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Isabel Evans landed her dream job as a copywriter right off the back of AWARD School. She tells us about her new role and her course experience. TCC: What were you doing before you applied for AWARD school? IE: I had just made the move over from Adelaide and was...

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD) is pleased to announce Leo Premutico, co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Johannes Leonardo, has been appointed Chair of Judges for the 40th AWARD Awards. After a string of early career successes,...

Increasingly, marketing science points to the importance of brand in driving sustainable growth over time. In recognition of this, Effies Australia has introduced a new category in 2019 to showcase campaigns that have measurably impacted brand health. McCann Australia...

Advertisers working with healthcare clients need to make sure their ad is compliant at all times, and with the recent changes to the advertising code now in effect (from January 1, 2019) now’s the perfect time to ensure your teams and clients are familiarising...

By Stuart Shepherd, ECD, Redhanded Since the very first days of settlement, farming has been the lifeblood of this country. Other than mining, farming has been one of the most important contributors to the ongoing growth and success of the nation. So why don’t most...

2017 Victorian AWARD School student Dominic Counahan took out the Semi-Permanent pop up prize, but despite this, he says his most treasured moment of AWARD School was simply ‘coming up with the ideas’. We chat to the humble creative in this alumni series. TCC: What...

Sydney creatives Madeleine and Alec had briefly met in high school but it wasn’t until their paths crossed again while attending AWARD School in 2018 did they start to share ideas and eventually partner up. TCC: Congratulations on graduating from AWARD School! Tell us...

Winning AWARD School didn't only change Tom Lawrence’s career outlook, it “made it”, he says. Within a few months of taking out the top honour in 2017, the Sydney resident was trudging through the snow in New York City on his way to his new dream job. TCC: You are now...

Young Brisbane duo Kale McRedmond (art director) and Anais Read(copywriter), of Publicis Worldwide, have spearheaded a new Christmas campaign for Australian charity, Act for Kids. Both McRedmond and Read graduated AWARD School in 2017, and the two are now teamed up at...

From training with senior creatives to having her first newspaper article published, Redhanded's Olivia Stone shares this photo diary as part of the Communications Council’s Graduate Program. The 2019 Graduate Program kicks off on 27 February. We'll train your junior...

Jiaan Koch is currently completing the Clemenger Exception to the Rule Program, after impressing the team with his video interview. Once selected, he was enrolled into our Graduate Program for access to professional training, grassroots events and networking. What...

Maddison was in her final year of uni when she started looking for employment opportunities and subsequently came across our Graduate Program. Now at BMF, Maddison is working exclusively on ALDI Australia and absolutely loving it. What prompted you to apply to this...

University of Canberra Advertising major, Georgia Holgate landed a role at Leo Burnett after going through the Comms Council Graduate Program in early 2018. She has worked on global airline brand Emirates and pitched ideas to Adobe. What prompted you to apply to this...

The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) is an essential starting point for any advertising agency working on briefs for alcohol advertisers, and agencies must ensure their employees understand code and compliance processes and requirements. If you have new staff...

Newcastle barista Lucas Fowler always wanted to get into advertising but didn’t know if he had what it takes until he came across AWARD School. The 2018 NSW Top Student and National Finalist shares his advice for aspiring creatives. Why did you want to get into...

Youngbloods WA has enjoyed another successful year, with a calendar full of events seeing great turnouts and high engagement amongst the industry (and those looking to join it). 2018’s event offering struck the balance between education, networking and fun. There was...