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Name: Paul Orefice
Age: 26
Company Name: Bernard Hodes Advertising
Years With Company: 1.5
Previous Jobs: Art Director at Darcey & Darcey Advertising, Riverdale, NJ
Education:BA Communications, Boston College
1. What is your official job title?
Art Director
2. What is the job title you'd give yourself?
Chooch
3. What makes your job unique?
4. How did your college major / graduate school degree help prepare you for your career path?
I'm not so sure it did.
5. What necessary career information was missing from your studies? How did you pick up those skills and knowledge?
Computer skills, which I got from on-the-job training. Playing the corporate political bullshit game, which I got from on-the-job-training as well
6. What difficulties did you encounter entering your chosen field?
Getting used to the late hours and forfeiting free time.
7. Why would you recommend your company or job?
We have clients who spend big bucks on campaigns, so you get to do fun stuff.
8. How does the size of your company impact your sense of job satisfaction?
Smaller, things get around.
9. What three things are most rewarding about the work you do?
- creating something that gets produced the exact way i conceptualized it
- being in NYC where it's fast paced
- keeping up with changing technologies myself outside of work
10. What three things are most frustrating?
- that corporate bullshit game
- account executives who know nothing about art dictating projects
- late hours
11. What three things are most fun?
- Web
- NY
- those rare nights when I leave early
12. How do you handle work stress?
Vent on fellow employees who need to be told off; go running; go home to my boyfriend and bitch.
13. How big a role does technology play in your career?
All, I'm at my computer 24/7.
14. How do you distinguish yourself from your co-workers?
I'm actually NICE, and take on more responsibility.
15. Which popular song best describes your working life?
"Take This Job And Shove It"
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