Advertising

How do you feel about creative work assignments as apart of the interview?

Anybody ever worked with a senior client service lead like Julia Robert’s character in Leave the World Behind?

Who’s the creative recruiter at McCann?

anyone know what adam&eveddb nyc is like these days?

I’ve just learned I’m about to be fired because my boss went through another, recently fired, employee’s laptop and found “confirmation that I hate her” on it. I do not have my iMessages synced and am… more

Has anyone here been approached on LinkedIn by Dreamtek? Are they a legit company that people have actually worked for? I got a message from someone saying they had a need for freelance creative direc… more

My CD asked me why I haven’t been going into the office. I responded that we’re barely two weeks into the new year and we’ve had two emails of hella people catching COVID from being in the office and … more

How often does emailing the generic “jobs@agency.com” or “career@agency.com” actually lead you to getting hired?

Grey or DDB? (New York)

Any good agencies in Colorado? Only worked in LA, but don’t see a request to work remote getting approved and my current company doesn’t have an office in Colorado. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Temperature as a percentage of whether or not I’m coming into the office next week.

A few days ago, someone on this platform asked for tips on how to handle micromanagers. I told them to stay (far) away from that insecure lot.

But I do have some advice for those micromanagers: they made two epic… more

A CD I want to work with just viewed my profile! Should I leave them a message? Email? Will that be too desperate? Help!

Do Associate Content Strategy/ Associate Strategy Director roles exist? Do companies hire these kinds of roles, or are they usually only received through promotions? I rarely see these roles posted (I… more

Let me off this Omnicom ride

I've just entered a new role where my team size has risen from 2 to 7.
Any tips on staying on track their progression, meeting cadences, keeping track of what people are working on etc?

I don't want to micr… more

Anyone at Accenture Song? What's it like?

Just saw Accenture grabbed another agency Work + Co. I'm wondering what Accenture Song is like. Anyone out there can give insight?

Hello advertising fellows, - Would you share with me some of the agencies that have recent layoffs, I have some positions open and would like to try to help some folks.

Thanks in advance.

Who are the top tier agencies that are still independent right now, other than Wieden

JOB ALERT!

Media Executive with strong digital and traditional to lead a media team. at a full service advertising agency. The role is hybrid in either Brooklyn, NY, Detroit, Michigan or Atlanta,

VP Group Strat… more

Ways to improve my book as a senior copywriter who works at an agency that doesn’t produce award winning work? Are there awards shows I can enter on my own?

What brands are really killing it with their marketing right now? Which accounts do you wish you worked on?

I swear agencies need a reality check for trying to get freelancers to work for crap but expect a prestigious background of award winning agencies specifically the "wiedens" and "ogilv… more

Is it just all my posts that keep getting reported or this happening to anybody else? (I’m sure somebody will report this and fishbowl will agree and send me a warning). What gives?

In this business, all roads lead to Accenture.

Producers who are freelancing/ looking for new opportunities: any tips or resources?
Lots of these recruiting agency unfortunately excludes producers from “creative roles” or just general advertising … more

Considering an offer from T-Mobile corporate. I’m worried about future layoffs and job security but not sure if that’s accurate? Just thinking about the Sprint days. Any opinions or insight?

What are people’s thoughts on Mekanism? How’s work life there? Pros/Cons?

hey fishies. any tips on how to improve communication with managers that always seem impatient/stressed out? i find myself absorbing some of their stress and it makes it hard to absorb feedback (espec… more

I don't get the hype over the Jeremy Allen White Calvin Klein campaign. Maybe he's just not my type. But why the furor over this campaign and not Calvin Klein's other campaigns with muscle… more

I applied for a role at Ogilvy NY before the break and found out CBH actually just left. Is that a sign of a sinking ship or am I overthinking? Any insiders have any tea on what Ogilvy NY is like as a… more

Just saw someone post this:

You aren’t paid according to how hard you work, you are paid according to how hard you are to replace.

I just turned down a gig because they would expect me to work for half my normal rate and put in so much work and create something amazing with probably no budget or time.

I hated walking away because IF there was bigger bud… more

People who are afraid of flying, how do you manage it? Any tips, tricks etc (not involving pharmaceuticals or drugs) that work for you?

I’m thinking about applying for a new job. Do you think it’s important to create a beautifuly designed resume or a simple one will do?

A toxic ex boss just applied for the company I work in as a region manager. I can't get a read on my CEO on where their head is on this after I shared my bad experience with them.

What can I do? And how do I … more

Anyone know if any decent online managerial or leadership trainings? Free or cheap is even better! Thanks!

Have you ever met a big name celebrity and sent them your portfolio? First question is how do you approach that? Second - If you know they have a non profit you could probably serve with your skills, … more

What is going on with VideoAmp???

So I applied on a company website before I scoured LinkedIn and realized I have a connect there. Is it too late to reach out and ask them to pass me along?