D&AD

D&AD Shift is an award-winning, free industry-led night school for self-taught creatives entering the advertising, design and creative industries from outside traditional education. In partnership with Google and adidas, D&AD Shift is run in five cities: London, New York, Sydney, Berlin & Hamburg. D&AD Shift with Google provides creative talent without a university degree the opportunity to develop their creative skills and secure paid work placements. In 2022 D&AD Shift launched in Germany and i lead on the consumer and pr side for the german launch and the first edition.

In the six years since Shift started, 72% of graduates globally have secured jobs in the creative industries, working for the likes of Apple, Spotify, Disney, AKQA, Wieden+Kennedy, Mother, Lucky Generals, Droga5, McCann, BBH, BBDO, VCCP, VMLY&R, Superunion, DesignBridge, SeymourPowell, Area23, amongst others, direct for Stormzy and Dave, animate for Katy Perry, as well as win D&AD Pencils.