Thrive in Advertising: Land a Dream Job at the Hottest Agencies
Join agency veterans talk about leading creative for global brands and how to stand out in a competitive industry.
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
- 1 hour
Join us live for a panel with industry veterans to discover their insider secrets to landing your dream job at top creative agencies.
In this interactive panel you’ll hear from:
- Kerry McKibbin, President of Mischief at No Fixed Address
- Hugo Veiga, Chief Creative Officer at AKQA
- Tiffany Edwards, Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Droga5
This Session Will Cover:
- What it takes to stand out in an industry saturated with smart, savvy people.
- What to expect when interviewing.
- Delivering a great idea: how to frame it, communicate it, and evolve it.
- What you should know about AI: from embracing the intersection of creativity and AI to unlocking its potential to revolutionize the creative process.
This session is for freelancers and full-timers who want to make the jump into working at a creative agency.
Panelist Bios
Kerry McKibbin is the fiery business engine behind Mischief’s explosive rise from start-up in 2020 to one of the world’s most celebrated creative agencies in 2024. This president is the reason Mischief isn’t just a creative bar-setter, but also a schooling in operational and account excellence. Named an Ad Age's “Leading Women” as well as Campaign’s "Agency Leader of the Year," Kerry has a habit of making order out of chaos, loves turning the impossible into possible and has a strict no assholes policy. She is proof that world-class creative and growing a successful business are not mutually exclusive.
Hugo Veiga has been serving AKQA as Global Chief Creative Officer since 2019. His career highlights include being named the best copywriter at the 2013 Cannes Lions and co-founding the AKQA São Paulo studio. Under his leadership, the studio has received numerous accolades, including WPP's Happiest Office in the World in 2018 and Latin America Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions in 2019. Hugo has won 4 Cannes Lions Grand Prix for projects including "Dove Real Beauty Sketches" and "Air Max Graffiti Stores." He also contributed to the founding of AKQA SOMA+, a platform aiding the professional development of marginalized groups in Brazil. Individually, Hugo was recognized as Brazil’s Best Creative Director in 2019 by PropMark.
Tiffany Edwards is the Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Droga5 and an unshakable advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in the creative industry. Since joining Droga5 in 2016 as its first diversity leader, she’s played a pivotal role in the agency’s DE&I work globally, supporting the agency across its network in New York, São Paulo, Tokyo, Dublin and London. Her tenacity and focus on ensuring Droga5 upholds its commitment to diversity permeates every aspect of its workplace. Her force also comes to life through leadership and actions that have improved the way the organizations she works with—and the industry at large—thinks about, and, more importantly, acts around diversity and inclusion.
Your Host
Emma Brooks is passionate about three things: marketing, community building, and ideas. As VP, Marketing at Skillshare, she brings these concepts together to elevate and promote Skillshare to the world. Previously, Emma was Head of Marketing at Wattpad, where she told Wattpad’s rich story to its 90 million users around the world. Prior to jumping into the tech industry, Emma worked in advertising at some of Canada’s most celebrated agencies in roles spanning both digital and brand strategy.
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