Style magazine The Face has partnered with skiwear brand Moncler on a programme providing paid opportunities and open resources for young people who want to get into the creative industry. The programme, Future Academy will provide young creatives with the tools that they need to knock down the doors and create a new vision for the future. Moncler has stated that it is proud to take part in Future Academy, and to spread inclusivity and enhance diversity in the fashion industry.

Future Academy will begin its search for two faces of the future from underrepresented backgrounds this month (November 2020). Working with Create Jobs to recruit the trainees, an employability program for young Londoners supporting and developing individuals who are underrepresented in the creative industries including people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, groups, people who are d/Deaf and disabled, people from the LGBTQ+ community, neurodiverse people and people from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. 

The two chosen individuals will each complete a paid placement at The Face, London and Moncler, Milan. The recipients will embark on a program of bespoke modules, chaired by industry leaders and designed to give them a 360° crash course into the world of media and design with storytelling at the core. They will work towards the end goal of a published project for The Face. In addition to the two office-based positions, Future Academy will onboard 50 individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. The individuals will each have access to online learning resources and virtual mentorship from The Face and its network of creatives. Key masterclasses will be broadcast via Zoom for aspiring young creatives around the UK to obtain invaluable industry knowledge.

Digital Director at The Face, Brooke McCord has said: "Future Academy is a much-needed crash course into an industry that sometimes feels near impossible to access by so many individuals who haven't grown up in this world. By providing our students with a broad spectrum of modules spanning key sectors of the industry, and working together on tangible creative output on theface.com and in the printed magazine, we’ll be able to open them up to a wealth of creative roles, while learning new skills and building a book of contacts that will be most valuable for their future moves.”