Skills, Education, and Experience

Skills

• excellent oral and written communication
• ability to work as part of a team
• leadership skills
• strong creative thinking
• good interpersonal communication
• ability to work with numbers and budgets
• ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• excellent organizational skills
• strategic thinking
• self-motivated, and able to motivate others
• knowledge of current trends, styles, and ad campaigns

Education and Experience

• Advertising professionals usually require a university degree or college diploma in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or in a related field
• Advertising managers also require several years of experience as an advertising officer, public relations officer or communications officer or in a related occupation.

Source: WorkBC

Qualifications

This occupation is not regulated in British Columbia.

Licensing Requirements for Advertising Sector

In B.C., there are no licensing requirements for advertising professionals.
While there are no mandatory educational requirements it may be difficult to get a job in the advertising industry without previous experience, a university degree, or a college diploma.