Once you apply for NEXT, it’ll take us a few weeks to narrow down the competition and assemble creative duos. (If you already have a partner you want to work with, let us know when you apply.) Then, the real work begins.

For each creative brief, you’ll be given three weeks to blow out one kick-ass campaign. Throughout that time you’ll have one mentor you can bounce ideas off of, get feedback from and shoot the shit with.  And you’ll present your work to the creative director who wrote the brief twice—once in marker-comp form and once in super-comp form. It’s not going to be easy. But it is going to be the super-charged boost of awesomeness your career needs. 

The lineup

Creative Directors for Fall 2011 Session:

Mike Sukle

(Owner and Creative Director of Sukle Advertising and Design)

Responsible for one of the most admired shops in town, Sukle operates on the principle that you can produce smart, creative work, and stay in business, without ever losing sight of what you stand for. Sukle’s client roster includes Good Times Burgers, Scarpa, Goodwill, Eco-Products and Denver Water.

Leif Steiner

(Creative Director and Founder of Moxie Sozo)

Steiner doesn’t just run an agency. He inspires some of the world’s best designers to push their skills even further. The shop creates work that breeds success, gets noticed and attracts some pretty sexy clients. Their roster of clients includes Bob Marley’s family, CoolTV, Nomis, Technine, Bula, Newman’s Own Organics, Otterbox, Left Hand Brewing, and Cateye.

Fall 2011 Schedule

September 27th—Pick up your first creative brief written by Mike Sukle
October 11th—Present marker comps to Mike Sukle
October 18th—Present super-awesome super-comped campaign to Mike Sukle. Then hit the ground running with your second creative brief from Leif Steiner.
November 8th—Present marker comps to Leif Steiner (That’s right kids, we’re giving you an extra week so you can take Halloween weekend off)
November 15th—Present your final super-comped campaign to Leif Steiner