Step 1 of 8
Who You Are
Your agency identity starts here. This is what appears on your staff profile card in the RMA directory. You can move through every step and come back — only your name, email, and the final signature are required to submit.
Your official school email only.
No photo yet? Your initials will appear until you update it.
Step 2 of 8
Your Background
Real agencies hire people, not resumes. Tell us who you are outside the classroom — and give us a way to verify it.
Include leadership roles — they matter for department placement.
Example: "Jordan takes ownership of every project she starts." — Ms. Rivera, AP English
Step 3 of 8
Your Skills & Tools
Tell us what you already know — and what you actually have access to. This shapes how your department is resourced.
Select all that apply — even at a basic level.
Your hobbies tell us how you'll contribute — pick anything that sounds like you.
Select everything you personally have access to — at home or school. Be honest.
You're joining a marketing agency — your feeds are part of your portfolio.
Step 4 of 8
DECA Events
DECA competition is how you take your agency work into the real world and earn recognition for it. Select any events that interest you.
Marketing — Individual
Marketing — Team
Business & Entrepreneurship
Finance & Operations
Principles Events — New to DECA
Leadership & Community
Step 5 of 8
Your Department
Where do you most want to contribute — and where you'd rather not. Dr. Lewis makes the final call from your whole application, but this tells him where you'll thrive.
No wrong answer — knowing this just helps land you somewhere you'll thrive.
RMA has two student leadership roles above department member. Select any you'd like to be considered for.
All leadership selections go to Dr. Lewis — they are not guaranteed. Returning members are given priority consideration.
Step 6 of 8
Reading & Learning
RMA runs a reading program alongside the agency work. Every student reads 8 books from the class library this year — connected to real projects and tied to your portfolio.
Step 7 of 8
The RMA Briefing
Before you commit, read this. This is what Red Mountain Agency actually is — and what it expects from every person in it.
Step 8 of 8
Your Commitment
This is the last step. What follows is your application on the record.
Agencies don't stop when someone's out. Even a name and a plan shows you're thinking like a professional.
→ Showing up. My department depends on me. I have a backup plan when I can't be there.
→ Doing real work. Not school work — campaigns, pitches, data, events, and content that ships.
→ Representing RMA professionally in everything I put my name on, inside and outside of class.
→ Competing in at least one DECA event this school year and preparing seriously for it.
→ Reading 8 books from the RMA library and completing journal entries for each one.
→ Contributing to the agency's $1,000 per-student revenue goal through my department's work.
→ Building something I am proud to put in a portfolio and show to the world.