Jason Scott, who has worked as an integrated creative at Wieden+Kennedy London for the past year, knows how to get into advertising.
How do we know that he knows? Because he’s created a related “single-serving site” page in the style of “Barack Obama is your new bicycle” called “Ways to get into advertising” — and today he’s been tweeting its jokes directly at the agencies mentioned therein.
Pissing about with Code. Made this for people trying to get into advertising – http://t.co/C3EXKPkpHX
— Jason Scott (@Jason_scott) September 30, 2014
Now we’re going to give him a little more attention.
First, Scott’s advice for applying to what we assume is TBWA\Chiat\Day LA:
That probably won’t work thanks to the speed of modern paternity testing. Still…
R/GA:
SapientNitro:
How to get into @sapientnitro by http://t.co/C3EXKPkpHX – pic.twitter.com/i3wWjYnWuh
— Jason Scott (@Jason_scott) September 30, 2014
Droga5 (with a variation on the lineage joke):
How to get in advertising… http://t.co/AJHLIyKQxx via @vrtjohnson pic.twitter.com/vHj87InTPd
— Paul Chauvin (@Room2047) September 30, 2014
Mother New York:
How to get a job @motherny by http://t.co/C3EXKPkpHX – pic.twitter.com/wuIo8uK5cr
— Jason Scott (@Jason_scott) September 30, 2014
Anomaly:
How to get a job @AnomalyNY by http://t.co/C3EXKPkpHX – pic.twitter.com/YAx6XxWZBe
— Jason Scott (@Jason_scott) September 30, 2014
For the most part, we haven’t seen the agencies themselves respond to Scott’s jokes…presumably because they’re all too busy listening to panel speakers a few blocks from our office.
Here’s an exception from Fred & Farid Group:
Funny RT @Jason_scott: How to get a job @FredFaridGroup by http://t.co/XGjEtahwlQ – http://t.co/o5xxWgH4HR
— FRED & FARID GROUP (@FredFaridGroup) September 30, 2014
There’s a bit of repetition in the meme to be sure, but so far we’d say A- for effort because everyone knows you can’t just give out straight A’s all willy-nilly.
How accurate are his claims, though?