Advertising

Advice on how to best explain a PIP + subsequent resignation in a job interview?

Went thru one early in my career as a Planner at a Media Agency. I recognized it wasn't the right fit, so I left the role. I… more

Is it okay to tell a prospective employer that you have young children? Obviously this shouldn't be a determining factor in hiring but I feel like maybe it is. On the other hand, some agencies mig… more

How is your company with sudden family emergencies? Are they accepting but you feel like you pay for it later, or are they generally understanding? I think my company is pretty good with this but you … more

Another round of layoffs. These ideas that the big guys come up with always end up, hurting the hard-working employees. And in the end when it doesn’t work out, it just goes back to how it was while p… more

How do you know your freelance rate?

I’ve heard mixed things about Eversana Intouch. Mostly bad, but heard it really depends directly on whom you’re working with that makes all the difference. Is the Oxygen team at Eversana Intouch a goo… more

Has anyone ever worked for equity? How did you structure the deal? Very small, very early stages. Basically just me and the founders, and frankly, probably a real long shot. What would you ask for?

When do agencies decide and communicate who goes to Cannes?

when places you interview with don’t follow up should i? even if i know i didn’t get it. Or is it best not to look too interested.

I’m trying to move to NYC from outside the U.S. (an English-speaking country) and just reached 3 years of experience. I’m coming from a reputable agency, and I have some award-winning work in my book.

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Ok.. so how do people get into freelancing. I’m in a mid life crisis and want to quit my job, take my savings and go travel Europe for a year in the most cliche turn of events lmao. Just need time awa… more

Let’s say I’m freelancing for two weeks on an hourly rate. It’s a copy assignment for a lot of assets, 2 check ins, and then final delivery. At max I’m maybe writing 5 hours a day, which is more than … more

Sam Altman watching all of us pay OpenAI to train Sora to replace us. 😶‍🌫️

I started a new job about 6 months ago. Since then I have barely been billable. I consistently let my manager and the resource manager know and still nothing. What should I do? Is this normal? I left … more

What's the general industry opinion of the new Creative Circus? Looking into more affordable portfolio schools and wondering which is actually worth the $.

Hello- I am new on here and doing some research- I was curious to hear from People working on beauty and hair/ lifestyle accounts- When you are hiring Directors/ Photographers what are some of your biggest challenges o… more

IPG Health Hiring Freeze?
I recently got to the end of a hiring process at an IPG Health agency that I won’t name because it’s not relevant. The recruiter told me they loved me and were going to make me an offer in the … more

How are things at Leo Chicago these days? I see there's a lot of new leadership. Wondering if they are actually make an effort to change things up after the rebrand

Anyone heard of Superside? looks like a fully remote global agency. Or something like that?

Spec work I've been working on...was just launched by an agency into a real campaign...What do I do with it now???

Anyone else think the number of prostate cancer drug ads are going to spike after the Biden diagnosis? I would not be surprised.

In our line of work, meaning being really plugged into the speed of culture, technology, what’s trending, etc etc, how TF do you peel yourself off of your phone?? Doomscrolling is low key ruining my l… more

How do you deal with "civilian" friends and family's comments about why you're out of work? And their lack of understanding that landing a FT job is so difficult? Do you just say you… more

Working Not Working is officially shutting down. Did anybody ever get work from that site?

Anyone here work on the LinkedIn or kureig/dr pepper account at Spark foundry ?

I don’t love that many of the celebrated winners at the one show were basically: pick a cause that hits on judges heart strings + make something craft-forward for ad people that no one sees. Call me c… more

I’m in ad school with a learning disability… I can see the big picture of a finished campaign but when it comes to research and connecting it to an insight then trying to get an idea out of it, I stil… more

Do you think the Duolingo owl and Zyxal owl hang out?

2-faced clients that act like angels on LinkedIn and then are the worst working day to day. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Is MRM McCann a good for an analytics career?

Do you think an experienced designer could fill in for an art director on simpler jr level projects? Let’s assume the writer they’re working with is decent with concepting and ‘big ideas’.

How do you really feel about the ‘Open to Work’ status on LinkedIn?

Have you ever left a job bc you felt like it was affecting your mental health?

I'm currently looking for work In spain, I'm hoping to relocate so any tips or advice or any job opportunities would be really helpful.
I'm loyal, dedicated and hardworking, I'm just looking … more