Digital agency jobs?

[BrabusMog]

Does anyone work in the industry?

I have just started looking for account exec roles within digital and seem to be crashing against a brick wall! I am a graduate with a 2:1 in PR and am looking to work within digital but every job that I come across doesn't want graduates but A/C execs with 6 months experience. I am pretty confident that if I sit down in front of a few people that I will impress, I just need a foot in the door! I do know the industry quite well, just not how to break in to it.

I am currently going through the NMA top 100 list but I don't hold out too much hope for this tactic, as I am clearly emailing HR departments who just send out standard responses.

Just to be clear, I'm not expecting a hand out, I am just curious as to how people got in to the industry?

Cheers

[Bullett]

What's a digital agency?

[dcb]

BrabusMog said:

I am a graduate with a 2:1 in PR

I've never heard of this one - is that what the final certificate said ?

I didn't think you could do things like that at University,
so I've learnt something new there.

Is PR the same or different to Marketing ?

[BrabusMog]

dcb said:

BrabusMog said:

I am a graduate with a 2:1 in PR

I've never heard of this one - is that what the final certificate said ?

I didn't think you could do things like that at University,
so I've learnt something new there.

Is PR the same or different to Marketing ?

Well I did Fashion Promotion which encompassed Journalism, PR and Broadcast. I specialised in PR.

[dcb]

BrabusMog said:

Well I did Fashion Promotion which encompassed Journalism, PR and Broadcast. I specialised in PR.

It is now possible to get a 2:1 in Fashion Promotion ???

Crikey, the modern world.

And I thought American Studies, Media Studies and Sports Science
were new.

[Gargamel]

BrabusMog

PM me your CV offline, i used to do a little bit of hiring in digital agencies, and may have a couple of contacts - I should warn you however I am a recruitment consultant, though in this instance I will just send you details if I think of anyone.

[BrabusMog]

dcb said:

BrabusMog said:

Well I did Fashion Promotion which encompassed Journalism, PR and Broadcast. I specialised in PR.

It is now possible to get a 2:1 in Fashion Promotion ???

Crikey, the modern world.

And I thought American Studies, Media Studies and Sports Science
were new.

It sure is, although don't let the fashion part fool you. It's not all frilly scarves, handbags and tight jeans. American Studies is a worthless degree, mine wasn't.

[Bullett]

Bullett said:

What's a digital agency?

So no-one can explain what this is then? something in advertising I'm guessing...

[PistonheadsJobs]

Here are a couple of websites you can try:

www.mediaweekjobs.co.uk
www.ri5.co.uk

[Oggs]

PistonheadsJobs said:

Here are a couple of websites you can try:

www.mediaweekjobs.co.uk
www.ri5.co.uk

Don't try pistonheadsjobs.com tho

[PistonheadsJobs]

Not for an agency role no!

Bullett - A digital agency is an online advertising agency. They source and buy advertising space on behalf of a client. They will have good relationships with media houses and publishers and will negotiate a good deal and save the client the bother of having to do this themselves. Digital agencies specialise in online, there are others that specialise in magazines/newspapers and some that only buy job advertising.

I hope this helps!

[cazzer]

http://www.reed.co.uk/job-details/Manchester/Digit...

Dunno if that was the sort of thing you were looking for.