What’s the easiest entry level role to get in advertising?

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Anything in media/account because there's so much grunt work required...all you really need is an interest and the ability to speak coherent in an interview

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Media is probably the easiest to get into and has the most entry-level roles available, but warning - once you’re in it’s hard to get out and switch to something else!

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Media buying

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Wrong! I’m not attractive and was a media buyer.

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Media or account - every agency needs them so there are always a lot of openings

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Agree with the above! I started with no ad experience or relevant school as an AAE and switched to a junior producer role after a year as an AE (6 months later and fishbowl still hasn’t verified the title change)

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Strategy / junior planner. It’s the only job where you can just make up a bunch of impressive sounding BS in an interview and get a job instead of having to go to school for a specialty program (accounts and creative).

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Oglivy 1 Are you referring to the ad agencies of the 50s and by “specialty programs for account” you’re referring to a typing school for women? What year are you in?

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I know peeps who went AAE then switched after a year to start

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What discipline? for Account it is an Assistant AE.

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The front desk

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Mail room probably

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Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?

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Anything you don’t need a portfolio for - just a lot of passion and know some jargon

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Media associate or assistant account executive

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AAE

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Media planning and buying.

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AAE for sure

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I started as an assistant TV buyer but also had a media internship at MSG that prob helped me get the job before since I already understood Nielsen

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AAE or entry PM. Communicate, learn to anticipate issues, plan/schedule, and work with a team. Everything one did in school group projects

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I’ve heard the market for business affairs people is pretty hot.

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I wouldn't look at easy I'd look at what's got a future. The digital execution side feels like it's got legs. The analytics/data side has the most transferable skills to build. A data engineer or an analyst is good wherever

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Executive Assistant or Project Coordinator

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