Advertising

What’s your dispensary budget per month?

is 70k a fair salary for an art director with 2 years working experience? (nyc)

Unpopular opinion: There should be a salary adjustment for those who have a college degree AND student debt vs those that don’t have a degree.

Either that OR companies opt in to pay a portion (not aff… more

Let’s talk about the unwritten rules of the ad industry. The ones that aren’t in the handbook but can shape your career. Is it all about who you know and who you’re willing to kiss up to, or can talent alone get … more

Does anyone have any insight to Mekanism? Workload and culture?

Baby reindeer but it’s a recruiter who won’t stop emailing you about a contract role “with opertunity fer full tyme”

Have we sold our creative souls to data and metrics? It feels like every decision is now driven by numbers, and the art of storytelling is being pushed aside for performance-based decisions.

Are we sti… more

Let’s say I’m an intern who sells some ideas on a new biz pitch. The client ended up not doing anything and went to some other agencies. I have very little in my book, can I put those ideas in it unpa… more

have you ever been cautioned on overdelivering because the client is only asking for so much work based on what they’re paying? i understand it can be dangerous to set a precedent but like isn’t a ton… more

Is there an AI logo generator? Is that a thing??

!CALL TO ALL COPYWRITERS!

I am looking to find a great copy partner for a full time freelancing position. It will be for a tech brand. Preferably, someone who has experience working with big tech companies such as: Google, IBM and other.
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So I have a dilemma… I have a contract gig that’s been going on for a couple of months now. While I search for a full time. Everything is project based of course but, now since projects are slowing do… more

Do companies with in-house creative teams still hire agencies? If so, how do they split up the work??

I will be interviewing at a Merkle in the next week or so for a project manager, delivery lead position.

The first interview mentioned working with the creative director and account on pitching and delivering work within th… more

I'm a middle manager and my boss has directed me to "manage someone out." No PIP. No coaching. No firing them. My boss sucks right?

Pitch meeting BINGO: ‘Let’s circle back on that,’ ‘Out-of-the-box,’ ‘Can we tighten the timeline?’ What phrases would be on your card? First one to hit five has to present the deck! 😜

People who work in advertising, but in non-advertising roles (HR, Finance, etc.): What do you think of ad agency world?

Been noticing the latest edition of the tired-yet-evergreen debate between newer and older with the former saying, “don’t bring me down with lessons learned from ads that ran before I was born,” and t… more

AKQA Founder and CEO resigns…thoughts?

Layoffs, restructuring, and client losses are hitting us hard. But what if we could build a more resilient creative industry?

What changes do you want to see in how agencies operate, how clients engag… more

Do we even own our creative processes anymore? Every idea we’ve ever had could be training AI systems that holding companies profit from. They’re taking what makes us valuable and using it to make us disposable.<… more

What is everyones top 5 comedy commercial production companies in Canada?

Been in advertising 2.5 yrs now, but only two campaigns I’ve made really feel like they’re “me.” At the same time, I feel like I should include the work that’s less “me” in my book to show experience with big bra… more

Layoffs at Vayner?

In the time of layoffs, are people who’ve stayed at the agency for less time (~1 year) more likely to let go or people who’ve been there for years or even a decade?

What’s the etiquette for awards? Let’s say you lead a huge campaign that just launched and it’s bound to win awards. But then you take a new job a month later. Can/should the agency still list the you… more

Are agencies (or clients) in Phoenix, Arizona on the radar of anyone on this app? If so, thoughts?

Layoffs again at Grey? Worldwide? Like group layoffs? Grey Group layoffs? Global? A famously effective layoff?

Creative directors learn how to compliment your creatives. It means a lot and makes it easier to not curse you out behind closed doors when you ask for the eleventeenth change

- signed a creative doin… more

What stock photo sites do you have the best success rate at finding quality photography with people? I need stuff that’s sleek and energetic and getty is just blah and the people aren’t model hot enou… more

Any NY producers willing to get some coffee and chat with me about producing? I’m curious about it as a career

If you’ve used AI to create a headshot, what have you used and did you like it? I prefer simple and hopefully not a subscription. I have midjourney but haven’t figured out how to get it to turn non-ph… more