Media Release: Teviot Creative launch Firestarter internship placement with Edinburgh College

Edinburg College students with Kirsten Murray 2nd left

TEVIOT, the Edinburgh-based brand and marketing consultancy, has launched Firestarter – a year-long paid internship for a student at Edinburgh College’s Visual Communication HND course.

The HND Visual Communication in Graphic Design is an award-winning, studio-driven course with an exciting blend of employer engagement, industry collaboration and contemporary design projects.

The course has a strong reputation for producing industry-ready graduates who can think and execute design solutions across the range of print and digital formats.

The successful graduate will join the company in August 2017 for at least 12 months, and shall learn from some of the most experienced people in this field.

The internship will provide graduates with a supportive environment that fuels their creativity and gives them a solid grounding in commercial design.

Teviot has been involved in a mentoring programme with Edinburgh College over the past two years, led by senior designer, Kirsten Murray, a former student of the course.

Teviot is now an official partner of Edinburgh College and the internship scheme builds upon this relationship.

Kirsten Murray says: “Mentoring is a powerful tool in career development – whether you’re a student or the creative director.

“So, to help give the students the best start to their career, we’ve launched Firestarter – a year-long paid internship programme.

“To build on our close ties with Edinburgh College, the opportunity is being exclusively to their students, helping to assist the next generation of talented designers to stay in Scotland and boost the industry here.”

Over the next six weeks, students involved in the mentoring programme will be tasked to develop the brand identity for the programme which will be launched across Teviot’s social media channels.

The work produced can be followed on the Firestarter page at www.teviotcreative.com.

Ed Vickers, senior agency director says: “Since we started mentoring at Edinburgh College, we have been so impressed by the calibre of students on this course.

“It seems a natural step to select one who we feel fits in with the ethos at Teviot and give them the very best start to their professional life.”

Helena Good, lecturer on the HND Graphic Design course at Edinburgh College, says: “Teviot has created a post which will be invaluable to one lucky graduate and we are very grateful for all their support to our students throughout their course at Edinburgh College.

“We are very proud of our close working relationship with Teviot. They inspire not only the students but staff as well.”

Notes to editor:

Teviot is an established brand and marketing consultancy with studios in Edinburgh, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Austin, Texas.

With over 34 years’ industry experience, Teviot has grown rapidly over the past three years, doubling turnover from 2014-2016 to £3.6m (2015/16 financial accounts) and almost trebling staff numbers from 18 to 51 people (43 UK, eight USA).

Teviot has a broad and established range of clients in the UK, Europe and the US. They include household names such as the Carlson Rezidor hotel group, which includes brands such as Radisson Blu, Park Inn, Country Inns and Suites and Radisson RED, as well as Heineken, BenRiach and GlenDronach Whiskies and The Regis Corporation.

Teviot’s culture centres around realising the full potential of their clients and their team, and they have a track record of delivering highly effective and impactful work.

This is also reflected in their approach to giving and they actively donate time and resource to projects assisting charities, causes and individuals to affect positive change for them. Teviot provides an extensive range of services from brand strategy and planning through to execution and rollout across all media.

Useful links:

Course blog covering mentoring activity: http://www.welovedesignetc.info

Example of one week project: https://vimeo.com/190230174

For further information, contact:

Fiona Duff

fiona@duffpublicity.com /07710 41962

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