communication skills with people outside of Graphic Design. With studios in Leeds, London, Syndey and Amsterdam! And through talking with Chester I have found out they are opening shop in the States next year - in Oregon and NY!!! This potentially provides some huge opportunities to see the world through these guys and experience a whole host of design markets!