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ADCON Industry Overview and Career Fair (hosted by Wayne State)
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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
ADCON 2022 HAS MOVED TO A NEW DATE // TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON ET ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
The Adcraft Club of Detroit is the oldest and largest nonprofit marketing association in the country that connects, inspires, educates, and celebrates the Detroit Marketing Community. We are happy to announce that on a NEW date and VIRTUALLY, AdCon is back! On March 1st, from 5:00PM-8:30PM AdCon will be hosting via Zoom, key industry panelist sessions along with our signature career fair 1:1 sessions via the Handshake app, hosted by Wayne State University. With the help of all our partners we are excited to bring back our signature educational event and look forward to "seeing" you all on Zoom!
For 29 years, AdCon has been the region's leading advertising career conference and networking event for college students, recent graduates, and young professionals.
From creative to media to strategy and everything in between, learn and get inspired from an impressive roster of Detroit's top marketing experts while discovering a variety of career options at Detroit-based companies. You'll also get details on how to apply for the Adcraft Scholarship program for students studying advertising or a related field at a Michigan college or university. Join us by reserving your seat today! No charge to students, compliments of Rocket Mortgage, Amazon and all our sponsors.
**THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS FREE FOR STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY STAFF AND ADVISORS,
HOWEVER REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.**
EVENT REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
- Industry overviews brought to you by Adcraft's partners and panelists (powered by Zoom)
- Access to top companies for 10-minunte 1:1 interview sessions (powered by Handshake)
- Ability to submit resume to companies for future follow-up/consideration for employment
Net proceeds from the event go to The Adcraft Scholarship Fund.
:: Guests that previously registered for the 1/29/22 in-person event do not need to register for the 3/1/22 virtual event, your registration will automatically transfer and you will receive a refund for any payments previously made ::
2022 EVENT AGENDA
5:00pm - 8:30pm // Adcraft Zoom Webinar
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm // Opening Session and Keynote Speaker
- 5:00pm - 5:15pm // Welcome, Program Overview and Scholarship information
- 5:15pm - 5:30pm // Keynote, Presented by Rocket Mortgage
- 5:30pm - 6:00pm // HR Overview, Presented by MRM
- 6:05pm - 6:35pm // Agency 360, Presented by Ally
- 6:35pm - 7:05pm // Creative, Presented by Doner
- 7:05pm - 7:35pm // Media/Data & Tech, Presented by Assembly
- 7:35pm - 8:05pm // Power of Social & Influencers, Presented by UM
- 8:10pm - 8:20pm // Closing Session, Presented by Amazon
5:00pm - 8:30pm // Career Fair via Handshake tool, hosted by Wayne State University, concurrently
- Career Fair participating companies:
- Ally
- Amazon
- Ampersand
- Campbell-Ewald
- Campbell Marketing
- Dentsu
- Doner
- GSTV
- Lafayette American
- Ludwig+
- MRM
- Rocket Mortgage
- UM
- VMLY&R // GTB
- Yahoo!
- 9th Wonder
and more to come!
We will be using Handshake for the virtual career fair. This is a great opportunity for students to introduce themselves professionally and learn more about each company. To have a successful networking experience, students should prepare, prepare, prepare and follow up with employers.
If you need help signing up for sessions, please review this brief student workshop or email Kimberly Swisher at kimberly.swisher@wayne.edu with any questions. Kimberly will be able to assist you even if you are a student at a different university.
*agenda subject to change
Location
Virtual Event via Zoom and Handshake
MI
USA
Category
Adcraft Educational Committee
Registration Info
Registration is required before Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Payment In Full In Advance Only