Havas Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: August 2026

Havas runs a structured, paid 10-week summer internship across its three networks in three US cities, and it can be a direct pipeline into a junior role or the year-long Havas Fellowship, a rarity in an advertising industry where many internships are unpaid or ad hoc. Havas N.V., which spun off from Vivendi and listed on Euronext Amsterdam in December 2024, employs roughly 23,000 people across more than 100 countries as one of the largest advertising and communications groups in the world. Here is everything you need to know to land a Summer 2027 seat.

Quick Facts

Havas runs a real, paid ($18 to $22 per hour) 10-week summer internship across its Creative, Media, and Health networks in New York City, Boston, and Chicago. Applications for Summer 2026 closed February 21, 2026 on a rolling basis, so the Summer 2027 window is expected to open around fall 2026 and close in late February 2027. There is no online assessment, evaluation is conversation- and portfolio-based, and interns report being tapped for junior roles and the year-long Havas Fellowship afterward.

Externships are short, remote projects where you finish real work for a real company. The TikTok Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship and the Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior Externship build the brand-strategy and consumer-insight evidence Havas interviewers reward, and they hand you finished, agency-relevant work to point at. Explore all Externships.

What Is a Havas Internship?

Havas is one of the world's largest advertising, media, and communications groups: roughly 23,000 employees across more than 100 countries, organized into three networks, Havas Creative, Havas Media Network, and Havas Health & You. It listed on Euronext Amsterdam in December 2024 after spinning off from Vivendi, and the Bolloré family, led by chairman and CEO Yannick Bolloré, retains about 30 percent ownership. A Havas internship is a structured, paid 10-week summer program that places students inside one of those three networks in New York City, Boston, or Chicago. Unlike the unpaid or ad hoc internships common in advertising, Havas pays $18 to $22 an hour, runs a defined application cycle, and treats the summer as a feeder into junior roles and the year-long Havas Fellowship.

When Do Havas Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

Havas has not published its Summer 2027 calendar yet, but the Summer 2026 cycle is a reliable template. Applications opened in fall 2025 and closed February 21, 2026, with offers going out on a rolling basis and the internship running June 1 to August 7, 2026. Expect summer 2027 to mirror that: applications for summer 2027 are expected to open around fall 2026 and close in late February 2027, with a June-to-August program. Because review and offers are rolling, the calendar below is built around getting your application in early rather than waiting for the deadline.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Havas reviews applications and sends offers on a rolling basis, which means the late-February deadline is a backstop, not a target. The strongest candidates are read and interviewed while seats are still open, so a strong application submitted in the first week of the window carries far more weight than the same application submitted in February. Two Havas-specific realities make this even more important. First, the program runs across only three cities with no housing or relocation aid, so competition concentrates among candidates who can already commute to NYC, Boston, or Chicago, and those seats fill quickly. Second, Havas frequently fills roles internally; one candidate reported going through four interview rounds only to learn the position went to an internal hire. Applying early maximizes the chance that a seat is still genuinely open when your materials land. If you are targeting a Creative Role, have your portfolio ready before the window opens so you are not scrambling once it does.

Which Havas Internship Programs Should You Target?

The US summer program spans three networks, and where you apply shapes the work you will do. Each network runs two application paths: General Roles (Account, Strategy, Project Management, and more) and Creative Roles (Art Direction, Copywriting, Design, and Creative AI Prompting, which require a portfolio). The tracks below are the most common placements drawn from Summer 2026 postings across the three networks.

Havas Health & You runs its summer program as a "Junior Fellowship," which is the summer internship and is distinct from the separate year-long Havas Fellowship for post-grads. Choose the network and path deliberately: applying to the wrong path (General vs. Creative) is a common, avoidable misstep. See current openings at havasinternships.com.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Havas publishes eligibility on its internship site and on individual job postings. The core requirements for the summer program:

• Class year: Rising juniors, rising seniors, or recent graduates. First- and second-years are generally not eligible for the main program.

• Work authorization: You must have legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Location: You must be able to commute on a hybrid basis to New York City, Boston, or Chicago. There is no remote option and no housing or relocation support.

• Major (preferred, not required): Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, or a related field, per the Media job descriptions.

• GPA: Summer 2026 general postings listed no GPA cutoff, but an older Havas Media role required a minimum 3.0, so some function- or office-specific roles may set a bar.

• Portfolio (Creative Roles only): Art Direction, Copywriting, Design, and Creative AI Prompting applicants are expected to submit or present a portfolio.

Which Application Path Should You Choose, Creative or General?

Havas splits its internship applications into two paths, and picking the wrong one is one of the most common mistakes. "Creative Roles" covers Art Direction, Copywriting, Design, and Creative AI Prompting and expects a portfolio; "General Roles" covers Account Management, Strategy, Project Management, and most other placements and does not. If you are targeting strategy, note that interviewers look for genuine interest in advertising and specific knowledge of recent campaigns, so treat cultural fluency as part of your eligibility. One more nuance: Havas Health & You labels its summer internship a "Junior Fellowship," which is separate from the year-long post-grad Havas Fellowship, so make sure you are applying to the program you actually want.

What Skills Does Havas Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Across the Havas intern and media job descriptions we read, the pattern is consistent: communication and teamwork appear in every posting, and the technical baseline is Excel plus PowerPoint, with Power BI showing up on the media client-services track. This is an agency, so the day-to-day is less about code and more about turning data and research into clear presentations, coordinating across creative and media teams, and keeping campaigns on schedule. The chart below is drawn from three Havas intern and media JDs read in full.

How Is Demand for Advertising and Account Management Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

And each of those skills maps to a remote Externship where you finish a real, agency-style project before applications even open.

How close is the overlap? The TikTok project has you build social and brand-strategy work that mirrors what a Havas strategy or account intern produces; the Beats by Dre project turns consumer research into an insight story that a strategy interview wants to hear; and the BeReal project builds the content-and-product instincts that translate directly to agency creative and media teams.

What Is the Havas Application and Interview Process Like?

Havas does not use a coding-style online assessment; evaluation is conversation-based, and portfolio-based for Creative Roles. The application and interview flow looks like this:

1. Apply on havasinternships.com. Choose the network (Creative, Media, or Health) and the correct path (Creative Roles vs. General Roles), then submit through Workday before the deadline (Summer 2026 closed February 21).

2. Rolling review. The recruitment team reviews applications and reaches out to candidates who move forward on a rolling basis, so earlier applications are read while more seats are still open.

3. Recruiter or team screen. A phone or video conversation covering fit, interest, availability, and commute confirmation for NYC, Boston, or Chicago.

4. Group or team interview. Some tracks run a second-round group interview; candidates are commonly evaluated by four or five interviewers across behavioral and motivation questions.

5. Portfolio review (Creative Roles). Creative-track candidates present a portfolio or book.

6. Rolling offers. Offers are extended on a rolling basis as strong candidates clear the process.

Two things to keep in mind. Strategy interviews lean hard on genuine interest in advertising and knowledge of recent campaigns, so come ready to talk about work you admire and why it worked. And because Havas often fills roles internally, treat every conversation as a chance to build relationships that outlast a single posting.

What Students on Reddit Say

Three community threads give a first-hand look at what applying to and interning at Havas is actually like, all paraphrased.

How Do You Stand Out in the Havas Applicant Pool?

Three moves, all executable now. First, apply the week the window opens, not in February: Havas reads and interviews on a rolling basis, so an early strong application competes for seats that are still genuinely open, especially given that only three no-housing cities are on offer. Second, come fluent in current advertising: strategy and account interviewers consistently reward candidates who can speak specifically about recent campaigns and why they worked, so build a running point of view on the work you admire. Third, arrive with finished, agency-style proof. Whether you are targeting a Creative Role that needs a portfolio or a General Role that rewards a clear data-to-insight story, having a real project in hand, a brand-strategy deck, a consumer-insight analysis, a content concept, separates you from applicants who only have coursework. And pick your network and path deliberately, because a precise application to Creative, Media, or Health reads as genuine interest, while a scattershot one does not.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

Havas is one of several large agency networks that run structured US internships. If you are building an advertising internship list, these are the obvious neighbors, and applying to more than one is the norm given how competitive and city-limited these programs are:

Explore all Externships to build the account, strategy, and creative evidence these programs look for, whichever network you end up targeting.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Havas internship?

Almost certainly not. Applications for the Summer 2026 program closed on February 21, 2026, and the internship runs June 1 to August 7, 2026, so those seats are filled. Your target is Summer 2027: expect that window to open around fall 2026 and close in late February 2027. Set a reminder to check havasinternships.com starting in fall 2026 and apply early, since offers are rolling.

Does Havas offer internships?

Yes. Havas runs a structured, paid 10-week Summer Internship Program across its Creative, Media, and Health networks in New York City, Boston, and Chicago. Apply at havasinternships.com.

When do Havas summer 2027 applications open and close?

Not yet published. For Summer 2026, applications closed February 21, 2026 with rolling offers. Applications for summer 2027 are expected to open around fall 2026 and close in late February 2027. Apply early, because offers go out on a rolling basis.

How much does a Havas intern get paid?

The official range on Summer 2026 postings is $18 to $22 per hour, non-exempt and overtime eligible. Community-reported figures on Indeed and Glassdoor cluster around $18 to $20 per hour. Havas does not provide housing or relocation assistance.

Who is eligible?

Rising juniors, rising seniors, and recent graduates who are authorized to work in the US and can commute on a hybrid basis to NYC, Boston, or Chicago. Preferred majors include Marketing, Advertising, Business, and Communications; some roles have listed a 3.0 GPA minimum.

What roles can I intern in?

Account Management, Planning and Strategy, Creative (Art Direction, Copywriting, Design, Creative AI Prompting), Media, Project Management, Agency Operations, and more, across a "Creative Roles" or "General Roles" application path in the Creative, Media, or Health network.

What is the interview process like?

Rolling review after you apply, then a recruiter or team screen and often a second-round group interview; candidates are commonly evaluated by four or five interviewers. Creative applicants present a portfolio. There is no standardized online assessment.

Does the internship lead to a full-time job?

There is no published conversion rate, but interns report being contacted about junior roles and encouraged to apply for the year-long Havas Fellowship after a strong summer, so it functions as a genuine pipeline into full-time work.

Havas is one of the few advertising internships that pays well and runs on a real calendar, but the seats are few and the cities are limited, so the edge goes to candidates who show up with finished work. Spend the runway before the summer 2027 window opens building proof: a remote Externship turns interest in advertising into a real brand-strategy or consumer-insight project you can point to the moment applications go live. Start with the TikTok Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship or explore all Externships.