BARN Strategy Internship

Position: 2026 BARN Strategy Internship
Company description

About BBH:

BBH is a creative agency behind world-famous advertising for brands like Levi's, Google, Playstation, Smuckers and more. We call ourselves the black sheep because we don't like fitting in. We hate it actually. And all our creative work

strives to disrupt the norm. When the world zigs, we zag.

Overview

About the BARN program:

BLACK SHEEP WANTED for BARN, a 10-week summer internship program at BBH's New York office that prepares you for a career in advertising.

During BARN, you will collaborate with a group of Creative, Strategy, Account, and Program Management to learn all the ins and outs of the advertising industry. You'll have the opportunity to make real work for real clients and gain mentorship

from our ad vets (we're biased, but our Black Sheep are some of the best in the industry). You won't do a single coffee run ever.

We don't care whether or not you have previous advertising experience. What we care about (and we care about this a lot) is that you have a unique and unusual perspective to share with us.

Tons of our current black sheep started in BARN. And lots of other BARN alumni went on to have kick-ass careers at other top-notch creative agencies.

Sooo, what do you say? Want to zag with us?

The Application:

In true Black Sheep fashion, we want you to get creative and Show us your Zag!

Please attach your resume and application responses to the below questions as a PDF file.

We look forward to getting to know you!

1. How would you use peanut butter, vodka, and a tire to escape a deserted island?

2. Which reality tv show do you think you could win and why?

3. Creativity can come from anywhere. Tell us about something you think is a creatively brilliant zag!

Our Disciplines:

● Creative:
Our creatives work in pairs made up of a Copywriter and an Art Director. You come up with creative ideas and then bring them to life. To join BARN as a Creative, share a collection of things that shows off your creativity - a portfolio. We aren't looking for a polished and perfect portfolio, but work that expresses you and your creativity.

Also, make sure to note in your application which position on the Creative team you're interested in:

○ Copywriter:
Copywriters handle all things words. If you love writing short stories, poems, your friends' Instagram captions, jokes, zines, fake doctor notes then this copywriting thing could be for you. At BARN, you'll work with an Art Director partner to brainstorm creative concepts and craft all the words that go into them.

○ Art Director:
The color to the copy. Maybe you doodle on every napkin, take photos, make memes, photoshop Steve Buscemi's eyes on your friends' faces, or obsess over the yearly pantone color. At BARN, you'll work with a Copywriter partner to brainstorm creative concepts and craft all the art that goes into them. If you have a basic knowledge of the Adobe creative suite, great!

If not, no biggie.

○ Design:
Our design team brings crafting to the forefront in every project the agency does, no matter what it is. You partner with all the departments to bring everything to life. Like determining the font of multi-million dollar campaigns. Think of all the power you'll have! You will act as the hub for all design assets (internal and external)

● Account Management:
Our account teams are the bridges between our clients and the agency, keeping everything running smoothly while making sure the brand shines. Budgets? Timelines? They've got them locked down. But their real superpower? Knowing the brands inside and out.

● Program Management:
As a Program Manager, you'll be the glue that holds it all together working alongside Account closely to ensure efficiency, quality, and smooth sailing. If you're detail oriented and love solving problems, keeping things on track, and making magic happen behind the scenes, this could be your perfect gig.

● Strategy:
Clients come to us wanting to get from Point A to Point

B. Butthere are just so many possible paths. That's where the Strategy team comes in, arming ourselves with research and intuition, knowledge of everything from memes to medieval eating practices, plotting the path ahead and getting the team…