Sponge Design Internship

ABOUT REVOLT

Revolt, part of Anthesis, is a communications and impact consultancy. We help create brands the world wants more of. Sitting at the intersection of business, impact and communications helping to build brands consumers want to buy from, stakeholders wants to invest in and employees want to work for. We’re proudly B-Corp Certified and have offices in London, New York, Geneva and Barcelona producing work with clients such as Mars, Pepsico, Budweiser, UN Women, IKEA and St John’s Ambulance

ABOUT THE ROLE

Looking to take your first step into the creative industry but not quite sure where to turn? Introducing Sponge: Internships — our new 8-week paid programme designed to expand your skills and experience. Offering three internships across our Design, Creative and Strategy teams, we’re focused on supporting underrepresented talent to break into the industry, First up this year: Design — an opportunity to understand 
how identities and campaigns are crafted whilst getting hands-on 
with the creative process inside our studio.
Our internships are structured across three phases: Absorption – experience and soak up what agency life is like, Immersion – get stuck into client work, experimentation and research and Expansion – Refine your portfolio and presentation skills, getting ready to enter the creative industries.

Our internships are paid at the London Living Wage, and 
we’ll provide the equipment you need to do your best work, 
including a laptop for the duration of your internship.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• As part of our design team, you will:

• Get involved in client projects, supporting ideation, concept development and bringing ideas to life

• Work with our social team to create assets for our social channels

• Help on research and internal projects that support the wider agency

• Share creative inspiration, insights and interesting work you’ve discovered

• Get stuck into studio life, collaborating with the team and learning along the way

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• • A curious mind and a passion for creativity and positive impact
  • Enthusiasm for growing your skills and developing your craft
  • A collaborative mindset and willingness to work as part of a team
  • Open to learning, feedback and trying new things
  • An interest in design, branding and visual storytelling

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply for this role, you need to follow the steps below.

  Step 1: To apply, please follow the link below to the LIFT Opportunities Portal, and click the ‘Apply’ button. You will need to register for an account or log in.

  Step 2: Upload a copy of your CV

  Step 3: Answer 3 application questions and enter these into the ‘Supporting Statement’ box. Respond to the three questions below, don’t over think it!

  Step 4: Upload a PDF of 3 portfolio images to ‘Supporting Documents’ and select this under Additional Documents.

  Step 5: Confirm our final check questions

  Submit your application!

• Questions

  We’re looking for creative thinkers who are ready to dive into creativity and positive impact. We’ve crafted three questions to unearth your thinking and approach – follow your gut and don’t overthink it.

  1. What’s your favourite Revolt project? Why?
  2. Write what you’d say if the sentence started with “I’d change….”
  3. If curiosity had a shape, what would it be?

  Images

  Having a finished portfolio isn’t important to us, it’s about demonstrating why your interested in design. Please upload 3 images in a PDF, these images should be images you have made and are proud of. Beneath each picture write a short explanation (max 200 words) to describe your image and why your proud of it

  Final Checks:

  • Are you a resident of a LIFT borough (Camden, Hackney or Islington) aged 18+?
  • Do you have right to work in the UK?


  • Can you confirm you are available for an 8-week period from May 2026 and are able to attend the office based in Farringdon 3 days a week