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How do you go about addressing prior stints at a holding company?

A few years back, I took a job at a WPP agency but shortly quit after 3 months - toxic team lead, unrealistic expectations, and was severely impacting my health.

I've… more

I'm going to my first award show this Thursday, as our project is a finalist 🎉 What are some do's or don'ts, etiquette, etc that I should keep in mind? Is there an unspoken hierarchy of w… more

What would you do if you have an agency job but you have to do jury duty for a lot of days? Like more than a week. Would they be cool with that?

Has anyone ever lied about having a BA on an application, and/or does anyone have any stories of people being caught (or never caught)? Asking for a highly skilled and decades of experience CD/AD who … more

Breaking into remote creative work isn’t easy — especially when you’re from an underrepresented region. Geo-restrictions, time zones, and limited access make the search tough. But the talent is here, and we… more

Today’s reminder that it’s okay to just not talk in the bathroom. Your call should wait and your small talk is uncomfortable at best

Indie agencies are overrated. They work you to the bone. Layoffs happen in secret and a lot. The politics and favoritism are wild. And they don’t give you meaningful insight into where the company is … more

I resigned from my job and my last day is 1 week from now! What do you typically do with the time? I’m remote and never felt particularly close to my coworkers (they’re mostly in office together) so n… more

Is Huge actually hiring? They keep posting the same two creative roles @on LinkedIn for the past several months.

Group M folks - what are some decent accounts across the organization? Which should I avoid ?

For context, I was on the Coke account which was obviously lost so will need to transition over to a new ac… more

I have an interview at a really bland agency this week. Would be like 10 steps back for my career. But between constant layoffs and manic freelancing, I’d love to be able to afford my rent with confid… more

Would you accept a job you may not be 100% qualified or ready for? Interviewed for and was offered a more senior position than I would consider myself qualified for. I’m sure I would grow into it, but… more

If we won a pitch but my partner and I didn’t write the big spots, but still got some ideas here and there for the direction that got chosen, what’s the most favorable way I can describe this victory … more

Anyone have real experience with turning your full time role into a reduced hours arrangement, like say 20 hours a week? What worked well and what were the shortcomings?

anyone have any leads on indie shops looking for a BA manager? willing to relo.

Hiders, keepers?

I heard Publicis has stolen the Coca-Cola business from WPP. Does anyone know which agency(s) took the business? Looking for my next career move, and this one sounds like a great step.

I’ve heard rumors Publicis is undoing parts of PXP, anyone got insight into what’s happening over there?

Any tips for being stuck somewhere you don’t want to be? I’m currently at a small (like really small) agency that is extremely toxic and destroying my mental health but can’t leave because the market … more

Genuinely curious since they seem to be winning nonstop - what is it like at the various Publicis creative agencies nowadays?

What’s the website created by the CCO of some random company like adweek but no paywall? They posted it here, but I can’t remember the name.

How to obtain licensing and Ein number

Anyone have any info on involved media or active international and if it’s a good place to work for?

Has anyone quit a job without one lined up before? I did it last Wednesday…gave them two weeks though and the CEO was ooo. All of my close coworkers are thinking leadership is going to try to convince… more

Came here to say this to all my creatives .. remember that record label execs thought that Beyoncé had no hits on her first album. But when it was released it became a classic.

The point is that this industry is f… more

I've got a question about ending a contract job short. I got laid off and started a temp job as a designer a month ago. This temp job pays about 70% what I was making before. The recruiter for a job I had app… more

New to the agency world. Can someone help me decode titles? Seeing so many different director titles. Director, managing director, group director, senior director, executive director, senior partner g… more

Looking for work, workaholic.

Hello All, looking for a spot of help please.

Currently doing a bit of research and looking for examples of interesting craft distilleries that go beyond the traditional ‘family owned’ or ‘terroir’ that most focu… more

How is Adam&eve in New York nowadays?

What do people know about Translation NYC? What’s the work/life balance how’s the general vibe?

Thoughts on 160/90? I’m not really into fractions