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Think of a cool, creative place to work in New York and we probably have graduates working there.
You’ll find our graduates at Droga5, Google, Weiden & Kennedy, Ogilvy and R/GA… the list goes on
No body likes a name dropper but that is one of the reasons you should go to school here. You’ll have an amazing network of well-trained, hard-working creative thinkers who walked through our doors before you. They paved the way for you as you will for those who come after you. You’ll be trained by advertising professionals. Work on real client briefs. Partner with art directors, copywriters
and strategists who are as passionate as you are about their careers. Students in the 2-year art direction and copywriting programs get real-world agency experience in their last quarter. Interested in learning social media or strategic planning? Our 12-week Boot Camps are the perfect courses to take your career to the next level. All graduates receive job placement assistance.
Founded in 2001, the school was the third school in the Miami Ad School network
This advertising school is located in Long Island City in a building with WeWork and the largest beer garden in the country. Getting to school is easy because the M, R, W, N trains have nearby stops. The area has the highest concentration of art galleries and studio space of any neighborhood in New York City. It also has some of the most affordable housing. Come for a tour and sit in on a class.
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Application Deadlines & Program Schedule
Advertising portfolio programs (art direction and copywriting) start four times a year: January, April, July and October. The program lasts for 8 quarters. Each quarter lasts 10 weeks with a break between each quarter. In the second year students can study and intern in other cities.
The strategic planning boot camp starts once a year in April, and the social strategy boot camp starts once a year in October. The boot camps last for 3 months (12-weeks).
The application deadline is six weeks prior to the start of classes for all boot camps and programs. Please see our FAQs for application deadlines and the school calendar.
Accreditation
Accreditation: Miami Ad School and all its US branch locations are accredited by the Commission on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road Ste. 325, Building 300, Atlanta, GA 30350, telephone: 770-396-3898.
Licensing: Miami Ad School is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee 32399-0400, telephone 888-222-6684.
Mission Statement
As the entire communications industry is in the midst of the most profound transformation in consumers’ relationship with media, the Mission of the Miami Ad School is to train the creative thinkers of the future before the future has happened; to engineer pop culture with creative insight and strategic thinking from a global perspective. Students learn to solve problems with whatever discipline, channel, skill or craft necessary, using new and emerging media as well as traditional media.
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Business Insider’s yearly list of the 30 Most Creative People in Advertising Under 30 always features some of the most renowned young talent in the industry. This years’ list features nine Miami Ad School alumni, up from five in 2016.
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100 Percent Placement: Boost Your Career at Miami Ad School New York’s Boot Camp for Account Planning
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Meet Miami Ad School’s first group of Minority Advertising Scholarship winners
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The application deadline for Miami Ad School’s winter quarter is November 28th. Best to get the process started now!
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Does Misunderstanding Fuel Racism?
Color Conversations, a finalist in Miami Ad School’s Unity Initiative, takes on the misunderstandings and problems behind racial tensions in American society.
Apply Now for $200,000 in Minority Advertising Scholarships
Miami Ad School announces $200,000 in tuition scholarships annually for minority applicants.
Vote for Peace: Which Idea Can Help Heal The Racial Divide?
Miami Ad School students in each of our American locations were asked to use their creativity to help heal our divided nation. Vote for your favorite.
How To Be The New Hire Agencies Need
Agencies are always on the lookout for new talent. Winning awards—like Miami Ad School students just did at the Clios—is a great way to get noticed. In the world of creative careers, competition is intense. There are tons of talented people looking for work or...
Remember Yesterday, Live for Today: Miami Ad School Students Commemorate 9/11
On September 11 a group of Miami Ad School New York Students set out for the crosswalks surrounding Ground Zero to bring the city together.
R/GA’s Connected Office An Ideal Home for Alumni Trio
Miami Ad School alums Katy Moseley, Zoë Lyle and Edward Miller found the perfect jobs for them at R/GA in New York City.
Give Your Voice to Those Who Have Been Censored
Miami Ad School student interns and Ogilvy & Mather came up with an idea to team Amnesty International with Dubsmash to give supporters a new way to join the human rights organization’s global fight against censorship.
Social Media Yard Sale Earns Grad Team a Titanium Lion
Miami Ad School graduates (and team at Deutsch NY) Erika Kohnen and Lauren Cooper win a Titanium Lion at Cannes for their “First Ever Pinterest Yard Sale” for Krylon.
The Deadline To Start Your Creative Career Is Nearly Here
The application deadline for Miami Ad School’s upcoming fall quarter is August 29th. The new term starts Monday, October 3rd.
Social Media Boot Camp Deadline Is Less Than Two Weeks Away
The application deadline for Miami Ad School New York’s upcoming Boot Camp for Social Media is August 29th.
A Small Agency That’s Poised For Big Things
Miami Ad School Alum Ryan Kutscher’s agency, Circus Maximus, is recognized with the Small Agency Campaign of the Year honor from Ad Age.
Meet the (Newest) Most Awarded Student In the World
With 84 awards, Rajath Ramamurthy is the Miami Ad School Global Top Dog and the most-awarded student in the world.
12 Weeks to Launch Your Social Media Career to the Next Level
Here’s a week-by-week breakdown of Miami Ad School New York’s Boot Camp for Social Media, starting October 3rd; the application deadline is August 29, 2016.
‘In advertising, you are only as good as your last ad.’ —CP+B CEO Andrew Keller
Miami Ad School Atlanta @ Portfolio Center Alum Andrew Keller has had a stellar career, rising to become the CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky and—late-breaking news—Global Creative Director of Facebook’s Creative Shop.
Creativity for the Sake of Community
The Miami Ad School family harnesses the power of collective creativity to foster healing and change.
On Second Thought, #PleaseTaseMeBro
In 2007 #DontTaseMeBro went viral and entered popular culture when a University of Florida student was tased by police officers at an academic forum. Flash forward to 2016 and the sad truth is we’d all gladly take a taser over a bullet.
Social Media Boot Camp Comes to New York This Fall
Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Social Media will be held in New York this fall. Classes begin October 3rd.
Social Media Milestones: The Miracle on the Hudson
Janis Krum’s tweet broke the news of US Airways flight 1549 water landing in New York’s Hudson River and beat the major news media.
Graduates at Droga5 Bring Home a Lion
A Droga5 team of Miami Ad School graduates bring home a Lion from Cannes for their Solar Forecast work for NRG Energy.
It’s Home Sweet Droga5 for this Swedish Miami Ad School Team
A pair of Swedish BFFs go to Miami Ad School New York to make their Droga5 dreams come true.
20 Things You May Not Know About Being a Copywriter
Award-winning creative and Miami Ad School Graduate, Soham Chatterjee, reveals the mysterious, peculiar life of a copywriter.
Application Deadline for the Boot Camp for Account Planning in New York Is May 27th.
Don’t miss out. Miami Ad School New York’s Boot Camp for Account Planning starts July 5th, 2016.
Three Heads of Strategy: Meet Some of Your Account Planning Boot Camp Instructors
Three Account Planning teachers and their topics from Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Account Planning, coming to New York this July 5th.
Start Your Planning Career: Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Account Planning Starts July 5th in New York
The application deadline for Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Account Planning in New York is May 27th.
23 Things About Art Direction That Are Absolutely True
Miami Ad School graduate Jessica Shriftman shares memorable and sometimes bizarre incidents from her career so far.
Beyond Your Portfolio. Get People Talking About You!
Agencies hire people not portfolios.This workshop will take a look at some of the things young creatives did that challenged society’s entrenched beliefs & attitudes and explore what you need to do to get people talking about you! The New York Festivals has made all the daytime events free to Miami Ad School students and friends. Just register for free admission.
Time to Get Ready: Miami Ad School New York’s Boot Camp for Account Planning
The New York Account Planning Boot Camp Application Deadline is Just 14 Days Away. Get a preview of the program on live on Facebook.
What Students Did Before and After Miami Ad School
Miami Ad School students have done all sorts of jobs before they found that a creative career was the right fit for them.
Live on Facebook: Get a taste of the Miami Ad School Experience
Miami Ad School is the most awarded institution of its kind. But what’s it like to be a student? Our ongoing Facebook Live broadcasts give you a peek.
Demand for Creative People Highest in 15 Years
Advertising agencies, media and technology companies are competing for the best creative talent. Miami Ad School grads have more job options than ever.
See Inside Miami Ad School on Facebook Live
Miami Ad School is the most awarded institution of its kind. But what’s it like to be a student? Our new Facebook Live broadcasts will give an inside view.
How Far You Go Is Up to You
Miami Ad School graduates can be found working at all levels in the industry. Here are the trajectories of three alumni who’ve gone a long way.
12 Weeks Changed My Life: Three Account Planning Boot Camp Grads on Their Experience
Three alumni of Miami Ad School’s Bootcamp for Account Planning—in Miami, New York and San Francisco—on how their lives were changed in just 12 weeks.
Make Your Vote Count: Miami Ad School Grad Saves Lives With Creativity
Vanessa & Jon’s branding work at gyro: New York for Bennison is helping reduce infant mortality rates in Africa.
What Is It Like to Work at Facebook?
“What I like most about Facebook is that everything has a purpose. That’s why I know I’m in the right place for me.”
Energy BBDO’s New Chief Creative Officer is a Miami Ad School Grad
Art Director Andrés Ordóñez graduated in 2000 with a killer book and some international experience, having been one of the first to spend a quarter away interning in London. He was a talent on the cusp of greatness.
How Miami Ad School Students Used Instagram’s Virtual Change to Make a Real Difference
Students Rajath Ramamurthy, Tanvi Tandon, Liudmila Kulibaba and Shashank Hariharan seized the opportunity to highlight the athleticism of Paralympians, and how they’re every bit as deserving of glory as their able-bodied counterparts.
My First Week as an Account Planning Student at Miami Ad School
We were a diverse class of world perspectives and experiences from Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Puerto Rico, India, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Israel, Japan and the U.S. As we wrapped up week one and quickly kicked off week two, I was amazed at how fast the week flew by and how much we had already experienced, learned and done.
Miami Ad School and Portfolio Center Impress in Graphis New Talent Annual
Miami Ad School and Portfolio Center proved the benefits of collaboration with a stellar showing in the 2016 Graphis New Talent Annual, with Portfolio Center students winning over five times as many awards as last year.
Smartphone Photography – The Hottest Tool in Content Creation
Who would have dreamed that the smartphone would become the camera of choice for advertising agencies. (Thank you Steve Jobs for your vision!) The smartphone’s small size, attachable lenses and editing and photo-manipulation apps make it an amazing production tool.
Great News! Advertising Jobs Are at Their Highest Level Since 2001. Here’s Why:
With the boom of social media, brands need content for all the different platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, SnapChat…) The demand for content for social media has created a whole new discipline called content creation. Content creation is the hottest and fastest growing area of the business and one of the reasons advertising jobs are at their highest level since 2001 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Six Miami Ad School Graduates Named to The 30 Most Creative Under 30
Business Insiders’ List of the 30 Most Creative People in Advertising Under 30 has consistently featured young creatives that are on the cusp of becoming huge names in the industry. This years list features five Miami Ad School grads.
#HelpKenyaNotKanye
On Friday, February 19th, helpkenyanotkanye.com went live. Gabriel, a Miami Ad School grad, tweeted it to media outlets and influencers and, slowly, the buzz began to build.
Are You an Art Director? Here is a Trick to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
“We found a way to get our creativity flowing and had a blast doing it. We were working but also having fun. It actually made the work we were doing for our clients better.” Art direction graduate, Freddy Jana, now Creative Director at Ogilvy shows what he does to warm up his creativity.
It’s Not WHO You Love. It’s THAT You Love.
A great Valentine’s Day strategy by Miami Ad School San Francisco Boot Camp for Account Planning graduate, Nick Smatt.
From Wall Street to Miami Ad School, Then Jobs at MTV, Yahoo and Now His First Feature Film, Stretch and Bobbito
When he was growing up art had been an important part of Omar Acosta’s life but he never thought he could earn a living in a creative career. Omar felt he needed to be more conventional so he started out as a stockbroker trainee. While the year-long, Wall Street job served as a boot camp in business education, it also made Omar realize how important it is to do something with your life that you love.
Miami Ad School Dominates at the Mobius Awards
Miami Ad School teams from San Francisco, New York and Mumbai win three of four student awards at the Mobius Worldwide Creativity Competition.
SUPER BOWL 50: Which Brands Scored? Which Fumbled? You Make the Call.
Miami Ad School is throwing a Super Bowl party and hosting The 3% Conference Tweetup. Real-time feedback from women at the party and across America on their attitudes toward the 2016 Super Bowl commercials will show which spots connect with women. Super Bowl spots that appeal to women have the best return on investment, because women buy products and share on social media in greater numbers than men on Super Bowl Sunday.
Take Control of Your Career. Become Who You’re Meant to Be.
At Miami Ad School, from the day you start, you learn by doing. This video, created by three, first-quarter students, is an example of that philosophy. The project, part of their Video Storytelling course, was “Why Miami Ad School?”. The finished two-minute video, a collection of interviews of students and staff and footage of the school, tells the reason “why”. In the process of telling their story the students learned to shoot, light, direct and edit.
Tastes Like Chicken
All of Miami Ad School’s locations are very dog-friendly places (as are many ad agencies, design firms and companies like Google). Students, instructors and staff are welcome to bring their dogs. The school’s founders bring their dogs, currently three, to school everyday. When the dogs aren’t in class or playing ball they hang out in Ron and Pippa’s offices. Lately the newest school mascot, a Doberwoman, has been very busy redecorating. Read the story of the accidental mascot
Instagram Features Photo by Miami Ad School New York Student
Find out how Instagram discovered Kien, learn his crazy photo technique (these pics were NOT taken at night), and see more images from his shoot.
Regular Holiday Gift Wrap is soooo 2015
Gift Wrap My Face has solved the problem of boring wrapping paper across the world!
Learn How to Use Agile Methodology and Create Brand Experiences and Working Prototypes Faster Than You Ever Imagined.
Learn to rapidly iterate and prototype ideas, as well deploy those ideas quickly in order to continue building on them with actionable user insights and feedback. Through Agile Methodology you will finally be able to create those “crown jewel” ideas.
Having a Hard Time Deciding on Your Career?
If you can’t decide what career is right for you it’s very likely you’ll thrive, grow, bloom and even flourish in a creative career in advertising, design, social media or content creation because these fields incorporate a little of everything: creativity, business, innovation, story-telling, technology, photography, psychology…
Portfolio Center and Miami Ad School are Actually Siblings
“We remember our “first times” more than any other. In a sense Portfolio Center was my first kiss: I was young, dumb and very lucky but the kiss was sweet and unforgettable. What a gift to my life to be back where it all started.”
– Ron Seichrist, Founder of Portfolio Center & Miami Ad School
Looking for a Job? Try Showcasing Your Failures.
Miami Ad School New York instructor and former senior creative at Ogilvy, Jeff Scardino, conducts an experiment to see what type a resumé will get him the most interviews. One of Jeff’s resumés got eight responses and five interview requests. The other got a big fat nothing. Find out what he did to get agencies to contact him.
He is the Most Awarded Student in the World
This year Soham Chatterjee is the most awarded student in the world. His copywriting skills have won him 79 national and international awards. Here he shares his thoughts on winning, working and advice for future creatives.
Nike, Beats by Dre, Makerbot and Now Miami Ad School All Benefit From His Big Brain
“Miami Ad School teaches people how to think creatively. There’s nothing else in the world quite like this school which is why the placement rate for grads is close to 100%. I believe Miami Ad School is a critical part of the educational ecosystem for agencies and I want to contribute.” – Barry Wacksman
Are You a Promising Strategist Who Could Use $1,500?
The Pick of the Litter Competition recognizes genius account planning strategy. Present your award-winning work at the 4A’s Strategy Festival October 4th!
Are Models Really as Bad as People Say?
Yachin has worked with J Crew, MCM, Milo Tricot, Maggie Jeans, WEB Denim and is a regular contributor for Essence Magazine. Find out the one unexpected skill he honed that led to his success.
Why Walk If You Can Dance?
Miami Ad School first quarter students create videos and gifs that express their first week as a new student.
Pharrel Williams Made Me Happy, Happy, Happy but Cindy Gallop, Wendy Clark, Piera Gelardi and Jessica Walsh Inspired Me
The best advice I received was from Mark D’Arcy, VP, Chief Creative Officer of Facebook Creative Shop. He said, “If you can’t find your perfect role in an agency go and create your own, change the game and make it yours.” Hear more inspiring bits of wisdom from the brightest minds at the Cannes Lion Festival.
Advertising Needs You, Especially If You’re Black, Brown, Pink or Rainbow
That’s not Ron. (He doesn’t look that good in a dress.) That’s Pippa Seichrist, his wife and cofounder of Miami Ad School. She accepted the award on his behalf at the American Advertising Federation award show in Las Vegas. Find out the unlikely person who changed Ron’s life forever and how Ron has paid it forward ever since.
I Created a Company in 54 Hours
Never eat alone again. Breakin’ Bread, a new app, takes those uncomfortable meals by yourself and turns them into a time of sharing and creativity.
It’s Just Like the Cannes Film Festival but Instead of Brad Pitt, Dave Droga Will Be There
Dave Droga is one of the hottest creatives in the world. While he is pretty darn cute, what makes him so hot is his creative mind and the work he and his ad agency, Droga5, creates. Later this month many of the world’s top art directors, copywriters, designers, strategists and developers will be in France for the Cannes Lions’ festival. (It’s like the Cannes Film Festival but instead of the best movies, the Cannes Lions’ festival recognizes the power of creativity and celebrates the people shaping the future of creative brand communications.) Maddy Kramer, Miami Ad School graduate and Interactive Art Director at Latin Works, will be there too as part of See It Be It. Only 12 women creatives from all over the world were selected!
Do You Know Which Advertising Agency Has Hired the Most Miami Ad School Students?
748 OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ART DIRECTORS, COPYWRITERS, STRATEGISTS AND DESIGNERS AT THIS TOP AGENCY. Last week I was at the New York Festivals award show and hung out with a big group of our graduates. (Twenty-two of them won advertising awards that night.) Seeing...
How I Got the Chance to Work on a Hip Hop Documentary
Having Miami Ad School as a common link helped me land my first job in the film industry faster than I ever dreamed.
Top 10 Recruiter Tips for a Creative Portfolio
The Creative Recruiters from Saatchi & Saatchi and VML have been big supporters of Miami Ad School for many years. They always attend our New York Portfolio Reviews to meet with our recent graduates. A couple of weeks ago we invited them to the school to give the students advice how to build a better school portfolio. Here are their top 10 portfolio tips.
First Day of School-Last Day of Boring
Miami Ad School is the best way to start a creative career in advertising. You’re trained by industry pros who inspire you to climb higher.
A Grand Clio & Kisses
Creating award-winning ideas is one way to get the attention of potential employers. Miami Ad School students are the most awarded in the world.
Student Housing Just Became as Simple as Finding a Starbucks
Student subletting and housing will never be the same. We’re all too familiar with how difficult it can be to find housing when moving to different campuses or attending internships in other cities. Miami Ad School is excited to introduce The Network.
What If Advertising Agencies Were Ice Cream Flavors?
Ice cream sounds a whole lot better when it involves design and a good spoof.
Master’s Program Students at Miami Ad School and FIU Help Florida Farmers with Social Media
“Miami Ad School provides an environment where students are constantly challenged to think creatively while FIU provides a analytical backdrop to help students make informed decisions based on the client brief. It’s really the best of both worlds.”
Play SCORE and Date the Smart Way
TWO MIAMI AD SCHOOL GRADS CREATE SCORE, A MOBILE DATING APP THAT IS THE ULTIMATE ICEBREAKER. “When we date these days it's not our chances which are keeping us apart, it’s the way that we take those chances. We pick a date with our eyes closed and our fingers crossed....
Sara Cobaugh, Account Planner at McKinney, Wins Pick of the Litter
SHE ALSO REVEALS HOW WE CAN BREAK THE CASH V. PUPPY STREAK Miami Ad School held its annual Pick of the Litter contest, a celebration of outstanding planners with less than three years strategic experience, at the 4A’s Strategy Festival in Nashville. On October...
Brooklyn’s Creativity Comes Alive At Miami Ad School New York
STUDENTS WORK WITH ENTREE LIFESTYLE ON TRIBUTE TO NOTORIOUS B.I.G. In collaboration with Brooklyn-based street wear brand Entree Lifestyle, the students and teachers of Miami Ad School New York created a massive tribute to late rapper and iconic Brooklyn cultural...
8 Miami Ad School New York students kick off 48 hour challenge
Kite Patch is a sticker designed to block mosquitoes' ability to track humans for 48 hours. Malaria continues to kill a child every minute of the day. But by making humans invisible to mosquitoes, Kite Patch has the power to significantly impact malaria transmission...