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Any creatives that have applied for and gotten their O1B visa? How did you get the second offer letter?

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Here’s an interesting topic: Agencies that have 50%+ of their employees working remotely (from their homes) while the other 50% work in the HQ office where the owners take daily attendance, chastise e… more

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FINN Partners? Anyone know anything about them?

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How much do people rely on Glassdoor reviews theses days? When I come across reviews like the one below (Empower Media), it makes me thankful we have resources like this to rely on rather than the bogus info hiring teams share during the interview process.

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Who else is dry-heaving reading all the LinkedIn posts from people in Cannes desperately trying to justify the fact their company is paying $15K for them to enjoy a week vacation in France?? 😂

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Are any brands in 2026 still overlooking the buying power of women and treating them like a “niche audience” as suggested below? This seems more like a pre-1980’s issue but curious what everyone else thinks.

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How is it being a creative at the in-house agencies in Chicago these days? The Kitchen, Whirlpool, PepsiCo, etc.

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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What’s the vibe at VML right now?

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Is being a creative at a big ad holding company nowadays basically believing the collective delusion that creativity can still save big brands, while we work our asses off trying to empty the Titanic … more

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Anyone got the scoop on what BarkleyOKRP lost to have such a massive layoff? They lose BK? My entire Li feed is full of people affected announcements.

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works at Better Business Bureau Great West & Pacific
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Is Epsilon actually hiring? How many times are they gonna post that campaign analyst position???

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Did anyone actually get the copywriter job at Wintrust? I applied and interviewed months ago and it’s still posted on LinkedIn.

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Does anyone have experience working at OLIVER Chicago? How is the experience?

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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PLEASE do your due diligence and check out the Empower Glassdoor reviews (not the fake ones) before responding to this….

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Thoughts on BBDO Chicago?

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a President
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a Creative Director
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Just Curious, anyone know about the Weber CD role I feel like this has been up for year+. Is it even real or high turn over?

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works at AbelsonTaylor
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Fourth major layoff in less than 2 years at AbelsonTaylor today. Circling the drain now…

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Is it true Publicis is 4 days in office with mandatory Fridays?

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a Creative Director
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Is anyone else seeing a huge increase in ghosting lately? I’ve done multiple rounds with two agencies and one client-side team and got completely ghosted by all three. Followed up twice with one agenc… more

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an Account Supervisor
▸ Chicago Advertising
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What’s the average salary for an account director in Chicago?

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Im convinced there are literal ghosts working at corporate resources

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Is Laughlin Constable an ad agency or an old British policeman?

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a Copywriter
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Should I stop wasting my time and assume that any Leo Burnett (or I’m sorry, LEO) posting is going to someone internal or one of their friends?

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an Art Director
▸ Chicago Advertising
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What In House companies have unlimited PTO in chicago? Or at least 20 days?

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a Senior Copywriter
▸ Chicago Advertising
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I am looking for honest input on how it is working at Leo right now. Everywhere is understaffed and everyone is drowning so I’m less concerned about the workload and more curious about the culture, th… more

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a Vice President
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Saw this post on social media today. Anyone know what company this is? It looks like Ashlyn Clark and Empower Media ? If so, I thought they had a Chicago office only??

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Anyone shot with Ricky Saiz at Smuggler?

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an Executive Producer
▸ Chicago Advertising
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My guy…Publicis stock is down 17% ytd. Let’s find something else to cross our fingers about ok?
What is wrong with this industry? You pay these guys so much money to not understand how business works.

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a Copywriter
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Is there any hope of Quality Meats or any of the smaller agencies here growing and creating some much needed creative jobs?

Or are they aiming to stay small?

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a Copywriter
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Anyone know what its like working the Aldi account at Leo?

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a Vice President
▸ Chicago Advertising
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I’ve spoken with several people who knew people who were demoted while working at Empower Media (out of Chicago). It’s like a regular practice there. This is insane. Has anyone ever heard of someone a… more

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a Copywriter
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Anyone at Envisionit looking to make a new friend?

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a Strategist
▸ Chicago Advertising
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I could really use some advice on how everyone stayed motivated when they were starting out in the strategist field.

To be transparent….I’ve been in this role for a little over a year, and lately I’ve … more

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a Creative Director
▸ Chicago Advertising
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What’s a good hangout for ad industry folk that’s not Soho House, Rossi’s or Creative Mornings?

I’m recently laid off, and just looking to meet some people in the industry, as I don’t really know anyon… more

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a Producer
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Who’s interested in joining a pickup basketball league? 🏀

All skills and genders welcome.

It’d be cool to build a community of hoopers, advertising/production nerds, and sneaker heads in the Chicago ad scene to come together … more

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an Executive Producer
▸ Chicago Advertising
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What’s it like at Leo right now? It seems like they won a bunch of work a while back, but never seem to be hiring aside from the occasional “looking for a freelance” cattle calls. Is working there the… more

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works at FCB
▸ Chicago Advertising
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Anyone know who’s the ECD running Papa John’s at Leo?

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▸ Chicago Advertising
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Anyone have any insight as to salaries on the in-house Program Management team at Whirlpool? I saw a job posting for an AD, Program Management role at Whirlpool, but it doesn't list a salary range… more

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