Advertising

Question: How common is it at your agency for account team members to weigh in on creative decisions—for example, suggesting which images should be included or removed from a piece—even after the Crea… more

I read a comment saying to never say the word "layoff" in an interview, recommending "reduction in force" instead or not bringing it up at all.

Is this a good piece of advice, espe… more

I’m a EP with many years of experience. I’ve been freelancing at an agency since last July. I produced a $4mil TV shoot that is currently in post. I’ve been assigned by the HOP to produce another shoo… more

What’s Droga like these days, the work, the general vibe, especially NYC?

Any tips on dealing with a micromanager boss … I’m 3 seconds from quitting, I’m starting to second guess my abilities as a lead because I’m constantly being steamrolled and everything I do is being checked/questi… more

Is Publicis still 3 days 1 week and 2 days the next week? Or 3 days every week?

Anyone know what's going on at Fallon these days?

Kinda foul for WPP Ogilvy to lose IKEA and then WPP David to win it 😂

Just got a notice that my brand strategy internship has been canceled due to the current state of the industry and economic uncertainty. 💔

If anyone has any leads on brand or creative strategy opportu… more

Curious to know from agencies with AOR clients what you expect from your clients in terms of exclusivity. Typical agreements have varying language about contracting or hiring the services of other age… more

Ugh, so sick of being ghosted mid interview process. I’ve spent the last three weeks chasing 4 recruiters at 4 different agencies to no avail. Have the f**king decency to update a candidate and reply … more

How common is it for recruiters to ask what your salary requirements are before even telling you anything about the role?

I get they don’t want to waste their time if you’re outside an agencys pay ran… more

Creative Resourcing: hey I know you are dying but before you do could you please finish up this deliverable for us? Then you are free to pass away at your leisure.

Is MullenLowe in LA remote or hybrid? If hybrid, which days in office?

What advice would you give to an independent production company that, after an extensive and exhausting triple bid with multiple rounds of requested revisions to the bid and director’s treatment, foun… more

Is anyone doing pharma marketing buried in annotations? It seems like annotating documents is becoming 90% of my workload. I kind of feel like my talents are being wasted. Do I have any allies on this… more

What's people's secret for working with a team member (e.g. art director if you're a copywriter, copywriter if you're an art director) whose style you just clash with? Do you try to gu… more

Annotated 8,000+ images and text datasets for computer vision and NLP models using Labelbox, ensuring 98% accuracy in labeling tasks
Collaborated with a team of 10 annotators to meet tight project deadlines
Perform… more

I’ve been working brand side for a couple of years and am at my breaking point. The koolaid is killing my soul. My boss’s boss brought up excitedly at a meeting today that we “get to have lunch with (… more

Does anyone know the average difference in pay for advertising/marketing roles by city? I’d assume roles based in a city like Chicago may pay 30 percent less than NYC/SF/LA due to the cost of living.

To all my CDs and above… obviously the best thing to show talent is good produced work in your book. But, let’s say that isn’t possible. In lieu of that, how do pitch wins stack up? Especially if you … more

Any former Acct. Mgmt. pros who've switched to Strategy? Would love to hear your story & learn how you made the switch.

After 5 years in Acct. Mgmt., I don't see myself as an AD or GAD someday. Respons… more

Freelancing for another agency while FTE at another? Yay or nay?
Got offered a contract around 5-10 hours a week at another big name agency working on an account in a different vertical than any others at my… more

Over the course of an average day, how many hours would you say you use AI for work purposes?

Is BBDO a good place to work? Don’t hear much about them anymore but have always been curious about it.

Anyone else at an IPG agency unable to confirm their email address on here? The email never comes through - it seems to be outright blocked to prevent employees from getting on here. I guess I’ll just… more

Any idea what the email structure is for someone at Samsung Electronics? There’s an open role in Mexico City that a friend is interested in, (who’d like to send a note to the recruiter/HR person). I’d… more

Less people forget:
“In "at-will" employment, either the employer or employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, as long as the reason is not illegal”
In t… more

Currently at WPP. Who is usually the first to go during layoffs? New Hires, Associates, Workers on PIP, Remote workers?

What are the unspoken perks of going into the office?