Shameless Promotion Week 2: Sarah Thomas, VCU Brandcenter (Art Direction)

Link to portfolio: http://www.sarah-thomas.com/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

I think it’s important to work toward creating an industry that does more than sell advertising. Success for me will be figuring out how to shape this business into a problem solving service that helps brands by figuring out how brands can help people in their day-to-day lives. Of any other industry, I believe we are the most capable of coming up with interesting and engaging business solutions that exist outside traditional media. Let’s do it.

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Brianne Kimmel, Kent State University (Advertising)

Link to portfolio: http://briannekimmel.wordpress.com/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

With agency and nonprofit experience, I will use my advertising education to empower teen girls. In addition to serving as an account executive at an advertising agency, I plan to continue speaking at conferences and events for teens. Advertising impacts today’s teens; I will enable teen girls to look past stereotypes created in advertising and encourage them to combat global issues such as sex trafficking through relevant education. Utilizing social media and emerging technology like QR codes, I will combine creative concepts with strategic thinking to serve my agency and clients, while still pursing my passion for helping teen girls.  

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Belen Zuñiga, Boston University (Advertising)

Link to portfolio: http://www.belenz.com/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

My aspiration is to someday be a Creative Director. I would love to work in the industry at an agency. As well as work with record labels to design material for recording artists for marketing and promotion. I love advertising, I love coming up with ideas to market things to people, so I hope whatever I end up doing, I want to people to look at my work and be captivated by what they see. 

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Norah O'Brien, Virginia Commonwealth University (Mass Communications : Creative Advertising)

Link to portfolio: http://norahrrr.com/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

Positive progression and the production of visually appealing, conceptual advertising.

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Kateryna Topol, Seneca College

Link to portfolio: http://kateryna.ca/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

The big idea was always to make ads. Not just any ads, the kind of ads people stop to look at and talk about over beer... 

To be honest I just love this industry and working as an art direct in a successful nurturing agency would be like being a child in a Lego store:  consistently challenged by a new task and amused by vibrant colors and bright opportunities. 

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Marc Fernandez, California State University Fullerton (Communications: Advertising)

Link to portfolio: http://www.behance.net/marcdmf/frame

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

I have a passion for simple but great concepts and would love to work on bold clients. But most of all I want people who look at my work to smile and think, "I see what you did there, thats clever." In the end we are just commercial artists and I want my work to be seen by the masses and appreciated.

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Mariam Guessous, University of Houston (Advertising)

Link to portfolio: http://mariamguessous.carbonmade.com/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

In this order:

  • Learn the craft
  • Pay my dues
  • Get a good mentor
  • Go up the ladder
  • Make not just ads but be part of the pop culture

  • Give Back

  • REPEAT

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Brian Alexander, Miami Ad School (Copywriting)

Link to portfolio: http://brianalexander.me/

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

I hope to make some interesting/exciting things for the industry. 

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Shameless Promotion Week 2: Kameron Suzanne Anten, The Master's College (Communication)

Link to portfolio: letterbent.tumblr.com

In 100 words or less, what do you hope to achieve in the industry?

Ever since taking my introduction to advertising and copywriting class last year, I was hooked. I had found an avenue for creativity without the technical constraints of certain other jobs in the communications field such as journalism or marketing. My hope has always been to have a job I actually enjoy and am skilled at. I see advertising as an avenue for creativity that will always challenge me to go above and beyond my previous work. 

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