Creative Industry Placement Year 2024/25

A brand-new placement programme to Gymshark, the Creative placement student will become an integral part of the Gymshark creative team. Your mission will be to ideate and develop creative concepts across a broad variety of projects across the creative studio, including art direction, copy, design and more. Our Creative teams work within our Brand department to create industry-leading campaigns that speak to our community. 

When you work for us, you’re more than a placement student – you’ll join our Gymshark family. We give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster and be the best version of themselves. We work hard, sure, but we have fun while we do it.

Placement Start Date: 1st July, 2024
Placement Duration: 13 Months
Location: Solihull, UK
Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd January, Midnight (applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment)
Assessment Centre Date: 6th March 2024 (at Gymshark HQ, Solihull)

What you’ll learn

You will gain experience in: 

• Receiving & working on briefs
• Working as part of a Creative team
• Supporting/Shadowing other members of the Creative Studio on tasks including Art Direction, Copywriting and Design
• Collaborating with Brand, Creative and Marketing teams
• Creating and presenting decks
• Working on set
• Working on-live campaigns from beginning to end
• Develop an understanding on principles of branding and marketing.

What you’ll need

We’re not about box-ticking, a placement year is about developing you. To be successful for a placement at Gymshark, you will:

• Be passionate about learning and developing your skills
• Be an effective communicator
• Work successfully within a team environment and independently
• Have good relationship building skills
• Be able to manage and prioritise your time effectively
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment.

To be successful for a Creative placement with us, you will have: 

• Experience working with other creatives, through Uni work or self-started work
• Experience in making presentations & presenting ideas
• Experience working across Creative, including Art Direction, Copywriting and Design
• A portfolio of work showcasing your skills
• The belief you can come in and make our team better

What you’ll get

We offer a diverse and inclusive culture, a supportive and sociable work environment, plus ample opportunities for professional growth, development, and networking. Plus, just to mention some of our perks:

• 🌴 25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want.
• 🙌A tailored and individualised placement approach
• 💻 A truly Flexible Working Culture
• 👥 A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
• 🦈 50% Gymshark Discount
• 🥇 Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• 📚 Great Training and Learning Resources
• 🖥 Choice of hardware and access to the best software
• 🤒 Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
• 🍎 Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
• 🏋️‍♂️ Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
• 👉 Free monthly massages

Ready to apply?

Application Outcomes: End of January 

If successful, you will be invited to complete a video/phone interview so we can get to know the person behind the application.

Video/Phone Interview Outcome: Mid-February 

If successful, you will be invited to an in-person assessment centre at Gymshark HQ, Solihull, on 6th March, 2024

To be eligible, you must

• ✅ Be currently studying an undergraduate degree at university
• ✅ Be able to take 13 months out to do a year in industry before going back for your final year
• ✅ Have the right to work in the UK (unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for placement students)
• ✅ Be happy to work from our HQ campus in Solihull, West Midlands
• ✅ Be ready to start from July 2024 

About us

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them.

It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

Belonging at Gymshark

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.