Carat Perth hires Mae Dolan from the inaugural dentsu UWA intern program

Carat Perth has made its first hire from the inaugural WA dentsu intern program in partnership with the University of Western Australia.

The UWA dentsu Placement Program caters for UWA Marketing Department students. The program is about establishing a series of work experiences in a media and communications network business, allowing undergraduate and postgraduate marketing students the opportunity to experience the theory and best practice that drives media, creative services and platform and technology pillars in a marketing services organisation.

Mae Dolan joins the Carat team this month and said about her academic and internship experience: “In 2021 I completed my studies at the University of Western Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science and International Relations and a Master of Marketing. During my time at UWA I was given the opportunity to Intern with Carat where I found particular interest in the digital media space. I am currently a Client Associate working in the digital team, with a specific focus on SEO and SEM tactics and analytics.”

Janine Harvey, Associate Director Brand and Marketing UWA, said about the program: “UWA is focused on providing career ready learning opportunities for all our students. The dentsu intern program is one of many which provide students participative experiences in a live environment and we thank Carat for providing our students this opportunity. We are delighted to see one of our brightest talents, Mae Dolan, take the first step in her career.”

The dentsu intern program is a key step in re-establishing entry level opportunities in the workplace for emerging talent, based on the success of the 2021 internship program, the program will be running again in H2 2022.

Pictured L-R: Carat’s Kristy Kinzett (Group Digital Director), Mae Dolan (Client Associate), Allan Bayliss (Client Director), Geoff Langton (Client Manager)