Advertising

It’s strange. I feel like W+K won, the work across the industry has never been weirder or more well crafted, and because of it, things have never been harder. Because everything’s good-and crafted for… more

Are GCDs at every agency super rude and disrespectful with how they give feedback and communicate expectations?

Asking before I jump.

I've been having dreams lately where I'm in an important meeting or some other work situation, and I have vital information or a great idea. But when I try to get people's attention, they … more

Any advertising people married to someone in the same workplace? How's that working out? I am considering referring my wife for a position.

How often is advisable to reach out to resourcing managers at agencies for freelance and contract work? Squeaky wheel gets the grease (like weekly) or more like monthly?

CDs with no kids are the worse, I’m not sticking around after a 5pm presentation and keep pushing for better ideas after the whole team aligned on 3 directions a day before client presentation.

AI - I am freelancing and really trying to stay connected with what's going on in agencies. What type of AI tools are you specifically using in house? Ive seen creatives use Chatgpt for boards, El… more

How much should I expect my AD partner to contribute to scripts? It’s great when we brainstorm together but he spends so much time designing/props/visuals that it would seem unfair to expect it to be … more

Facebook is laying off thousands next week. They’re getting 4 months severance and their healthcare fully paid for, for 18 months… then Cobra if needed. We get 2 weeks severance (if we’re lucky) then… more

Any London based midweight or senior copywriters willing to share their salary and job role/responsibilities?

If you look carefully, airlines are skipping row numbers at random spots, so a seat 15 rows back is labeled as “Row 31.” Count ’em, they are skipping that many numbers. This is to psychologically make… more

Has anyone been solicited by Mercor to do consulting work? I am wondering if they're legit.

Has WKNY been having a lot of layoffs this year? Just heard about another wave.

Is Droga NY actually hiring or reposting the same jobs on a loop?

Have you ever had success in breaking the brief?

How do you manage WFH with a baby? Daycare is so expensive and I’m not sure what to do once I return from maternity leave. I’m a FTM and figured I could work a couple days with my baby but this just s… more

Has working in general, or specifically working in this industry changed your personality at all? If so, how? I feel like I’ve developed intense anxiety and depression since working in advertising,
Spe… more

40-something Yr Old CD: We need culturally relevant influencers/star that Gen Z relate to.

Me (chronically online, hip Gen Zer): Rattles off culturally relevant Gen Z streamers/influencers/content creators.

40-some… more

If your team has set up AI training sessions, but you refuse to do them as it goes against your basic creative/moral code, can the employer fire you? Asking for a friend!

Question where do you guys get your news? Which news outlets are worth paying the subscription costs?

how are credits on projects decided? / what’s your opinion on how they should be handled?

Where do you find content creators? Need to hire someone to do fill the feed type social. Struggling to find art directors that can concept/shoot/edit for social in this way

I feel like Juniors dont get to present to clients anymore. Am I wrong?

I am confused. Does the company really get charged when I use their own AI platform? What kind of scam is this? Who's getting paid?

Creatives, If you work at the better agencies (that do more well known, “good” work), people treat each other better. True or False

There’s an LA-agency recruiter who posts “social obsessed…culture forward” creative gigs like every other week. That means, be under 30 years old, correct? Their hiring managers are not interested in … more

I have a manager who says I need to memorize keyboard shortcuts so I can be faster pushing this narrative that I’m not fast enough. Usually this is only called out when he insists on-screening. My hearing p… more

Dear whoever started the trend of senior marketers explaining ad campaigns on LinkedIn like the reader is five years old:
Goddamn you.
And them.
And my feed.

A question for the media people.....why does it seem like media plans are getting finalized later and later in the timeline? It used to just be the messy clients, but now even my organized clients are… more

Do Summer Fridays in advertising exist anymore?

I remember the first media job I had, my young mind could not comprehend that Summer Fridays between the end of May and September basically added anywhere between 8 … more

Any idea how long Horizon Media's interview process is? From recruiter screen through interviews i guess

Lately I’ve been finding it hard to muster up the enthusiasm to care about client work like I used to. I’ve chalked it up to the state of the world or the way the industry is trending in general, but … more

🤔 Do you feel comfortable saying no or setting boundaries at work, or does that feel like something you can't or shouldn't do?