Finishing high school and looking to build a career? At university but want to learn from industry teachers in a more intimate environment? Already working and just want to try something new?
Learn to shape the future of media and advertising. Macleay College’s Advertising & Digital Media courses teach you how to develop and manage communications campaigns in a variety of roles and across all mediums, including TV, print, digital, radio, web, podcast and social media.
Learn by doing as you build your portfolio of creative advertising, online videos, digital marketing campaigns, social media projects, interactive websites and mobile apps. Designed and taught by industry professionals, our courses feature small classes with personalised teaching to nurture your unique strengths. Courses also include internships to help you build real-world professional experience and grow your network.
Get a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the advertising and media industries, including strategic and creative development, account management, copywriting, art direction and design, marketing, media planning, pitching, project management and production.
Explore creative and strategic problem solving, digital photo and video production, digital design, online storytelling, and social media and content strategy. Bachelor students can choose from the following specialisations: Content writing, user experience design, content creation, digital and social media marketing, digital entrepreneurship or coding and analytics.
I’m the Head of Advertising and Digital Media at Macleay and have also taught at the college for almost 6 years. My career spans 35 years’ in the Advertising, Marketing and Communications industries in Europe and Australia working at agencies such as Havas, Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi and JWT London. The last 20 years have been in agency management as either Partner, MD or CEO.
I have a design focused background and learned to program in my spare time. I soon found that I was a better programmer than designer, so switched to programming full-time which I’ve been doing for the last 15 years. In addition to lecturing at Macleay, I’ve worked with a number of agencies, and currently leading the technical team at creative agency, The Monkeys.
My career has spanned across business development, strategy, marketing, sales and consulting roles within small and large businesses. After years in the corporate 9-to-5 world, I finally took the plunge and started my own business. I currently run Savvy Entrepreneurs Online with my business partner along with my own business coaching practice.
I'm the Managing Director for a strategic Communications and Marketing agency, Paper + Spark, and publisher of Money & Life, where I lead teams of content strategists, writers, social media gurus and creatives to help brands navigate the ever-changing digital and social media landscape. In 2015, I founded Colloquial, one of Australia’s leading Content Marketing and Social Media Agencies for J.Walter Thompson (WPP).
I’m an award-winning geek, Speaker and Advisor. Roles have ranged from Digital/Tech Specialist, Speaker in Tech and Start-up events across APAC, Advisor and Mentor to Start-up’s, Board Member at Girls in Tech and Advisor at She Starts. I’m the former CEO and Found of Chozun 途赞 - the world’s first travel and loyalty ecosystem to be powered by cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology.
I’m a film Director, Producer, Editor and Director of Photography. I also run my own agency called Joker Theory Films and have won a few awards including an ASTRA and an ARIA for my music video by Pnau. When not working at my agency and teaching at Macleay, I run workshops in digital and mobile journalism for news organisations like AA and Fairfax.
I started out in the Brisbane music scene many eons ago. That led me on a fantastically interesting journey through marketing, tech and eventually to education. I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the biggest names in Australia and overseas, including Qantas, Coles, News Limited, General Assembly, ANZ, Accenture, and of course, Macleay College.
I have 25 years’ experience in publishing and advertising, working with brands like Nestlé, P&G, Aviate Group, MLC, Ensemble Theatre, McDonalds, Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Volkswagen, Streets, Merlin Entertainment and Sony Pictures. In 2015, I started my own design agency called Peppermint Digital. My goal for my business is to work in partnership with PR and Ad agencies to deliver cutting-edge design.
Throughout my 20 year career, I’ve directed and delivered award-winning communications strategies and been a winner and finalist across numerous Australian Commercial Radio Awards. I’m currently the Managing Director of my own consultancy company, Strategic Media Solutions, which provides marketing, media and communications services to a range of corporate and small business clients.
I’ve worked for three decades as an Art Director and Designer, in Sydney and London, and have lectured countless students in Creative Process and Design Thinking technique. I completed a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at Melbourne University and am passionate about helping people develop their creativity in personal and professional lives.
Australian born in the USA, raised in Sydney. I started my career as an Advertising Art Director and then switched to Graphic designer. I’ve worked professionally as a Designer, Singer-songwriter/Performer (Vitabeats), and Higher Ed Academic and Lecturer. Currently a PhD candidate, my thesis is: ‘Renewing cultural identity through Australian song’.
I worked for Nestle, in my home country of France, as an intern and later was offered a job with Nescafé where I stayed for three years. After completing my second Masters in Sydney, I worked for health and construction brands in marketing roles. I started my own business in 2015 and now work with small to large companies helping them develop their marketing strategies.
I’m a Senior Partnerships Director at UM (Universal McCann), based in Surry Hills. I started my media career whilst I was still at Uni via an internship at GroupM. Throughout my seven years in media, I have worked across several clients within the FMCG, pharmaceutical, QSR and alcohol categories.
Finishing high school and looking to build a career? At university but want to learn from industry teachers in a more intimate environment? Already working and just want to try something new?
We understand that different people are looking for different outcomes when they chose to study at Macleay. That’s why we offer both diploma and bachelor programs.
What’s the difference?
Diploma
Diploma courses can be completed within 12 months with no ATAR required. Graduating with a diploma opens the door to many employment opportunities, and provides a pathway to articulate into the bachelor program.
Bachelor
Bachelor degrees can be completed within 2 years, which means you’ll graduate faster than you would at traditional universities. If you completed Year 12 in the past two years, we’ll review your ATAR as one part of your application, but it isn't everything. These fast-tracked 2-year degrees get you into the workforce sooner.
Digital media is a broad term, covering a combination of technology, content, industries, and job roles. There are the finished products you can see, like websites, apps, pictures, videos, and blogs, and then there’s behind-the-scenes work, like web development, computer coding, video editing, and data.
You may change your study load from full-time to part-time and vice versa during your studies. However, to avoid academic and/or financial penalty, you should make any changes to your enrolment prior to Census Date for that trimester.
You can defer the start of your course for up to a maximum of 12 months. If you want to defer for a longer duration, you’ll be required to withdraw from the course and re-apply when you are ready to recommence your study at Macleay College.
If you have studied at a university or other tertiary institution, you may be eligible for course credit for the subjects you have completed. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (or RPL) and may result in course credit via the grade ‘Advanced Standing’. Advanced Standing recognises your previous study and may reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course at Macleay College.
Diploma students are required to complete a minimum of at least 84 internships hours. If you’re studying one of our Degrees you are required to complete 168 internship hours. Although most internships are unpaid, you are encouraged to maximise your intern hours in order to increase job-readiness after you graduate. Find out more about our Internship Program.
We constantly receive offers from employers in the advertising, media, and digital media industries requesting interns. Our lecturers are industry practitioners and can also help you to find work placement in an area of your interest. However, it is recommended that you select the internship of most interest to you and make an application.
Domestic students can pay course tuition fees either with an upfront invoice, via the FEE-HELP loan system, or a combination of both. International students must pay upfront.
Macleay College is here to help students explore their interests. Get in touch to learn more about your study options.