For years I have said I wanted to work my way out of my hobby*. Last week I officially achieved that goal when I became the Contest Manager for XXX, the consumer engagement division of XXX, one of Canada’s largest advertising agencies.
My role includes such awesome tasks as: writing rules, contacting contest winners, making drawings, consulting with clients and solving problems that may arise during a promotion. As I told my new boss during my first status meeting, “I feel so lucky working here as it feels as if I have arrived at the top of Mount Everest.”
I am looking forward to the day I contact a potential winner and they know who I am. Keep your eye on your call display or email inbox as you just may be hearing from me!!
UPDATE: As it turns out, unless the corporation I am consulting for as Contest Manager issues an official release, I am not allowed to blog about where I work. Since I didn’t want to remove this post, I just removed any reference to them.
*I can’t enter any of the contests managed by XXX or XXX as most promotions have a clause in the rules similar to this: Employees of the sponsor and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), and the household members and/or the immediate family of any of the above are not eligible to enter. For the purposes of these contest rules, “immediate family” means husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son, and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household.
Tags: advertising, contests, lucky
Congratulations! What a fun “job” that is going to be. Couldn’t have a better person running a contest than one who has been frustrated by not being able to enter one due to a glitch, rules that dont make sense or are contradictory, or the fact that they ask you to mail a 3x5 postcard when the mail service wont allow it, etc. Good luck with your awesome new position!
Wow, what a great job, is this the one whose view you showed on Facebook (through the windows)? An especially good job for YOU! And was it you who just won the Today’s Draw with a Marriott Hotel prize?
What a perfect fit for you!!! I am so proud of you and your new venture.…it’s been a long, long time coming. Stay up on that mountain and hold on tight…I think we are all going to be in or an awesome ride!!!
Congratulations!!
This is fantastic news! Good things come to people who rely on the Lord and are patient
Congratulations!
Congratulations! How exciting for you!
Congrats! Your new job sounds great to me too!
Hi Carolyn,
We spoke on the phone today and I forgot to mention to you that I am called the “Tiramisu Queen”…
we both have the same last name!!
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