Are you someone who hasn’t considered a career in the creative industry before, but you now feel the sparks of excitement reading this job ad? Or you’re eager to explore your creative potential but haven’t had the chance to dive into the industry yet?
In that case, this might be made for you.
The MadWe Traineeship is built around two key ideas. We want to challenge our industry’s exclusive structures and provide more equitable opportunities for talent from diverse backgrounds to begin their creative career. Secondly, increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity at SEK will help us live true to our ambition of delivering even higher-quality services to our clients. The trainee period is 6 months long, from January to June 2025.
We’re eager to discover you, and for you to discover us.
Succeeding as a Graphic Designer Trainee at SEK
As a Graphic Designer Trainee, you’ll work alongside an experienced Art Director handling creative designer tasks within client teams. This internship is designed to immerse you in the daily work of a graphic designer, offering opportunities to explore different client teams, develop your skills, and gain insight into conceptual and strategic thinking.
To thrive as a Graphic Designer Trainee, you’ll need these mindsets and characteristics:
- Curiosity about the world and the skill to craft solutions to its challenges through various media platforms
- A genuine enthusiasm for crafting captivating visual content – it’s your primary tool as a graphic designer trainee
- Basic visual design skills with an understanding of what layout, color, and typography means
- Some knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
- You take the initiative in seeking out growth and learning opportunities
- Excellent collaboration skills and ability to draw inspiration from your team
- You adapt to changes briskly
- No prior experience in the creative industry? No problem! We’ll teach you the skills you need along the way.
To work as a Graphic Designer Trainee at SEK, you need to be fluent in English. If this is a barrier, don’t worry – our language requirements vary by role.
What’s in It for You?
- You’ll gain hands-on experience through real client work, learning from some of the best in the field
- You’ll have a dedicated mentor guiding your tailored talent and growth journey
- You’ll have the support of the SEK community and other Mad We trainees
- After the program, there’s a chance to join SEK in a junior position
- Monthly salary of 2000€ for a full-time position (37.5h) and other employee benefits
As a Trainee, you become a part of the SEK people who have been creating iconic branding and marketing work for world-class clients since 1935. At SEK, our purpose is to unleash the imagination to craft better futures. We’re a creative house with 120 professionals in marketing, advertising, communications, design, and analytics.
More Inclusive and Equitable Creative Industry
We encourage applications from people from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. SEK is committed to do its part in breaking barriers for entry-level jobs and to increase equity in the Finnish creative industry. Ethnicity is one of those barriers we’ve identified as a major gate-keeping factor.
Apply now and join us in reshaping the creative industry!