This winter, we're dropping five ways to help you break into advertising, make better work, and find out what you're made of.
EXPLORE THE LINEUP ↓Not sure advertising is your thing? Take five of DAD's favorite classes for a spin. Make real work, find creative partners, and get feedback from our greatest-hit teachers. It's the portfolio school experience without the 15-month commitment.
Design fundamentals with Tyler.
Copywriting and headlines with Ben.
Campaign development with Jesse.
Big attention-getting ideas with Jonny.
Presenting your ideas with Bre and Heather.
If you take Greatest Hits and get accepted into DAD's full Spring 2027 program, you get a guaranteed $5,000 tuition scholarship. Not a bad return on a $500 trial run.
Want a shot at the 2027 Young Ones awards? Spend ten weeks making a killer entry with creative partners, agency CDs, and experienced award-show judges. Make ideas. Kill the bad ones. Push the good ones. Get the feedback you need to make something worth entering.
Your $200 includes the workshop and one eligible Young Ones competition entry.
Come watch the band rehearse. Sit in on a real Q5 class, see unfinished campaigns, and hear the feedback DAD students get from their creative directors. The making-of footage before the portfolio drops.
An unfiltered, live AMA with Jesse, DAD co-founder and creative director. Ask about portfolio school, agency life, getting hired, or his fantasy football team. No rehearsed answers. No backstage secrets.
Your mom thinks your portfolio is great. We're here to give you a second opinion. Book a free, one-on-one session with a DAD creative director. We'll review your work, your website, and what agencies will actually think of both. You'll hear what to keep, what to cut, and what needs a complete remix. No sugarcoating. Just better work.
BOOK YOUR PORTFOLIO REMIX ↗Every great career has a first track. This could be yours. All you have to do is press play.