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Can anyone help me get a tier 2 work sponsorship as a copywriter? I've got 5 years of experience.

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Thinking back to some campaigns that turned into disasters because you had to click to learn more.

1) Burger King’s “Women belong in the kitchen.” Tweet, which was a thread that continued “if they want to be.” An… more

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Keep reading about layoffs. Let’s flip the script. What agencies are killing it right now?

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How is the scene in Australia now? Thinking if it would be good for my career to move there, provided I get to work with a brilliant CCO/ECD.

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Is literally anyone hiring remote right now?
I'll take anything at this point.
I'll do pharma. I'll do b2b. I'll take a step down to mid-level.
I don't care if your agency doesn't… more

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How long does it typically take to receive a written offer letter from Omnicom? Got a verbal offer from one of the agencies. The Omnicom corporate finance team hasn't approved it yet. It's bee… more

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Got 2 offers in one week. One at Spotify and another at WBD. Any insights into the culture/work life balance at the two companies? Both seem great from the interviews…

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Trying to crack a tagline with a bunch of other teams. We’ve gone through so many. Like hundreds upon hundreds. I literally cannot tell what’s trash or working anymore. No time to “take a break”. What… more

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McBroken

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Can we get some kind of a Reddit style automod that removes posts talking about ads that don’t include a link to the ad?

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Biggest surprise in ad awards history?

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Hi all! Curious to gauge some thoughts on privately held agencies. New to the idea of working at a privately held company and wanted to gain some insights on what sets them apart? Is this a good or ba… more

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Do CDs/ECDs tend to know who’s idea is who’s even if you present together ?

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Does it turn you off a studio if they’re not presenting with Simian, Wiredrive or Slate? What about Vimeo or Behance links to show their work? Some independent studios are trying to lower expenses- … more

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👏🏼 to the KraftHeinz lawyer that said ok to this. It does still say Shohei on the bottle but that type spacing should keep them out of a lawsuit. Fun.

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I was just reminiscing on how my last agency held so many mandatory HR seminars about respecting others and to speak up if you witness harassment or burnout. And then I did express my concerns to HR a… more

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Freelancers - how would your life be different if you got PTO on your contracts?

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No guys you don't understand.
The new burgerking campaign is actually about EMPOWERING mothers

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Why is everyone leaving Droga?

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How is Dentsu Chicago? Would y’all recommend working there?

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If you’re a serial job hopper, does putting freelance in front of your title quell concerns from prospective employers?

Does it even matter if other agencies are still looking to poach you?

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everyone seems to think AI is the death of creative advertising, but I'm pretty sure it's actually influencer marketing doing that

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Today really sucked. I wish clients would just remember we’re all humans. They make me feel like some icky pest that inconveniences them so much, when all I want to do is make stuff that helps them. I… more

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To my fellow creative seniors with skin in the game, what have been some of your favorite ideas that've come out this past year? I'm talking those solid, smart, interesting ideas. Was sifting throug… more

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I’ve been doing so much production work this year that’s not creative at all. This is killing me. Trying to jump ship to other shops that actually value design but have hardly heard back from any recr… more

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Sorry if this is a callous question, but why are so many people gunning for creative jobs still? I’ve heard nothing but horror stories from GDs and other creatives about how hard it is to get hired an… more

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“And you simply can’t shake the feeling your “creative director” still lives with their parents.”

Ageism, but it doesn’t count because we’re mocking young people.

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I find it really frustrating when individuals from other countries attempt to secure remote jobs in the U.S. without the necessary work visas. It feels like this situation undermines the efforts of those of… more

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Win the business with big, creative ideas. Keep the business by doing nothing but organic social and performance marketing. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Any leads for freelance or full time copy roles in London? Can be mid senior or ACD level. Thank you!

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How do people feel about vayner nyc? Work life balance? Clients? Business?

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Any LA Agencies looking for a Senior AD?

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If only one awards show is needed for every industry. ie Olympics for athletes, Oscars for film makers, World Cup for soccer. What should ours be? D&AD?

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Anyone know the dress code for the jay Chiat awards?

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Layoffs at Leo Burnett? Again?

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Honestly, this is disgraceful. Grub Hub did it in July. Burger King does it in September. It makes perfect sense for GrubHub. Burger King not so much. A pox on BBH London.

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It really bothers me that my manager one offs me on email threads to tell me what to do or sayAND CC’S MY SUPERVISOR. It makes me look like I have no idea what I’m doing. How do I tell him to stop doi… more

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These people are insane. CD for 100k in San Francisco?! This is a terrible range even a third tier city.

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Looking for a specific explainer-video agency. I cant remember the name. They did one video for a project management tool for production. They claim they pioneered the explainer video genre. Anyone kn… more

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My art director sucks. She’s super lazy, and her ideas suck also. Not to mention she’s got a negative personality. Not really looking for advice here, just needed to rant into the void 🥲

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