We’re on a mission to fuel creativity in culture by offering raw creative talent a specialized program in the craft skills of advertising. We are about uplifting and inspiring fresh creatives who have the potential to impact culture in big ways.

Special Academy is an annual 6-week program rooted in our presence in Los Angeles, California.

We work with local non-profit organization artworxLA to provide underrepresented and underserved students access to the foundational skills of creative advertising and brand building.

Unlike other industry programs, they don’t work on client briefs—we guide them on building their own brands and creative visions.

We work to inspire our students, our guests, and our mentors with diverse POVs on creativity.

  • “These students bring such raw, unfiltered creativity, unburdened by industry jargon or rules, that you can’t help but be re-inspired. And honestly, it’s one of the most energizing things I’ve done at this agency. It reminds you why you got into this business in the first place”

    JEN ROSE

  • “Whatever this great feeling is, I need it to be bottled up and shot into my veins.”

    DOMO WELLS

  • “I just want to say thank you to all of you because it was like one of the best experiences I’ve had”

    JASTIN DAMUK

From first sketches to final pitches, these students don't just show up—they show out.