Two years year ago WPP partnered with The One Club for Creativity to launch One School UK, a free 16- week online portfolio program designed to open doors to a career in advertising for talented UK-based Black creatives.
The organizations announced today that they will continue the program for another year. The program first opened in the U.S. in 2000.
The organizations said that the school has an 80% hire rate at agencies and brands for its 250 graduates to date. Sixty percent of those graduates are women.
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This year’s One School UK program is being run by ad industry veteran Sherina Florence, who has held senior creative positions at Ogilvy, 72andSunny, Apple, Beats By Dre and others. She also serves on the One Club Board Of Directors.