Advertising

Just applied to a job that had the most options for pronoun and gender selections I’ve seen in recent years - then asked me to identify my sex assigned at birth. 🫠

have you ever had a recruiter make you call them? been in this for 8 years and never come across that before but i guess theres a first for everything.

Had 3 interviews for a job but recruiter is now silent. Been following up to check on the status each Monday for the past 2 weeks but should I give up? Is it rude to follow up again?

Considering taking a new job at another agency, but the economic turbulence/general uncertainty is making me question if it’s a good idea. Should this have any bearing on the decision, or is “last in,… more

Digital advertising is fun and all but nothing beats opening a fat print version of the New York Times and unfolding a big ass print ad

I am currently a government employee who has dedicated 13 years that is facing being RIF.
I manage two programs. I have a degree in communication. My worry is that when I look for work in the private sector… more

Considerations or watch-outs for going to an indie? I’ve always been at hold co. agencies, but I’ve gotten a lot of bites and an offer from indies in the past year.

Need to make a move, as I’ve platea… more

In 2018 I took a job at a pharma agency. I got seduced by the big budgets. I was tired at slaving away on OK-pretty good creative with zero budgets. I should have trusted my intuition from the startin… more

Anybody have some inside scoop on working at any of these Indies? Mischief, Orchard, Mojo, WK all New York. TYIA

New rule: if the C-suite demands we RTO, than they need to let us sit in THEIR offices, at THEIR desks, and on THEIR couches instead of break rooms or the f’ing floor.

I think something that isn’t being said about return to office is just how not fun our industry is these days. 5 days in the office used to be fun. You had interesting people. You had things like you… more

Motherhood is incompatible with working in advertising: change my mind.
If I think of any mom who’s excelling inside an ad agency, she either has a nanny at home or her partner has a gentler job. Let’… more

Lately I’ve been getting absolutely pummeled by Gardasil ads on Hulu. And those things are forced 60s. It’s horrendous. The experience of a pharma ad is somehow even more weird and uncomfortable with … more

My CD and I kissed, while out for drinks after a shoot.

I’m a guy. She’s a girl—quite a bit older than me.

I’m kind of regretting it. She’s the one who went for it. I’m not really comfortable addressing it with her… more

I would like to find a remote entry level postion ... salary doesnt have to be very much. I am planning to leave america very soon and would like to earn a small wage to cover a few exspenses .. it wo… more

Any insights into the Helen of Troy account (MEDIA) at Monks?

Can you be terminated due to “performance” without a PIP?

How do you deal with managing one job offer when still waiting for another company to get back to you?

Hey, hey - do you think I could still get unemployment if I ask for a managed exit? Meaning they would give me like 6 weeks of severance and then I could file or would me asking for it make unemployme… more

We need to create a platform that reports ghost recruiters. It’s extremely rude to hold time then not show up. The lack of accountability is insane.

How is the Google and NBC account at EssenceMediacom ?

Are AD’s just considered Designers nowadays? Every team I’m on refers to the AD’s as designers nowadays. I know the roles have a lot of overlap but idk how to feel about it.

Who designed that gold Trump card? WTF

If you had to choose, what’s more important, career path or mental health?

have you even said thank you once?

Is there any job in the advertising/marketing world with a manageable workload? I really don't mind the actual work itself too much, but across all my jobs there just always seems to be such an in… more

Anyone work on the Walmart account at Publicis? What’s it like? Any info would be helpful!

Anyone who currently works at imre, how is it? I see conflicting reviews on Glassdoor but from my understanding things have changed & wanted some insight as I’m applying for jobs.

I don’t understand agencies who hire for freelancers but don’t share budget upfront / or I’ve shared my rate during the first call with an recruiter already, and they want me to meet a CD but turns ou… more