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Applications for Headland's Summer Internship Program are now closed

We offer paid internship opportunities in the summer months, ideal for those wanting to gain some experience during the summer break or after leaving full time education.

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Headland’s Summer Internship Programme offers eight weeks of paid experience working in a fast-growing and award-winning communications agency.

Headland specialises corporate communications, financial communications, strategy and insight, public affairs, digital, sustainability and campaigning. We champion collaboration and a wide range of perspectives to build reputations for a thriving world. Our clients include TikTok, Pret, ScottishPower, TSB, Danone and Just Eat to name a few. We’re a team of 180 based in the City of London, and we’re continuing to grow.

We’re looking for curious and collaborative interns to join our team over the summer. If you are a student, currently working in another field or a recent graduate, we would love to hear from you.

More about Headland’s programme

Our interns participate in live client work from week one, and also benefit from our bespoke learning and development programme, including training in financial PR, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, Campaigning, Climate and Sustainability and Strategy and Insight.

The internship will start on 30th June 2025 and end on 22nd August 2025, based at our central London office.  All our interns will be paid the London Living Wage.

You can follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for people with:

  • A genuine interest in business, current affairs and media
  • An enquiring mind and thirst for continuous learning
  • A ‘can-do’ attitude, coupled with a collaborative mindset

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. We always hire for ‘culture add’, rather than ‘culture fit’.

We celebrate difference and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment.

We are proud to have been awarded Ally status with The Blueprint. The Blueprint is an industry accreditation which helps talented Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority communications professionals find employers committed to supporting them. And it also helps organisations attract, retain and nurture diverse talent.

Visit their website for more information about The Blueprint.

You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn to find out more about the programme and the work we do more generally.

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By 18th April

Deadline for applications

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By mid-May

Interviews will commence. Given the interest in our Internship scheme, we are unable to get back on individual applications. If you haven’t heard from us by 16th May unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

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30th June

Successful candidates will start their internship at Headland

I have enjoyed my internship. One of my favourite parts of Headland is the culture, the agency champions collaboration. All the staff are easy to talk to and always willing to answer questions. Everyone is passionate about their work, but they also are incredibly patient and understand that I am still developing. They give you all the tools to thrive and the space to grow/learn as well as the independency to contribute to the teams in your own way.

Summer Intern, 2023

During my eight weeks at Headland, I have gained a wide range of invaluable experience working across Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, and Financial PR client accounts. Along with this, I also took part in multiple creative projects alongside other interns, developing social media campaigns and gaining experience in the digital side of PR. Along with this very enjoyable work, there is also a very friendly, sociable, and welcoming working environment – you will feel truly integrated into the company! 

Summer Intern, 2023

The valuable experience that I have gained over the past 8 weeks at Headland will undoubtedly shape and influence my future career. The opportunity to contribute directly to client teams and in doing so help the clients themselves in achieving their reputational goals has further shown me the importance that a strong communications strategy has in any business. My exposure to the skills that Headland uses to develop and carry out these strategies has been invaluable.

 

Summer Intern, 2023

I have really enjoyed my eight weeks here at Headland. There aren’t many places where you can work with such a diverse range of well-known companies and do such rewarding work for them. As interns, we were properly introduced to the PR world through a week of induction sessions before starting our client work. And throughout our internship we have had the chance to learn more about the industry through coffee meetings with people from all across the agency. Anyone curious about PR should really apply for the Headland internship!

Summer Intern, 2023

I really enjoyed interning at Headland! I really like the integrated approach that Headland takes. I think it’s because of that approach that I have genuinely learned so much about PR and Public Affairs and am able to see the comms industry as the interweaving web it is as opposed to varying sectors. Most of all, I enjoyed having a tangible impact on client team work.

Summer Intern, 2023