Career Over the next fifteen years I would like to prepare myself for an upper-management career in a top advertisement firm. By then I will have amassed the requisite skills for such a position, in which I will network and interact with people in any number of business sectors to fulfill their marketing and advertising needs. I will also be able to control the design and production of multimedia advertisements; research demographics; and stay abreast of industry trends. At a top position of management within a large advertising firm, I will enjoy the perks of a highly stimulating, intense work environment, including a plethora of networking opportunities, lasting business relationships, rewarding contracts, and a relatively high salary.

Before I reach that level of success within a top advertising firm, however, I will first take some primary steps. For example, five years from how I will have completed my undergraduate and perhaps also my postgraduate education. Fresh from school, I will be engaged in an entry-level or mid-level position within an advertising firm. Because my strengths lie in management and business relationships rather than in the artistic side of the industry, I hope to secure a position that will enable me to understudy the work of an advertising executive. For example, I would like to work with existing accounts within the advertising firm, make decisions affecting those accounts, and take charge of smaller advertising campaign projects.

One year from now I will still be an undergraduate, steadily working toward my ultimate...

I hope to be well on my way toward my degree, taking courses relevant to my career as well as in fields of interest related to potential future clients. For example, if I hope to cultivate strong relationships with the professional sports industry related to advertising needs, then I should hope to take some classes related to that business sector. Moreover, I would like to develop lasting relationships with my professors and academic advisors so that they can help steer me in profitable directions for my professional and academic future. For example, my professors and academic advisors can help me choose appropriate coursework, suggest possible graduate schools, and let me know about any possible opportunities for internships at advertising firms.
According to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOC), advertising managers (code 164.117-010) engage in activities similar to managers in any professional field. However, advertising managers in particular know the ins and outs of marketing strategies, media relationships, and business networking. Also referred to as promotional directors, advertising managers help companies promote their brand name or their products through the best available means. For instance, an athletic gear corporation will want to make sure their advertisements reach a demographic that cares about athletics. They will want to print their ads in Sports Illustrated as opposed to Guitar Techniques and will want to place their television ads during sporting events not during soap operas. According…