If you’re like most people trying to break into the advertising industry, you’re probably feeling pretty split about your portfolio. Sure, your portfolio now shows how you made the most of the resources you had in college, but what if after spending a few more frames at ad school your portfolio could show your true potential? Come to DAD and we’ll fill your portfolio with strike after strike until you’re rolling with the big agencies, just like the ones below where our DAD Grads are now working.

At our core, everyone here shares one thing — we all do this because we really care about it. Remember your classes in college and how over half the class didn’t want to be there including the professor? Yeah, this ain’t that. Smash that button below to find out why everybody at DAD, starting with the founders, have your back.

Feeling like you’re not ready for the big agency pace? Hey, join the club. We all felt like that until we got our shit together. And for advertising creative students, portfolio schools are where you get your shit together. Ask our former students and they’ll tell you that after you make it through DAD, working in a big ad agency is no big deal. Our entire program is structured to feel like an agency so you’ll get what feels like an entire year’s worth of on-the-job training before you even show up to your first day of work. The fact that you know you’re not ready to work in a big agency just shows that you are ready to take your skills to the next level, so let’s get you to that next level.

Ok, we get it. You’ve already done the whole college thing. You’re over it. How can you justify one more year of school and 27k in tuition? At their very first job after finishing our program, our DAD Grads are making way more than your average entry-level junior position. Check this out…

Even if you’ve got the greatest portfolio in the world, it’s still completely useless unless someone actually sees it. At DAD, we surround you with creatives and recruiters from the top agencies in the country. They’re your guides, your monthly guest speakers, and the people we get you networking with from day one. Below are just a few of our industry connections and the agencies that could potentially be your first employer.

Choosing between post-grad portfolio schools? We get it, there aren’t a ton of options out there. But if you can’t decide, let the work speak for itself! After all, what better way to judge a portfolio school than by the quality of the portfolios they put out? We’re so confident in ours that we wanted to make it super easy for you to compare, so smash the links below and decide for yourself what kind of standard you want your own portfolio to live up to.

We offer three programs that cover the spectrum of advertising creativity. Maybe you firmly belong in one group, maybe your interests and talents overlap across two or three of the below paths, that’s perfectly normal. Explore each below and the way forward will soon be clear.

Art Direction

Craft the look and feel of a campaign. Make decisions about visuals, photography, type, colors, and the overall design. Learn everything you need to know to become an Art Director.

Copywriting

Craft the idea or story behind a campaign. Write headlines, scripts, taglines, social posts, etc. Learn everything you need to know to become a Copywriter.

Strategy

Discover insights that inspire campaigns. Research and lay the groundwork that allows creatives to create. Learn all you need to know to become a Strategist.