Advertising

I am a Canadian intermediate designer / art director with close to 5 years working at a large national advertising agency. My partner recently found a job in the US, and has decided to move for this n… more

I moved to a smaller market for a great agency. A couple years later I’m no longer at that shop and I’m realizing the several other agencies in town are either not making decent work or, the couple th… more

Accepted this job because it was a huge salary bump and it is a promotion but I’m not happy. Although the people I work with are good people, they have favorites and dont really appreciate me.
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Hi everyone! 👋

I work with Social Media and I’m based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and I’m looking to connect with people in the marketing, advertising, and creative industries. I’m always excited to learn from others in the fie… more

Does anybody have advice at how to navigate talking to your boss about leaving for another agency? I know it seems straightforward, but I feel like my boss has been extremely supportive of me in this … more

I've been a bit more hands-on in recruiting lately. No portal, straight to email. I'd say 20% don't add CV/portfolio, just a few lines and add they can send it if interested. Probably 2 o… more

so..how common is it to be recruited for a job, and then ghosted after the first call with the recruiter? 🫠

I've had plenty of assignments with drop dead, has to be submitted by this day, deadlines. What happens if you miss one?

I'm only getting interviews for jobs I'm overqualified for. For example, if a job requires 5 yoe and I have 7, instead of jobs asking for 7+. Does anyone else have this experience too? Are job… more

Is it normal now that some agencies are giving you copywriting tests (shouldn’t be giving unpaid ones in the first place) BEFORE your first round interview? Seems like a middle/final round thing.

Recently joined a smaller agency and have only been with them for a little over a month. I’m now on 7 different projects each with multiple work streams that I manage. I’m the sole project manager on 5 out of the… more

What's a "small" red flag at work that actually turned into a big one later?

I'll go first...the way they talked about the person who had my role before me.

I haven’t added anything to my portfolio in a year. However, I’m booked and making good money. Should I be grateful for that considering the economy/state of the ad industry?

Can someone provide the adage production company A list? It’s paywalled and I’m very curious who made the list this year.

I learned about engagement pods today and now I understand why the same marketers on LinkedIn constantly glaze each other’s posts and clog my goddamn feed.

I heard Publicis offices will be RTO 4 days a week in mid-April. Anyone here who works there who can confirm on this? I'd love more details on whether the 4 days are employee's choice or set i… more

Pharma folks: I'm expanding my repertoire to include a lot more HCP-facing stuff. Anyone have a preference vs. DTC?

What exactly do you do when you're looking for growth within your agency, but there are no senior roles open? I really love the team I work with, but I can't continue to be in this phase for a… more

The worst part of this field is making clients 2-3x their ROI while they treat you as completely disposable and have you training the AI that will replace you. Then they fight the recommendations ever… more

Looking for some Fishy insight. A friend just texted below, he teaches at a biz school:

“Hey, there are a bunch of ad vets on this chain so love to get your perspective. I have a student — leans more creative v. s… more

What did people think of that SNL Otesla ad? I thought it was pretty good. Echoes of "Happy Fun Ball."

I have effectively been made redundant from my position as a digital strategist and now less than a month later they are rehiring listing as a part time role not full time. Surely this is an issue? Th… more

So are there any advertising initiatives that are actually advertising TO AI? I am wondering if there's any future in considering that AI may be doing our shopping for us in the future.

Tip: if you’re going to send a farewell email, don’t do the one where you try to name everyone with an individual thank you.

You’re bound to miss someone unless you name everyone, but then you have to be really c… more

Who has moved from agency to in‑house? It might be my next step, and I wanted to hear about how different the pace and politics feel. Is the tradeoff in creative freedom worth the better hours and sta… more

Do you think it’s weird when people with awards try to talk about making award winning work? I’m not sure how to make sense of it.

What's the vibe at Magnite like? Saw a recent job opening and wanted to know what the company culture is like

Is this just my life, or does every brief now come with “We need this to go viral on TikTok,” but zero budget for proper concepting or testing? I need to figure out how to push back on unrealistic soc… more

Is there anywhere I can find all the agencies that Publicis owns and what departments they are under?

Anyone else still have the “school night” mentality and rarely get out the house during the work week? I leave all my socializing for the weekend, but I think I should start maximizing my time after w… more

The Rick Astley Dr Pepper commercial needs to end. There is a reason people got sick of hearing his music over and over and over again.

Is the Publicis bowl still gone?

Too designer-y for an art director ad agency role and too art director-y for design studios. I like being both though. Is there a way to be both and keep going or should I pick one and double down? Tr… more

Is the rumor that Omnicom is sending fake employment opportunity emails to smoke out people looking to jump true? Does anyone have any proof of this?

I’m at a point where I can’t tell if it’s just me needing better boundaries or if this is just what advertising looks like now. The burnout from constant “always-on” campaign cycles and overlapping pr… more

When you look at a creative portfolio, what’s the line between “interesting personal projects” and “this person doesn’t have enough real client work”? I’m mid-career, and a lot of my favorite pieces a… more

condolences to the people who have been let go from horizon media (started yesterday)

How long after giving a referral is typical for someone to reach out to that person? I recently put a candidate forward for a role after someone on the talent team asked if I had any suggestions. They… more