Although being in advertising is a ton of work, and sometimes yields only small rewards, there are a few perks that make it awesome. A few for more me are:
1. Having the chance to come in and question everything everyday. Although you get varying degrees of this from agency to agency, this is by far one of the biggest pay offs for me personally. I love the chance to come in, see what a client has, do the research, collaborate, ideate and present concepts that could revolutionize a client's business or potentially even their sector of industry.
2. Free food. The nay sayers always proclaim, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." But for me, if no money immediately came out of my wallet, its free in my book. And for some reason, the freeness makes food taste all the more delicious, can I get an amen?!
3. The chance to be relevantly creative everyday. I'm the type of creative that needs to create for a purpose and one of capital gain satisfies both my creative and business sides.
4. Getting to see the best of the best. Having the chance to have artist or production house representatives pitch the best of their film, sound, illustrators, photographers etc. Just this past Friday I received a set of free photo and illustration books from WRKBK that have some awesome portfolios of work. I HIGHLY suggest you check them out. (Photo from the work of Neil Duerden)
So in conclusion, if you love to work your butt off, creatively challenge everything, enjoy free food and love seeing what others can do, advertising is certainly for you.
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