I'm an Adverting Creative !
It has taken me a while to get round to writing this blog entry as for the last few weeks my dad has been working me hard around the house as he knows that in 6 days I will not be doing any of his chores again!
I remember my first ever blog entry on my website which was back in January and it stated that I would have my self a job as a creative at an Advertising Agency by Christmas. When I wrote that I was in high sprits I had just moved to London had a placement lined up at the best digital agency in the country (Dare Digital) and was also waiting to get to M&C Saatchi, Leo Burnett, VCCP and DDB. I was full of beans back then.
So a few months passed and my placement at Dare had been cancelled VCCP cancelled and every other agency that I had been to see had just said, “we really like your work, but there are no jobs or placements. But come back in a few weeks”.
My time in London came to a close with me having worked my arse off, signed on the dole for 9 months and claimed housing benefits for 6 months. I had failed and was certain that I would never ever get my dream job as an Art Director in an Ad Agency, I was crushed when I was coming back even though I knew it was the right thing to do as I was getting no where in London and had no money.
So I arrived back home living my parents again and began applying for creative jobs up in Manchester with little hope that I would find anything amazing. But low and behold I am soon to start my new job as a DIGITAL CREATIVE ART DIRECTOR. I feel that I do deserve this job, not in an arrogant way like “Oh I am so amazing”, more like “I have worked my f**king arse off for the last 4 years, and giving everything I can to try and get this job” kinda way. But now I am only 6 days away from starting I am beginning to get really, really, really nervous that I might in fact be crap at the job !
But as I have done for the last 4 years I will give everything I possibly can to be the best DIGITAL CREATIVE ART DIRECTOR in the world!
I will bleed digital strategies, sweat ideas for online and mobile and cry new media.
Tom Dyson – Digital Creative Art Director @ A Global Ad Agency