Thousands of young creatives will be hoping to find the answer to that most beleaguering question, “Is my portfolio good enough?”, at the One Club Portfolio Night on May 24.
Perhaps you want to host it?
The One Club Portfolio Night is held in cities throughout the world and enables the best of the present — hundreds of renowned international creative directors — to meet and mentor the leaders of the future — thousands of aspiring young advertising creatives.
The program also includes Portfolio Night All-Stars, where each city host selects one young creative in their market with the best portfolio. These lucky All-Stars will be flown to New York from around the world to work as a team for a week on a creative assignment for a major global brand.
Portfolio Night is hosted by ad agencies large and small across the globe, as well as advertising and portfolio schools and local ad clubs and associations.
These city hosts work with The One Club for Creativity’s Portfolio Night global team, which provides support and guidance in the form of materials, review guides, swag, ticket management, PR and communications support.
Hosts also earn ticket revenue in their respective cities, and can coordinate non-competitive local sponsorships to help offset the costs of hosting.
Past Portfolio Night city hosts include leading global agencies, Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, McCann, Y&R, BBDO and J. Walter Thompson, as well as small-to-mid-size agencies, Sid Lee, Perfect Fools and David&Goliath. Schools and organisations that have served as city hosts include the Chicago Portfolio School and L’Association des Agences-Conseils en Communication in Paris.
“Portfolio Night is a unique global event that serves as a high-visibility opportunity for agencies and creative directors to give back to the industry by guiding the earliest steps of future copywriters, art directors and technologists,” stated Kevin Swanepoel, chief executive officer, The One Club for Creativity.
“It has become a crucial tool for agencies in recruiting top young talent, providing them with a platform for recognition from local industry peers, and giving agencies a place on the global stage as the ad world tunes in to this one-of-a-kind event.”
Tickets for young creatives interested in attending Portfolio Night 14 will be available in April, after city hosts are determined.
Ad agencies, schools and organisations interested in serving as Portfolio Night 14 city hosts can contact Tony Gulisano, global growth officer, The One Club.
Past global sponsors of Portfolio Night include Twitter, Shutterstock, Getty Images, Corbis, Monotype and others. Interested sponsors for this year can contact Laura Bandel, sponsorship & partnership manager, The One Club.
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