WHO WE ARE
We’re Hook—an award-winning creative content agency. With a collaborative, maker-centric team, and an emphasis on production-led design, we make ads, campaigns, and experiences that drive growth for the world’s most innovative brands.
Our mission is to integrate creative and production to help grow brands faster. But we believe what’s most important are the people who work with us and the experience they have along the way. We want clients to think of us as the best agency they’ve ever worked with, and we want everyone at Hook to feel like this is the best job they’ve had yet.
What is the Sandbox U Virtual Mentorship Program?
Sandbox U is a virtual program from Hook that exposes people to creative professions through mentorship and hands-on experience. We want to create more opportunities for aspiring creatives to be able to visualize a path in our industry, and launch themselves as creative professionals. Much like the safety and creative freedom that a sandbox provides, it’s our mission to support mentees while they explore their interests and build new skills.
What will my mentorship entail?
You will be paired with a Hook mentor based on your interests and goals indicated in your application. For 10 weeks starting in September, you will meet virtually with your mentor. You will decide together on the time, frequency, and platform that works best and set goals and topics to work on together.
Who is eligible?
Whether you're still studying in a university or certification program, are a recent graduate, are self-taught, or are pivoting from a different industry, we understand that starting a creative career can be daunting. If you're exploring whether to work for a brand, an agency, or as a freelancer, we get that too – many of us have been in your shoes. Regardless of your experience, if you have the drive and passion for the creative industry, we want to help and encourage you to apply! This program focuses on guiding candidates toward launching their creative careers. While we'd love to pair everyone, program selection will be based on matching your skills and interests with those of available Hook mentors. You don't need a resume, portfolio, or direct experience in the creative field to apply.
What else?
To participate in the mentorship, you will need to have access to a computer with video camera, internet, and be available to meet weekly over 10 weeks this Fall. We anticipate approximately 1 hour for weekly meetings with your mentor, workshops, and panels throughout this remote program.
We will be reviewing applications throughout the Summer and will begin mentee outreach for this year's program in late July into August.
Please note, this is not an internship program.
What We Do
We’re Hook—an award-winning creative content agency. We make ads, campaigns, and experiences that drive growth for innovative brands like Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Mailchimp. Our strength lies in our collaborative spirit, with our team of creatives, designers, animators, developers, and producers bringing a variety of experiences from different industries. We leverage our diverse perspectives to get more from the creative process while building enjoyable and trusted long-term partnerships. We want clients to think of us as the best agency they’ve ever worked with, and we want everyone at Hook to feel like this is the best job they’ve had yet. From brand campaigns to social content, we get that briefs change and product priorities shift—so we invest in the idea that “how we work together” can be just as critical as “what we work on.” Our areas of expertise include: Campaigns & Content: The strategic/creative development and execution of brand messaging and product-focused campaigns produced with awareness and/or education goals. Media for Growth: Tactical campaigns dedicated to increasing usage, downloads, and sign-ups — either through the development of bespoke creative or the extension of existing campaign assets. Brand Development: The exploration and development of brand content including all design-centric needs beyond the scope of a specific ad campaign. Digital Experience: The design, execution, and QA of marketing-focused product, narrative, and experiential websites and applications. We understand that our work gets better, faster, when the people leading it are deeply involved in its craft and creation — so we build teams with individuals at all levels, and from all backgrounds, individuals who are driven to make as much as they can with their own hands. Our teams and processes are engineered to provide more efficient, responsive, and successful ad development methods across both new creative initiatives and the extension of existing work.
Why Work With Us
Our people are amazing, and they deserve an amazing workplace. Which is why we are all about supporting our own while supporting clients, and continually strive to make Hook the place where you’ll do your best work—where you’re comfortable taking risks, supported by an inclusive team, and are free to disconnect as life suggests.
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