Each of these jobs is in the advertising department and each advertising job has its own set of skills and educational requirements. However, one thing is consistent with any job in advertising and that is that they must be masterful communicators. The graphic artist is communicating a message through artwork, the copywriter communicates a message through the written word and advertising executives , campaign directors and account managers communicate not only with those whom they direct but the client for whom they are spreading the message and they use both written and verbal means to deliver their message. An added consideration for whose job in advertising includes that of supervision of campaigns and employees the administrative function which requires not only consummate communication skills but coordination and leadership skills in the advertising field.
Basic Educational Requirements for an Advertising job
Though the advertising job requirements and duties of a graphic artist will vary greatly from those of an advertising director the usual requirement for both of them is a 4 year bachelor degree. While the graphic artist may have majored in creative arts, Art or liberal arts and the advertising director majored in business administration or marketing them usually come to the advertising job interview prepared with a degree in their respective fields.
The graphic artist who was searching for a job in advertising would probably also have a portfolio of their work as well as a resume. The person seeking a director or executive job in advertising would probably have had experience in the advertising department. A job in advertising can depend as much on prior campaigns the person has worked upon and their success.
Those persons choosing to search for an executive advertising job or directorial advertising job may also have advanced degrees where administrative duties may also be expected of them in the performance of their jobs. Advanced degrees such as leadership, marketing, or advertising can enhance their prospects for future advancement.
Work Environment for an Advertising job
For those seeking employment in the advertising field they can expect to work in an office on a 40 hour week basis. Exceptions to that might be those who work on a consultancy basis for firm’s advertising departments. A creative advertising job such as artists and copywriters would work under the supervision of a director in conjunction with a team and be expected to meet team deadlines and also to respond to supervisory redirection as such jobs often require revisions.
Executive and director positions in the advertising department will also have contact at times with the client for whom the advertising work is being done. The supervisory job in advertising will include a lot of stress as deadlines must be met and client expectations may require last minute changes. It is very common for the administrative positions in an advertising firm to be filled by persons who have worked their way up and “know the ropes”.
Along with adequate education, job experience and success counts for a lot in a job in advertising. Successful campaigns add to the executive’s value and their ability to advance to a job in advertising with higher pay and more responsibility.
The key for a good advertising job is creative communications since the advertising job is all about communication in whatever media is convenient. You can’t ride a bus, take a taxi, see a movie, or walk down the street without seeing examples of successful advertising and each campaign, each billboard or magazine ad is the result of dozens of different disciplines creative and social working together to bring the message to the consumer that “this” is best and they must have it.
If this sounds like you, then an advertising job may well be exactly what you have been waiting for and a chance to explore your abilities.
