University of Lincoln Careers & Employability

Employers are interested in the skills and competencies you gained from your degree, therefore it is very important you can recognise them and present them effectively on CVs and in interviews;

• Effective communication including use of ICT and a range of media
• Leadership, team working, influencing and project management
• Business analysis and planning
• Problem solving and decision making
• Organisation and time management with the ability to work to deadlines
• Interpersonal to work with a wide range of clients and colleagues

• Account Executive
• Account Planner
• Creative Art Director
• Creative Copywriter
• Media Buyer
• Media Planner

• Public Relations Officer
• Event Organiser
• Marketing Executive
• Press officer
• Sales Promotion Account Executive
• Journalist
• Graphic Designer

Postgraduate study may enable you to explore aspects of Advertising in greater depth or to study a new subject. A postgraduate qualification, either academic or vocational, is required to enter some fields of work such as education or the law. You should consider why you want to do post graduate study, whether it will affect your career prospects and whether you are likely to get funding.

For general information and where to find courses, please see our Postgraduate Study section. For information on courses available at Lincoln click here

Below are examples of Advertising graduate destinations;

• Art Director, IRIS Nation (London)
• Advertising Assistant, Ogilvy and Mather
• Trainee Creative Designer, McCann Erickson
• Digital project Executive, RBH Advertising
• Junior Planner, Blue Barracuda
• Account Executive, MI Liberty

• MSc. Advertising and Marketing, Hull University
• Masters Degree: International Marketing and Brand Management, Lund University, Sweden
• MA Advertising, Bucks New University

• IPA 
• D&AD
• Campaign
• CAM Foundation
• Diagnonal Thinking
• The Guardian Advertising Jobs
• Skillset Advertising Job Profiles
• The Guardian  – Monday’s Media Section
• The Advertisers’ Annual – The Blue Book