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7 February 2011

Graduates Selected For Inaugural Clemenger Group Graduate Programme 2011

Ten graduates from universities around New Zealand have been chosen from hundreds of applicants to join the inaugural intake of the Clemenger Group Graduate Programme.

This programme will see each graduate rotate through the majority of Clemenger companies in Auckland and Wellington in the advertising, direct, digital and public relations fields.

Jim Moser, CEO of Clemenger Group, says the programme is unique as it exposes young talent to the unrivalled scale and scope of individual companies and communications expertise within the Group.

“We want to grow future leaders who have a fundamental understanding of a cross section of marketing communications disciplines. These are the folk who will succeed in a future where lines between historic communications disciplines are blurred or nonexistent.”

The successful applicants will rotate through Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, .99, Aim Proximity, Porter Novelli and Raydar over a period of three-months to get a taste of what each agency offers. Candidates will then be offered a six-month placement in their chosen agency, and paid an entry-level salary for this period. At the end of the six-month placement hopefully all of these graduates will be offered full-time positions within the Clemenger Group.

The Clemenger Group is New Zealand’s largest and most successful group of communications companies, with a total of 12 businesses in the group representing over 40 percent of the entire media market.

“We have always strived to gain an unfair share of exceptional talent in our Clemenger Group companies by nurturing and hiring smart, passionate and creative people. These are the people who in turn have made each of our companies ‘best in class’ in their field. We are pleased to be able to extend our investment in the future of our industry,” says Jim Moser.

The graduate programme begins February 8th 2011 and will be run annually.

Clemenger Graduate Programme inaugural intake:

Christie Horne (Victoria University)
Courtney Herbert (AUT)
Eloise Jack (Massey University – Wellington)
Eileen Cosgrove – Moloney (Massey University – Wellington)
Ida Levic (Victoria University)
Matthew Abbott (University of Otago)
Nick O’Donnell (AUT)
Rachel Arundel (Massey University – Wellington)
Bethany Omeri (Victoria University)
Hayley Smith (Victoria University)

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