Committees

Interested in participating on an Ad Club committee?

To sign up for a committee email [email protected] and indicate the committee(s) you are interested in participating on.

Interested in chairing an Ad Club committee?  

Click here for an Ad Club Leadership Application.

American Advertising Awards - Washington, DC (formerly the DC ADDYs)

One of the DC Ad Club’s premier events, the American Advertising Awards - Washington, DC recognize creative excellence. Volunteers needed for logging, judging, gallery set-up, and event logistics.  Subcommittees include creative (invitation, call for entries, program, winner’s book), video, sponsorships, and publicity.  Event held in early spring.

Ad 2 DC

Ad 2 DC members are the young professionals of the DC Ad Club. Ad 2 DC is a subset of the DC Ad Club membership, representing and providing programming for professionals age 32 and under in the industry.

DC Ad Club Foundation

The DC Ad Club Foundation is dedicated to fostering the education of students pursuing careers in advertising. Creates and distributes internship directories; attends career fairs to maximize outreach; hosts fundraising events; purchases tickets to DC Ad Club events for local college students to attend; awards scholarship money to deserving students when appropriate. 

ADWKDC

ADWKDC is a year's worth of great programming packed into one amazing week for the area's marketing community. It offers top-notch speakers, with relevant and thought-provoking topics, so that advertising and marketing professionals can learn new information and perspectives that help them in their career, as well as networking opportunities.  The steering committee is broken into sub-committees for venues, speakers/panelists, sponsorship, creative materials, and public relations to promote the week-long event, which takes place in September.

Communications

Keeps the growing DC Ad Club membership and online community connected through social media channels including Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogger and media relations and e-marketing. The communications team creates sharable content and promotes high-value events, programs and services benefiting advertising profession throughout the metro area. Our Communications Committee currently has volunteer opportunities! Click here for more information on how you can get involved in your local advertising community!

Events

Identifies and plans programs that address the needs of the wide range of DC Ad Club members; contacts potential speakers; helps formulate the programs; develops creative for event materials; organizes the most effective way to publicize each program. 

Recommends sponsorship programs for programs and events, including defining levels of sponsorship; works with individual event committees on sponsorship efforts; explores sustaining sponsorships for DC Ad Club; develops and implements strategies for attracting new sponsors; solicits targeted sponsorships and ensures sponsor benefits are provided and sponsors are satisfied with their participation; develops sponsor "thank you" initiatives.

Golf Outing

Sells sponsorships for holes; plans event logistics; develops creative for event materials; works with local vendors to secure prizes.  Event held in late spring/early summer.

GoodWorks

GoodWorks is DC Ad Club's committee dedicated to promoting and enhancing public service efforts in the DC Advertising and Marketing community. DC Ad Club members work with nonprofit organizations to assist them in achieving their goals through various means such as branding, marketing, volunteering and mentoring.

The GoodWorks committee has two means to help contribute: our long-term partnership with a selected charity, and through GoodWorks Connect, a listing page of charities that are seeking assistance. To submit a listing, click here.

Membership

The Membership Committee identifies and targets key organizations and individual members, develops promotions to attract and retain members, initiates and analyzes annual surveys and qualitative outreach, and contacts new members to welcome them to the club. .