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Did McCann NYC have layoffs today?

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Anyone had or heard of an offer being retracted? If so, what happened?

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What an incredible opportunity

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I hope and can’t wait for the day the job market becomes better and we can then see a mass exodus from all of our toxic, underpaid, overworked, positions that are be taken advantaged of by upper manag… more

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Can’t recall how many times I’ve been through situation where CD is like “can we get some design help last min cuz the AD can’t design”, last min meaning I have 3 days to design a 300-page book/a bran… more

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What’s a reasonable salary for a digital strategist in the Midwest with 13 years of experience (director/VP level)?

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Question for anyone about AI in advertising. Who is indemnifying the AI generated work for commercial use? I feel like the risk exposure to clients would be higher than most of my clients are willing … more

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Is B2B/technical writing the move? 🧐

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How often do you hit a recruiter up if they say they don’t have anything at the moment?

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Were there lay offs at McKinney?

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Anyone applied as an AD/CW team before? How has that gone? Any tips?

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Just starting out - mining for a paid internship or junior copywriter role. Some pieces in my portfolio show my writing chops but aren’t ads. Who do I look to for honest feedback? Will I be judged for… more

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What does your job application process look like? Heard Linkedin is asking companies to pay a hefty amount to post a role. If not LI then where can we get info about new roles?

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These salaries are degrading.

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Are any NY agencies growing or having momentum right now? All I’m seeing is doom and gloom

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How much should a manager visual and content job pay at a decent agency

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Do you think years of experience or talent/skill should influence a promotion more? You’d think they’d go hand in hand, but we all know that’s not the case.

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Freelancer Art Directors, how do you manage deadlines for the unexpected, like if you are out sick with the flu—do you have a network of freelancers you trust and farm work out to in a crunch?

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Are all interviews now just quizzes on my knowledge about the agency?

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What two ad people would you like to see in a debate and what’s the topic?

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When you're concepting, do you kill your partner's ideas? Or do you let the CD kill it?

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Havas fishies you’re making too much moolah and sinking the company! How dare you!

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Any other experiential / tech production companies like Unit9?

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I’m weird but not in the trendy and socially acceptable way but in the way where I’ve been rejected for like the last 20 years of life from grade school to my career and do everything the wrong way. I… more

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When the CCO mentions himself as one of the creatives on the credit list. (Or when the art director also mentions himself as a designer).

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What’s the protocol for letting your employer know when you’re pregnant? How far in advance/who do you tell?

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Ghostbusters x Facebook

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Our teams sat through a presentation by the grey agency today and thought they were awful. JWT and Y&R must’ve been so bad that they had to partake in an embarrassing merge like they did and grey … more

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I love the posts on LinkedIn where recruiters ask you to link your portfolio in the replies for a potential gig.

It’s like throwing a piece of meat to a bunch of stray dogs and watching them fight ove… more

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Happy Tuesday(soon to be)! As we dive into another busy day, let's take a moment to inspire each other. What's your favorite motivational quote that helps you stay focused and energized throug… more

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If some ECD/CCOs in this industry are so notorious and constantly produce bad work, how can they still exist? Not expecting everyone to be good at what they do but the amount of incompetent leadership… more

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Anyone take Jason Bagley’s creative course, the school of astonishing pursuits? Is it worth it?

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So true 😹

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Anyone here familiar with Tag Worldwide ? Know they were acquired by Dentsu but what do they do ?

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Once I get this Oatly gig it's over for you

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Any tips on maintaining sanity when ur boss is the ultimate shakeup of passive aggressive, possibly insecure and emotionally volatile?

Myself and fellow colleagues can’t pinpoint what I’m doing wrong, and I’m a h… more

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