Being a promotional model in Chicago is a great way to earn a living! In what other profession can you actually make money going to concerts, bars and festivals? Work as a promotional model can be a great experience for students and young professionals alike who want to determine their work schedule around their life and gain industry contacts.

Home to the Cubs and the White Sox, Navy Pier and some of the best summers in the country, Chicago has much to offer to anyone considering work in promotions. But where do you get started? First, it is important to ask yourself why you want a job as a promotional model. This profession is not for everyone! It requires beauty, an outgoing personality, and professionalism in every situation. If you want to work hard, meet new people and engage a crowd, then promotional modeling may be the perfect job for you, here in Chicago.

Once you have decided you would like to begin your career as a promotional model, you should get in touch with a photographer to get professional photographs taken. Sources like ModelMayhem and Musecube can be a great place for the beginning promotional model to start. Sometimes, a budding photographer and a beginning model can exchange services TFP (Trade-for-Print), this allows each party to get exactly what they want for no charge. Once you receive your beautiful, new photographs start sending them out to Chicago agencies and castings!