Advice needed!
I have been a strategy and planning associate for a year and a half (first job out of college), I found that I'm not really cut out for this sector of advertising and would like to get more into the creative area. I've applied to countless copywriting jobs but only get rejections. Does anyone have any advice? Are there other areas I should be looking? I'm getting so discouraged at this point so any feedback would be helpful.

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Do you have a portfolio? That’s where to start. You’re still early on though, and it’s good to realize this early!

Also, does your current agency have a creative department? If so, speak to the ECD. They may be willing to let you pitch in on projects and eventually give you a shot. I know a couple of account folks who made the switch that way.

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Since you would be junior, giving yourself spec projects (and since you’re working, it could be on brands you really work on) would be OK to show. It’d be hugely beneficial to befriend and partner with an art director or designer who also wants to make some work for their portfolio so you could both benefit.

If you’re able to get in on some projects with the creative team at your current agency, that’d be ideal as you’d be able to get some experience and work on real projects. An ECD is an executive creative director, but I mainly just mean whomever is in charge of the creative department where you are. That may be a group creative director, or someone with another title, but basically someone who would be able to help you and give you a chance to be involved in the creative process.

I switched from creative agency to media agency, it can be done. It’s good that you are thinking about changing early, and I’ve seen mindshare move more people than I’ve ever seen any other agency. We do have a creative department, though its smaller. Feel free to DM if you’d like to chat.

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Oddly I cannot chat you either. It says you’re not available. I’m not sure how to do it without giving everyone our work contact details. You wanna to try my gmail? Auf111@gmail.com

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I switched from Mindshare digital media buying to an XM agency. I’d consider creative roles in non traditional agencies if you haven’t already. Or transfer within WPP.

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Like others have said, it's easier to do so at the agency you're already in.

Yeah it’s totally possible to switch while at agency. One thing you can do now is get really good at presenting.

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