Taking Your Next Step

in a Creative Career.

Adam Morgan
Executive Creative Director, Adobe
 Welcome to the

CREATIVE
ROLLERCOASTER
1 YOUR WHY

2 COMMON PATHS

3 LESSONS & MILESTONES

4 CRAFTING YOUR PATH

No matter where you are on your path

what is your why?

Craft your path on purpose

Clayton Christensen
Map vs compass

Chase Jarvis
 What is your

Career story?
DSW IN 1996
WRITE DOWN YOUR STORY
In one sentence
 Common

Creative Career Paths

 Examples of

Careers & Milestones

How to craft

Your Path
Your Portfolio
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Make it match where you’re going
Not where you have been
Questions to ask yourself
1. What are my options?
2. Do I know the language of the next step?
3. Do I really want it?
4. How can I be exposed to it?
5. Can I write for the next step?
6. Where can I find an opening?
1 What are my options?
2 Do I know the language of the next step?
3 Do I really want it?
4 How can I be exposed to it?
5 Can I write for the next step?
6 Where can I find an opening?
A prophet is never accepted

In their hometown
Be loyal to your career first
Then your company
Questions to ask yourself
1. What are my options?
2. Do I know the language of the next step?
3. Do I really want it?
4. How can I be exposed to it?
5. Can I write for the next step?
6. Where can I find an opening?
 No standard ladder

The beauty of creativity,

is that you build it
 Key takeaways:

1. Make a plan now, on purpose

2. Learn to read, then write your next step
3. Learn from other’s paths, but create your own
4. If you find the dream, keep doing it
You are a storyteller

Craft your story

ADAM MORGAN
admorgan@adobe.com
adamWmorgan.com/max
THANK YOU