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What are the salary ranges for CD and GCD at rethink? I see some pretty low numbers on Glassdoor and think they’ve gotta be old/inaccurate or do they just pay nothing because they’re rethink?

Any insights into Media VP salaries?

Keep on seeing Zulu repost on LinkedIn. Does anyone know who they're hiring for?

As a CD, what are yoir biggest pet peeves?

Any tea on what it's like in the strategy dept at Publicis?

Who is Leo Toronto’s New CD?

Took a mental health break during the summer, to re-charge my batteries and continue my job-hunt.
I keep seeing so many “ghost”positions, same listings I looked at before my break or 100+ applications.
I’m on day 665 of unemploymen… more

Dept keeps on hiring on LinkedIn. Anybody know who's running the creative dept over there?

Have you dealt with the issue of not liking any suggestions or contributions of a team member? Not to sound harsh, but there's a copy supervisor on my team that I have no idea how they got the job… more

Do you think it would be a good idea to cross-collaborate with agencies you would typically consider your rivals? I feel like there's so much talent in every agency, and there should definitely be… more

Has anyone worked in the US on TN visa? I’ve got questions

I've had some objectively awful candidate experiences these last few months.

Share your stories and help a guy feel a bit better?

I enjoy being a copywriter through and through, but I have obvious fears of being dispensable/ replaceable because of all of the advancements AI is making. The more I try to convince myself there will… more

How did people at an agency treat you when you got let go? Curious to hear if theres decent places left out there.

Who’s lost work to AI?

What type of work would you like to do if you weren’t working in the advertising industry?

I'm planning to move to Toronto. One, I'm trying to escape my past here in the US because of a very messy break up. Two, I've heard the city is great and the people are very nice. (Feel fr… more

To the other ACDs on the bowl, what is your journey looking like since you landed the role? Do you plan to stay in the same agency and work your way up (which seems kind of impossible in my case, beca… more

Been considering freelance as a strategy director. TBH it’s either that or find another full time gig. What are your thoughts?

Arguably the best* Jays sponsorship interstitial “J&PB!!” and the worst “With Garnier Fructis… you’ll rock that Homerun Hair(tm)!!” Just aired back to back.

Ahhhh Rogers. Just keep raking in that $$ so maybe … more

How do your coworkers behave because they feel threatened by your talent?

I'm wondering about the strategy roles in media agencies like Starcom, UM - how much media knowledge does one need to have? I've seen creative strategists make the jump but also some get rejec… more

How many writers here use GPT? I access it for stuff like sub copy and whenever there’s crazy deadlines. But yeah, I lowkey do feel guilty. How do you feel about using AI?

ACD salary with already 2 yrs ACD experience making a lateral move? Total exp: 10 yrs

I went freelance this year (currently a sole prop) and could use some advice from an accountant/bookkeeper as well as someone to help with taxes etc. Drop your recommendations below please!

Can someone explain what the SALT XC and Mosaic beef is all about?

I came to Canada from thailand two years ago and thankfully managed to get a creative job after despite the tough job market. But although agencies talks about diversity and inclusion, I notice immigr… more

Is it just me or are there only two posts visible in this bowl right now?

The Zulu thread disappeared. It must’ve gotten interesting…

Agencies who have to use only PowerPoint for all presentations. Why would you do this to your people?

So what do you think of American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad? Good ad or missed the mark?