Some say advertising is a mirror that reflects what's going on in society. We say it's a paintbrush, that defines what we love, not mimics it. As an Advertising Art Director, you get to wield that brush, and with it, the possibility of coming up with an ad that gets seen and talked about by damn near everyone. You want to dream up the next Jetta "Synchronicity" spot? The next "Wassup?" The next Mrs. Jones campaign for Nike? Why not you? An Advertising Art Director's job is to collaborate with a copywriter to come up with an idea that freezes channel changers and page turners in their tracks. Then the artist in you takes over, designing print and television ads down to the last detail. What color? What type face? Who's the director? OK, so maybe you won't be doing TV spots every day. But every day you will get to solve a marketing problem in a way the marketing guys can't: with audacity, freshness, and brilliant design. Oh yes. Fewer people go into this field than graphic design or Web design, yet there are seemingly as many job openings. Doesn't take a genius to figure out what that means. View course tracks