The initial briefings for this year’s Air Ambulance Project held on 7th November were preceded by a talk given by Amber Harrison, an account manager from Gravity, the London B2B agency that kindly assists us with the project.
Amber talked about her background and her career in advertising including how she obtained her job at Gravity. After completing her degree, Amber initially decided to consider advertising as a career after other family members noticed that she always stayed to watch TV adverts whilst everyone else left the room, and suggested that she should pursue this interest as a career.
The first job that Amber in the advertising industry was not ideal, and she explained how it took her some time and several interviews to find an agency that really suited her and that she felt comfortable with. Her advice to our students was that they should be persistent and keep trying until they found the job that was right for them.
Amber also discussed her day to day work with the agency indicating that it was the variety of work that attracted her to the industry and that it was essential for success in an agency that you could work with a wide variety of people with communication and flexibility being key skills.
Students were given an opportunity to ask questions with several posing challenging questions about her work and the industry.
We look forward to seeing Amber later in the project as she helps students develop their proposals.