a 6-month advertising portfolio school

Creativity is having the guts to take things in a new direction.

Whether it's an ad, a brand—or your entire career.

Build a portfolio

180-days

100% woman-owned

world's top agencies

award-winning instructors

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book180 is a 6-month advertising portfolio program.

Our advertising portfolio program is designed to give more people around the world the opportunity to become professional advertising creatives.

Email us to sign up

book180 is a 6-month advertising portfolio program.

Our curriculum is designed to give more people around the world the opportunity to become professional advertising creatives.

Email us to sign up
Our fully-online portfolio school is designed to:

help you become a strategic junior copywriter or art director in just 180 days

give you agency-level training in concepting, craft, and new technologies

get your agency-ready portfolio seen by our expansive network of agencies and hiring mangers

So if you’re looking for a creative career, have the brains for big ideas, and the heart to make them, do a 180 with us.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

FREE
Event

Wednesday, January 22nd | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

Navigating the Advertising Job Search

Sarah Latz & Francesca Piancone

The junior advertising landscape can feel super daunting and lonely at times. Should you apply to every summer advertising internship out there, or wait for a full time junior role? How do you get your portfolio to stand out to recruiters? We have answers! Join the book180 community for a convo with top agency hiring managers on putting your best foot forward and landing that first gig.

FREE
Event

Tuesday, February 11th | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

The Copywriter's Journey

Sarah Latz & Francesca Piancone

The beauty of copywriting is that it’s a skill that can be leveraged in so many different ways. Join us as we speak with industry professionals about how starting in copywriting got them to where they are now—with careers in entertainment advertising, traditional, in-house and PR agencies, and strategy. We’ll also take you through our copywriting curriculum and show you some super strong copywriting portfolios. If you’ve always loved writing and being creative, but weren’t sure which jobs would let you do that, this is the panel for you!

FREE
Event

Wednesday, February 12th | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

The Art Director's Journey

Sarah Latz & Francesca Piancone

Have you always had an eye for design, colors, and aesthetics, but figured it’d have to remain a hobby alongside your “real” career? News flash! You might be looking for a little job called Art Direction. Join us as we speak with industry art and design leaders about how a start in art direction took the trajectory of their careers into traditional agencies, Fortune 500 firms, branding firms, and AI-focused shops. We’ll take you through our art direction curriculum, show you some stellar art direction portfolios, and talk about the possibilities of what your career could look like.

$500 (Take both in the series for $950)
Workshop

Thursdays | February 13, 2025 - March 13, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

bookcamp: Campaign Creation

Taught by Conner Schrock, Senior Copywriter at BBH NY

Get a 5 week boost for your portfolio! This once-a-week online workshop will help you create smart, creative work for your book. Go from brief to big ideas, enhance your presentation skills, and leave with at least 1 portfolio-worthy creative campaign. This workshop is perfect for undergrad students, recent graduates, people considering pivoting their career into advertising, or anyone looking to add another campaign to their portfolio.

$500 (Take both in the series for $950)
Workshop

Tuesdays | March 3, 2025 - April 1, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

bookcamp: MidJourney Production

Nico Marks, Freelance CD at Milieu Blue LA

With AI as a tool, you can produce even the biggest ideas in your portfolio. In this online workshop, you'll spend 5 weeks learning how to create images on MidJourney, how to optimize your prompt writing, and you'll also get a peek into ethical usage of AI. This workshop is perfect for undergraduate + portfolio school students looking to elevate the design of their portfolios, or any graduate or career professional who'd like to learn more about the Midjourney platform. You can also use this class to produce a campaign you developed in our Campaign Creation Workshop.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

Guest Speaker

October 14th

Amanda Burger

Advertising Culture in LA

Guest Speaker

October 14th

Amanda Burger

Advertising Culture in LA

Guest Speaker

October 14th

Amanda Burger

Advertising Culture in LA