book180 is a 6 month advertising portfolio school
designed to give more people the opportunity to become professional advertising creatives.
Not everyone can drop their full-time jobs for 1 to 2 years to go to a portfolio school, and not everyone can pay upwards of $20,000 or more for a chance to get hired in advertising.
Here’s the secret no one else will tell you: you don’t have to!
Our fully-online portfolio program is designed to help you become a skilled, smart, strategic junior copywriter or art director in just 180 days. It takes the portfolio school model in an entirely new direction, and helps students build an agency-ready portfolio, without wasting time or money.
6 months
We’ve attended 2-year schools, worked at 1-year schools, and have proven a brilliant portfolio can be made in 6 months if you work hard.
Email us to see the curriculumIn 6 months, you’ll graduate into an ever-growing alumni network of sought-after junior writers and art directors, armed with a competitive, agency-ready portfolio, and priceless agency connections.
Worldwide Instructors
A class in Los Angeles on Monday, a class in London on Tuesday.
All of our instructors are top industry creatives who currently work for advertising and branding agencies around the world. Our school runs like a real-life creative agency, and the instructors are your creative directors.
Because we’re a 100% online school, your portfolio will be crafted with a global perspective.
Your instructors and guest speakers might be located in:
London
Madrid
new york
miami
chicago
atlanta
Buenos Aires
Malmo
los angeles
Amanda Burger
Los Angeles
Rick Cohen
Chicago
Sarah Dembkowski
Miami
Christopher McClaughlin
Detroit
G. Brett Williams
Chicago
Rafael Costa
Buenos Aires
Subodh Samudre
Richmond
Loie Greenwood
Chicago
Greggy Adriano
Los Angeles
Kim Sheffield
New York
Kat Dudkiewicz
Chicago
Patric King
Chicago
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Lizzy Powers
Atlanta
Aaron Straka
St Paul
Dana Kaphingst
Milwaukee
Alec Jankowski
Chicago
Sean Kunz
Los Angeles
Nico Marks
Long Beach
David Mattera
Richmond
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Nihal Atawane
Chicago
Abby Chieppa
Chicago
Slade Stone
Chicago
Eman Shaheen
Chicago
Kai Douglas
Chicago
Taylor Smith
Austin
Maria Mainelli-Ajmo | TA
Atlanta
Na'im Carlyle | TA
Los Angeles
Jasmine Paylor | TA
Austin
Jess Riporti | TA
Washington DC
Katrina Iorio | TA
Chicago
Nick Archibald | TA
Ontario
Student Support
We have a core belief at book180: no one succeeds alone.
Every big and little thing plays a part in our success. Mentors pull the best ideas out of us, musicians provide the inspiration we need to write or design, and someone even grabs us a bottle of water before a big presentation. We all need a supportive environment to be our best selves.
That’s why we offer students a variety of benefits and support programs during and after their time with us at book180.
Career Services
An industry mentor to help you network and transition into the agency world.
One-on-one career coaching and networking assistance.
Ongoing portfolio advice, support, and job board listings for your entire career.
We are a team.
We are only great if every single book180 grad has a great book.
We take your success very seriously, and we genuinely love to see students go out and have amazing careers. If there’s something in your life that’s causing you to hesitate on applying, reach out and let us know how we can help.
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Meet the Founders
We’re Francesca & Sarah,
The two women behind book180, the only 100% female-owned portfolio school in the world.
We worked together at a 1-year ad school, Sarah attended a 2-year ad school, and we have a combined 20+ years of experience in the ad industry.
We’ve seen first hand what changes are needed in the portfolio school world. We very consciously made those changes at book180.
It's our goal to make sure every grad is very hireable.
We also want to ensure every student knows their value, how to advocate for their needs, and gets connected to the many folks out in the industry who are working toward the greater good in the world. (We can't help it—we're both moms!)
