marketing magA group of young disability program participants were awarded for their advertising talent at the International Summit Creative Awards recently. The group are members of the The Portfolio Project, a joint initiative of GWF Creative (formerly Goodwill Freelancers) and Disability Services Australia, which seeks to create employment opportunities for young people with disabilities in the advertising industry, by training them on live briefs for real clients.
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Work placementTongue has given a taste of agency life to a young job seeker through a partnership with Disability Services Australia and Goodwill Freelancers. The Internship took place under the guidance of Hugh Munro, strategy director, who provided the opportunity for Hayley to take on various tasks within the strategy department at Tongue.
The initiative is part of a program called ‘The Portfolio Project’ where young people with disability are given the opportunity to work on real campaigns for real clients, to build a credible portfolio for future industry employment. Munro guided Hayley along agency process, and gave her an introduction to working in an agency environment, and most importantly, valuable hands on experience in the industry. |