May 20th, 2010: PORTFOLIO NIGHT 8: "Creatives Meeting Creatives" at Lincoln Financial Field, May 20th
Posted: April 4th, 2010
Philadelphia to play key role in global eventwhere young creatives meet ECD/CDs
For the first time, Philadelphia will be a host city of Portfolio Night—an event designed to guide young creatives as they begin careers in the advertising industry, and to raise the city’s creative flag and be counted on the world stage. Scheduled to be held at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, May 20, PN8 Philadelphia is hosted by Philly Ad Club and organized by its Young Professionals.
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PN8 is part of a massive initative taking place in more than 30 major cities. Thousands of young creatives from around the world will gather to meet renowned creative directors in hopes of polishing their portfolios, being discovered, and ultimately landing a dream job in advertising. As the world's advertising and design portfolio review and recruitment
event, PN8 will also take place in various major communication hubs like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Toronto, Singapore, São Paulo and many other hot advertising towns around the world.
In partnership with ihaveanidea.org and the Philly Ad Club, along with more than 15 Philly-area agencies, PN8 Philadelphia is expected to be one of the largest in the world. The event will bring together creative leaders from: Backe Digital, Brolik, BrownPartners, Brownstein Group, customedialabs, Digitas Health, LevLane, Masterminds, Neff Associates, O3 World, Razorfish, Red Tettemer, Tierney Communications, The Star Group—sponsors of the region’s event. Aspiring art directors, copywriters and web designers from throughout the area will have the opportunity to
expose their portfolios to top professionals, one-on-one and in person.
Additional sponsors include blue plate minds, CBS, LotisMedia and The Philadelphia Eagles, along with global partners Adobe, Corbis, Ogilvy and Veer. (Other sponsor agencies are still to be confirmed.) This eclectic combination promises a one-of-a-kind event, bridging the gap between the area's up-and-coming creatives and the advertising veterans with whom they aspire to work alongside.
Portfolio Night is a one-night-only opportunity where “the best of the present meet the best of the years to come.” For a night of advice, networking and recruitment, make sure to get your ticket at: www.portfolionight.com.
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