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D&AD New Blood Academy

WPP offers paid internships at its agencies as part of D&AD New Blood Academy partnership

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By Jennifer Faull, Deputy Editor

September 9, 2013 | 2 min read

WPP has announced that it will be supporting the D&AD Foundation by committing to a substantial number of three-month paid apprenticeships at its agencies, including Ogilvy, JWT, CHI & Partners, Y&R, Grey, AKQA, The Partners, Landor, The Brand Union, Coley Porter Bell, Fitch and Digit.

“Talent is the lifeblood of our industry. It makes good business sense for agencies, networks and groups to invest in our future creative leaders,” said Tim Lindsay, CEO, D&AD. “We hope that WPP’s backing will encourage others in the industry to follow their lead and help drive change in creative departments across the country.”

Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, added: “Our industry relies on a constant infusion of creative people – of all disciplines. Without them we simply don’t have a business. D&AD does extremely important work in finding and nurturing young talent, and we’re very pleased to be able to support that.”

In backing the D&AD's New Blood Academy – a two-week programme designed to prepare young creatives for work in the industry – WPP has also agreed to provide a student brief for this year’s New Blood Awards.

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