I need some advice. I have always wanted to be in the creative field but it seems I have gotten myself into an inadvertant jam. I began college as a double major in interior design and business with visions of being a business savvy designer, but no one told me how pretty much impossible trying to do both of those AND play college volleyball AND try to work…so something had to give and it had to be interiors due to time and being a poor college student who couldn’t hardly afford supplies.

I graduated with my marketing/biz degree and worked my way up to a pretty good gig in business/sales. Being that I am a 20something who deals with consulting area top CEOs all day and works with every part of the company is nothing to scoff at…and it’s definitely getting me steps in the right direction, but frankly we are worked to the bone and I am grossly underpaid for what I do…I know everyone says that but if you saw the work we do and what our paychecks look like, you’d say the same thing. I figure, now’s the time to get out and do it.

I want my true love of the swanky eclectic design agency employee. Now, I have 2 years of college art/design under my belt, and I know that I can’t realisticlly apply for the true design positions (although I am shooting myself in the foot for at least not doing graphics!!!) but how can I get into these design positions and have them look at my creativity + business knowledge (which as I’ve talked people, most don’t have both) and look past the fact I haven’t had true agency experience? I do marketing of all different sorts, PR, branding, you name it…but my title doesn’t say anything like “marketing manager” etc.

BTW I am heading back for my master’s…would love to get a small associates in graphics and maybe this is the way I need to go before I really have a chance at it. Any help and advice would work. Thanks!