SUPPORT & EMPLOY
CREATIVE GRADUATES
AND INTERNS

FIND SKILLED JUNIOR PROFESSIONALS
FROM ACROSS THE UK IN ONE, INTEGRATED PLACE

PAY YOUR INTERNS - NOT RECRUITERS!

Tern Heads is a self-service recruitment and networking website, exclusive to students and graduates looking for their first job in the creative industry as well as the universities who teach them, and the businesses who seek to employ them.

It is our mission to break down employment barriers and to grow and diversify the UK design economy.

We started with WHY

INSIGHT

We want more industry collaboration in education

NO MORE SKILL GAPS

EASE

We want a place
to find juniors 365

NO LOCAL LIMITATIONS

SPEED

We want a quicker
way to connect

NO MIDDLE MEN

REACH

We want the best talent & employers accross the UK

NO RECRUITMENT FEES

ACCESS

We want the best candidates,
not the richest

NO UNPAID INTERNSHIPS

SUCCESS

We want the UK design
economy to grow & diversify

MENTOR & GROW TODAY!

How it works

Become an official ‘Tern Head’ by creating an account

Uni Students & Grads = Build a profile & upload your portfolio

Businesses = Build a profile, add staff & top tips for students

Universities = Add your courses, staff, term dates & legal docs

Browse our business directory, junior portfolios, & Uni partners

Access our blog & forum for insights and career advice

Post or apply to ads for internships & jobs

Post or apply to multiple opportunities:
Online workshops, online courses, be a guest speaker, advertise events, live briefs, competitions & more!

about the founder

In 2007 I landed my first design job with 6 internships and a BA (Hons) in Graphic Communications from UCA under my belt. Part of my role for the last 8+ years has been to find, interview and mentor creative interns at my employers’ studio – a role that I really enjoy and that I know has helped me grow both my management and interpersonal skills.

Factors such as fee rises, cuts to graduation shows, government cuts to arts education, and the boom of cheap freelance sites have changed the dynamic I once knew about life after graduation – and that was before Covid!

I wanted to create something helpful, affordable and innovative for all parties and remove bias, ‘placement poverty’ and hefty recruitment commission fees.

My hope is that Tern Heads will enable more businesses to hire talented interns and juniors and that industry professionals will come together to support the next generation and design education as a whole.