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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AAE I’ve even known some that have switched to creative after a year or two!

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I would argue that a Traffic Associate/Coordinator role would be the easiest to get

Traffic has been essentially dead as a role for close to ten years

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