"I've wanted to work in advertising since I was a teenager. When I was 13, my aunt, who worked for an advertising company, said, "You like design, you should be an art director." She explained that it involved drinking coffee, coming up with ideas, and going on photo shoots. I was like, "Wow. That sounds amazing." I studied graphic design and did everything I could to get an internship at an ad agency."
"During my internship, I put forward an idea for a Coca-Cola TV ad. The client loved it, and they even asked me to act in it because they liked my long-haired, dishevelled look. I suddenly was getting a check for starring in the ad, and I thought, "This is pretty good." After I graduated in 2002, I got a full-time job with McCann-Erickson Over the next three years, I advanced to junior art director, and then I was headhunted to join Blue Hat Advertising."
"I then moved to London to freelance for ad agencies before I returned to Sydney in 2008 and got a job at BMF. They had some amazing projects and people, but when you're working 80 hours a week, all parts of your life take a dive. I had a trip planned to go to the Himalayas, but a beer ad shoot scheduled for the same date forced me to cancel my tr"
Daniel Walton wanted to work in advertising from his teens after his aunt recommended art direction. He studied graphic design and aggressively pursued internships, leaving direct mail pieces to attract agencies. He interned unpaid at McCann-Erickson in New Zealand, balancing college, agency hours and service work to earn money. An idea for a Coca-Cola TV ad led to on-camera work and paid compensation. After graduating in 2002 he joined McCann full time, advanced to junior art director, was headhunted to Blue Hat for higher pay, freelanced in London, then returned to Sydney to work at BMF with intense 80-hour weeks that strained his life.
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