Top of Mind: The Real World at Leo Burnett

Many ad agencies have intern programs, but the one at Leo Burnett USA in Chicago is a bit different. Separate groups of eight aspiring creative directors from the prestigious Miami Ad School have a 'Real Ad World' experience for ten-week periods throughout the year.

The Real World: Burnetts Program Stacks up as the Real Thing for Interns

Many ad agencies have intern programs, but the one at Leo Burnett USA in Chicago is a bit different.

Usually, an internship involves working at an ad agency during the day in any number of tasks, some of them no more substantive than making copies and ordering food for meetings. Typical interns then go home at night, where they live with their families or perhaps a roommate or two who might or might not be working in advertising.

But at Burnett, separate groups of eight aspiring...

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