Firstly, I would say to anyone wanting to join, you should expect to learn a lot. In my time at Base I improved my skills in almost every aspect of my professional life, expanding my knowledge of PHP, JavaScript (using jQuery) and other coding skills on a daily basis.

These new skills will be necessary to tackle your new work. You’ll be a part of a small team on a number of projects for a variety of clients, making everything from emails to WordPress plugins and everything in between.

It’s a small but friendly team of decent people. You may get shot by a nerf gun and eventually you will end up drinking a lot of tea, even if you don’t like it to begin with. You may also have to do a lot of testing – For example, a large part of my time was spent rigorously testing the interactions between users on a large social platform the team built during my stay. Hey, you’re a student, you can’t expect to always have the best tasks! But there is fun stuff too.

You’re given clear instruction and project managed in person, and through tools like BaseCamp and our own BaseFlo. If that last sentence made no sense, then don’t worry. A week or two in and they will be very familiar. If all else fails you can always bother Project Manager Matt, who is always ready to help but may occasionally make you earn it.

Overall I’d say Base Creative Agency is a good place to do a placement for anyone looking to expand their skills and get some great experience of life in an agency. Did I mention it’s paid? I’m off to spend some of my hard-earned money in America this summer. And if I get a chance, I’d like to return to Base for more of the same during my final year of University.  That says it all really.  I recommend you apply.