MadWe Programme? For those who hadn’t considered a career in the creative industry before but felt a spark of excitement about this opportunity, or for anyone eager to explore their creative potential but hasn’t had the chance to dive into the industry yet, this program could be the perfect fit.
We recently launched the MadWe Traineeship, a new 6-month trainee program running from January to June 2025. Designed to challenge exclusive industry structures, this program provides equitable opportunities for diverse talent to start their creative careers. Increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity at SEK will also help us deliver even higher-quality services to our clients.
Thank you again to all applicants—we can’t wait to discover you and for you to discover us!
As a Project Manager Trainee, you’ll work alongside an experienced project manager/director, handling project management tasks within client teams. This internship is designed to immerse you in the daily work of a project manager, offering opportunities to explore different client teams, develop your skills, and gain insight into project execution and team leadership. (Read more)
As a Motion Designer Trainee, you’ll work alongside an experienced designer, handling creative design tasks within client teams. This internship is designed to immerse you in the daily work of a motion designer, offering opportunities to explore different client teams, develop your skills, and gain insight into conceptual and strategic thinking. (Read more)
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. (Read more)
As a Copywriter Trainee, you’ll work alongside an experienced copywriter, handling creative writing tasks within client teams. This internship is designed to immerse you in the daily work of a copywriter, offering opportunities to explore different client teams, develop your skills, and gain insight into conceptual and strategic thinking. (Read more)
As a Graphic Packaging Production Trainee, you’ll work alongside experienced Designers and Technical Designers handling various production and design tasks. This internship is designed to immerse you in the daily work of a Graphic Packaging Production Trainee, offering opportunities to develop your skills and gain experience in packaging design and production. (Read more)
As a Content Creator Trainee, you’ll work alongside experienced team of content and comms specialists handling production tasks within client teams. This traineeship is designed to immerse you in the fast-paced world of social media, offering opportunities to explore different client teams, develop your skills, and gain experience in different platforms. (Read more)
From the Mad Men era to the Mad We era
Since the 1960s, the advertising industry has been known as a male-dominated field, a notion brilliantly dramatized by the award-winning TV series Mad Men. Inspired by this, SEK has been running the Mad Women campaign on International Women’s Day for over seven years to promote gender equality in the marketing industry.
In 2023, instead of focusing solely on Women’s Day, we decided to broaden our commitment to equity and celebrate Equality Day. The campaign was renamed MadWe. The campaign was launched with a MadWe workshop for young people from underrepresented backgrounds. The day was a success, so we decided to expand the workshop into an internship program.
One of SEK’s responsibility goals, starting in 2024, is to increase diversity in the creative industry and make it an attractive option for young people from underrepresented backgrounds. That’s why now is the right time to launch the creative MadWe trainee program.
Mad Men ajasta Mad We aikakauteen
Mainostoimistoala tuli 60-luvulta lähtien tunnetuksi varsin miesvaltaisena alana, jota on dramatisoinut oivallisesti palkittu Mad Men tv-sarja. Siitä inspiroituneena SEK on tehnyt Mad Women kampanjan naistenpäivänä tasa-arvon edistämiseksi markkinointialalla jo yli seitsemän vuoden ajan.
Vuonna 2023 pelkän naisten päivän sijaan päätimme panostaa yhdenvertaisuuteen laajemmin ja siirtyä juhlistamaan tasa-arvon päivää. Kampanjan nimeksi muodostui MadWe. Kampanja lanseerattiin pitämällä päivän MadWe workshop nuorille, jotka tulivat aliedustetuista taustoista. Päivä oli menestys, joten päätimme laajentaa workshopin harjoitteluohjelmaksi.
Yksi SEKin vastuullisuustavoite vuodesta 2024 alkaen on lisätä luovan alan monimuotoisuutta ja tehdä siitä houkutteleva vaihtoehto aliedustetuista taustoista tuleville nuorille. Siksi juuri nyt on oikea aika lanseerata luova MadWe -traineeohjelma.
