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‘Do stuff and hustle’ – advice for getting into advertising from Philosophy grad George

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

If you’ve been exploring advertising as a career, you may already have come across George Gunn via the post he wrote a few years ago about advertising and its fit with Philosophy. George is back again with more insights on … Continue reading →

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PPLS students – Get Creative with the CCCF (Creative and Cultural Careers Festival) this week……….

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

CCCF is nearly upon us – make sure you don’t miss it! You’re a creative lot in PPLS –  you end up in journalism, publishing, marketing, film, digital and film media careers – and more….and just to prove it – Charlotte … Continue reading →

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Working in Digital Media and Advertising…..CCCF event

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

What is CCCF? The Creative and Cultural Careers Festival is our award winning, week-long festival of events running from Monday 27 February to Friday 3 March! This is your chance to hear what life is like working in the Creative … Continue reading →

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Marketing – a career-option for all PPLS students

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

Following an extremely informative Career Conversation with Laura Richardson, philosophy graduate and marketing professional, I’m summarising her slides and advice below. Read on if you’re a PPLS student wondering about a career in Marketing What is marketing? “Marketing is defined … Continue reading →

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Advertising and AdMission – a career using skills across all the PPLS subject-areas

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

Those of you who made it to the Careers Fair a week or so ago may have come across the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) and their AdMission campaign to attract graduates from varying discipline for some of the … Continue reading →

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Advertising careers and your philosophy degree – and an IPA competition to kickstart your career….

Posted on February 24, 2016 by

Advertising careers and your philosophy degree – why it makes sense….plus an IPA competition to kickstart your career – see end of post. (A guest post by Edinburgh Philosophy graduate George Gunn, Content Strategist, The Leith Agency) What can you do … Continue reading →

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BAFTA, BBC, Buzzfeed, Publishing Scotland, Whitespace, …….

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

….and many more exciting employers, speakers and organisations – all coming to an event near you very soon, via the Careers Service’s week-long…………… CCCF – Creative and Cultural Careers Fest – 29th Feb – 4th March.  Check out all the events … Continue reading →

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