Advertising Career
Change Log:
~ 21st August 2021 Updated to add Russian translation.
~ 20th August 2021 ~ Updated the Work From Home pay to accurately reflect the earnings. Your sims will now earn more than §10 when they work from home!
“Are you a creative thinker? Do you like working with people? Ever considered a career in Advertising? This career encompasses your creative and charismatic skills and encourages you to work with your colleagues.” ~ Join Text
I love having a variety of careers in my game and I felt like I needed some more creative careers. So I converted my Sims 3 Advertising Career to the Sims 4 and made some improvements.
What Makes It Different?
I like there to be a bit of challenge to the careers so there is a degree requirement for promotion later on in the career (More below).
Technical Details
The career has 10 levels and no additional branching. There are 6 work from home assignments available should you wish to use them and there are no daily tasks or uniforms.
The career requires Discover University.
Custom Interactions
In order to provide a better experience when your Sims are working from home, I created a small set of 4 custom interactions on the computer, which are used as Work From Home tasks or promotion requirements. These can be found under the Career/Advertising menu on the computer. These are:
– Invent Slogans
– Design Advertising Copy
– Design Company Logo
– Design Marketing Strategy
Translations
The career is presently in:
~ English (by me)
~ Russian (by Origamika Group)
Degree Requirements
I’ve never been a fan of career jumps from degrees so I rarely use them in my game. I am, however, a fan of including degrees as promotion requirements so that’s what I’ve done here. If your sim wants to progress beyond Level 5 of the Advertising career, they’re going to need a Communications degree.
Career Details: Levels
1. IT Graduate ~ As an IT graduate, you’re using IT to analyse the effect of advertising which enables you to give the company real information about the costs and benefits of advertising in a variety of locations and media. It’s not real advertising yet but you’re in the advertising circle and it’s a start!
§27/hour
Hours: 9.00am ~ 6.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 2 Logic Skill
Reach Level 2 Programming Skill
2. Graphic Designer ~ You see the catchy images on the posters and the packaging of food and other products? Well now it’s your job to Photoshop the bland images to make them catchy. You’ll be working with a Copywriter and Art Director on individual projects to make the client’s products sell.
§40/hour
Hours: 9.00am ~ 4.30pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 2 Painting Skill
Reach Level 3 Programming Skill
3. Junior Copywriter ~ You’re partnered with an Advertising Copywriter to see how they work. If you’re showing real promise, you might be able to assist the Copywriters with their writing. So start coming up with some catchy phrases!
§56/hour
Hours: 9.00am ~ 5.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 2 Writing Skill
4. Advertising Copywriter ~ Your work as a Junior obviously paid off and the Directors obviously liked your work. Now you’re one of the main Copywriters in the company. You work with the graphic designers and art directors on the individual projects for clients to help sell their products. You’ll be spending more evening than one agonising over phrases for your projects but if you’re determined, you can do it!
§62/hour
Hours: 9.00am ~ 5.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 4 Writing Skill
5. Freelance Art Designer ~ Since you’re not tied to any one company, you get to choose your jobs and decide which projects you’d like to work on. You’re in charge of the artwork for the advertisements, so a good rapport with the various graphic designers and copywriters is a requirement for this job.
§100/hour
Hours: 9.00am ~ 3.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 4 Painting Skill
Reach Level 4 Programming Skill
Get A Communications Degree
6. Media Planner ~ As a Media Planner, it’s your job to study the best ways to achieve optimum impact with each individual advert. So you’re studying appropriate places or vehicles to print the advertisements and decide on the appropriate timing for the adverts to be shown in public.
§107/hour
Hours: 10.00am ~ 5.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 3 Logic Skill
Reach Level 3 Charisma Skill
7. Art Director ~ Each individual project needs an Art Director to piece the brochure or posters together and this is now your job! You’re in charge of a group of projects and work with several different Art Designers, Copywriters and Graphic Designers to create the best possible advertisements.
§128/hour
Hours: 10.00am ~ 5.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 5 Painting Skill
Reach Level 4 Charisma Skill
8. Account Planner ~ Strategic thinking is the key skill with this job. Your job involves research and analysis and you’re “The consumer’s representative at the agency”, ensuring that campaigns receive input from those whom the products and advertising are aimed and that they are accurately focused.
§220/hour
Hours: 10.00am ~ 3.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 4 Logic Skill
9. Account Executive ~ You’re now the link between the agency and the client. You co-ordinate all aspects of the planning, production and implementation of advertising campaigns and you work with all colleagues, clients and outside organisations. It’s an important position, so don’t mess it up!
§260/hour
Hours: 10.00am ~ 3.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach level 5 Charisma Skill
10. Marketing Director ~ You’re in charge of all the projects and campaigns within the agency. You oversee all the copywriters and artists and keep the Account Planners and Executives in place. The top of the advertising ladder is yours, so enjoy your success and watch the world of advertising (at least in your local area) be transformed!
§300/hour
Hours: 10.00am ~ 3.00pm
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Objectives: Reach Level 6 Charisma Skill
Reach Level 5 Writing Skill
Known Issues
For reasons known only to Sims 4, in spite of completing all work from home tasks, sometimes the boss is disappointed with the work done. I don’t actually know why this happens but, as you can see with the notifications above, you get the money. Just the notification is a bit off. This is a known issue and as yet, there’s no known solution.
Credits
Zerbu for the Mod Constructor
kisakijro for an excellent tutorial on creating a career in Mod Constructor
Zer0 for an excellent tutorial on adding degrees to careers
KiaraSims4 for her help with correcting the Work From Home pay
The creators of Sims 4 Studio
Origamika Group for translating!
