1 cat videos , meetings , work , overseeing creative work , meetings 2 most fun pitching , shoots abroad , great clients , great account people , great planners , teamwork , parties , ad awards abroad , art directing without interruption , the people , doing ads that people love that work . Least fun finance , asshole clients , account people who won ' t sell work , people that don ' t care about creative output , or selling stuff . Shitty long hours . 3 Like adverts REALLY ! , like designwriting . Have broad general knowledge and interest in learning things outside advertising . Values honesty , creativity , integrity , ability to work hard when needed and skive when not 4 Learn how to set type properly , learn how to draw , how to artwork an ad , learn about design and advertising history , stay abreast of technology , and new software and ad formats . 5 it ' s only advertising , try and not take it too seriously if only i could practice what I Preach . It can be very stressful , so try and relax when you can . Follow creative trends on and offline , and popular culture . 6 Art school , get a book together , apply to agenciescreative directors directly in a creative way .