Contacting studios - united studios

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While I was at home in Surrey during the summer, I visited the UCA end of year show in Farnham. Whilst looking round the show, we got talking to 2 people who were also looking at the show. We explained that we were university students doing graphic design, and we discovered that the people we were talking to were from a design studio based in Richmond. The studio is called united and works with a lot of big brands such as Radox.
Steve gave us his card and said to contact him if we ever needed to. I thought united would be perfect to reach out for work experience as it is local, works with big brands and focuses on branding. Steve said that if we were to ever contact we should include as the subject: 'met you at the end of year show'

Hi Steve,

Not sure if you will remember me, I'm Charlotte, I met you at the UCA end of year show last year alongside my friend Emma Blackman, who worked with you over summer. At the show, you gave me your card in case I ever wanted to contact you. I am currently looking for work experience, ideally 2 weeks, and wondered if you would have any space for me to undertake said experience at united during my Easter break (between 6th - 27th April) when I am at home from university?

Attached is my portfolio in pdf format, as well as my website. https://www.charlottepricedesign.com/

I look forward to hearing from you,

Kind Regards,

Charlotte

The tone of my email was fairly formal as I didn't have as much contact with Steve as I did Callan from w12. 


After 2 weeks of no reply, I emailed them again as a follow up:

Hi Steve, 

Unsure if you received my previous email so thought I would just follow up, I am still very interested in work experience at united, however now the dates that would be best for this would be the last 3 weeks in June. I thought this may also suit you guys more as I know you have just won a pitch so you may be very busy currently.

Hope to hear from you soon, 

Charlotte

After this email a response from Steve came back only 20 minutes later.

Hi Charlotte

Sorry for not getting back to you. It has been busy. 

We are fully booked up I’m afraid with placements so I am not in a position to offer.

Things might change but not at the moment.

Many thanks for getting in touch though, hope its going well.

Steve

This was frustrating but I understood the situation. I carried on my search with other studios.