membership fees
To become a member of AD2SF, applicants must be 32 years of age or younger, work in San Francisco or the surrounding Bay Area, and work in the industries of marketing, advertising, design, public relations and print and online media. Your membership fees allow us to do more activities within the club.
As a member of AD2SF, you enjoy benefits like:
- Free attendance to open and private events
- Quarterly networking mixers
- Educational workshops and speakers
- Networking with other advertising professionals
- Public service and community outreach
- Admittance into national competitions
- Leadership opportunities on AD2SF committees
- Student mentorship programs
- A quarterly newsletter on local and industry-wide current events
You also automatically become a member of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the oldest and largest advertising association in the country, with over 40,000 members of all ages and expertise. Through the AAF, you can take advantage of:
- The AAF representative in Washington D.C. who lobbies for the betterment of the advertising industry
- Access to the members-only Job Bank and Job Bound
- Discounted tickets to industry conferences
- Discounted subscriptions to AdWeek, Advertising Age, BrandWeek, Business Wire, MediaWeek and The New York Times
- Discounts with FedEx, Hertz and Premier Global Services
- And more!
NEW! Refer-a-Friend Program
For a limited time only, if you and a friend join together, AD2SF will discount your annual membership fee for your first year by $20. We will also discount the fee for your friend by $20 for the first year as well. This discount only applies to the professional individual membership fee. When paying, just pick the Refer-a-Friend price from the drop down menu and be sure to add your friend's name in the text box below. When your referred friend signs up, be sure to have them do the same!
membership fees:
$100 annually for individuals
$75 annually for students
(note: if you belong to a campus chapter of AAF, the fee is only $35)
$80 annually if you and a friend join together
company's fee for corporate membership:
$500 flat fee, no matter how many employees qualify for membership
fee to employee's of companies holding membership – $50
