Creative Certificate in Advertising

Enroll in the Advertising Creative Certificate to master the art of crafting compelling campaigns.

Creatives are responsible for generating ad ideas and bringing concepts to life through written and visual communication.

Why pursue a creative certificate?

• Develop a portfolio of work needed to land a job in the creative side of advertising such as an art director or copywriter
• Win creative awards
• Learn from award-winning creative directors
• Be ready for a creative career on day one after graduation

Top skills you’ll develop

• Idea generation
• Developing creative concepts
• Executing a big idea across several media
• Copywriting
• Visual communication
• Recognizing great advertising
• Presenting your work to win client business

Is it for me?

• Do you love to think and solve problems in creative ways?
• Are you curious about the world, culture, people and trends?
• Are you tenacious? Will you keep working to find a great solution even after you have found a pretty good solution?
• For copywriters, are you a great writer who loves to play with words?
• For art directors, are you a great visual thinker who designs to communicate?

Awards won

• Five National AAF Addy Awards including a Judge’s Choice Award
• Six District AAF Addy Awards
• Approximately 70 AAF of North Central Florida Addy Awards
• Three Best of Show, two Best in Category, three Judge’s Choice Addy Awards for AAF of North Central Florida
• D&AD Graphite Pencil (2^nd place)
• Two Bronze and two Merit Awards at One Show – Miami Chapter

Certificate Curriculum

We’re updating the Creative Advertising Certificate to better reflect industry needs. The current curriculum is temporarily offline while revisions are finalized. Check back for the new course sequence and requirements.

Ad Campaigns Created by Our Students