Advertising

I’m a Junior Copywriter seeking an awesome Art Director to work with. (Let’s catapult each other careers and work somewhere 10x better than the agency I’m at now) 🥴 DM your book if you wanna connect

Is it possible to transition from an agency to consulting? I’m currently an AD of analytics and looking for a switch and big 4 consulting has always interested me.

anyone ever get their agency to willingly lay them off? how so?

despite the risk i’m ready to quit mine but can’t afford to not receive benefits of sorts (severance, unemployment, etc).

Real Chemistry laid off 19 people last week in the US offices… again, this place it’s a shit show

Do you follow your manager or coworkers on IG? There’s a team doc with everyone sharing their social handle but I haven’t followed anyone yet so as to not seem like I’m prying/tryhard but that could j… more

Any thoughts on Translation? Jason still there? Still in NY? I remember them doing some cool activation stuff but anything recent?

Does anyone have any resources for freelance pitch deck templates/sample capabilities deck?

Anyone working for ‘We are Alexander’? Just had a head of HR reach out for a fully remote position, but before going any further I came here to look at the company reviews and they honestly suck. I al… more

Are all clients cutting back on banner and social budgets by taking stuff in-house?

Anyone knows any recruitment contacts at W+K NY?

What’s the average pay for Client Service Directors

Unemployed junior here. Wanted to ask the recruiters and talent managers here. Would it be fair to say that writers and ADs are being hired as pairs right now more frequently? I have a couple partners i wor… more

For creatives who made the switch to in-house, specifically tech, what do you think gabe you the advantage? What do you look for now in candidates' books?

Sometimes I think the clients are just messing with me.

Is it terrible in an interview to ask what people do when things are slow?

Question -

I work at agency "A" with one client (100% allocated to that client) - can I leave the agency to go work for my client?

It would be the same role, just a different area.

I know this has been discussed to death but I’m even kind of shocked how often I’m seeing people being laid off these days. What do we think the end game is for advertising? The way it’s going now it … more

Can someone help clarify the role of a senior account director and a senior account manager. Follow up notes with clients are barely sent, meetings are forwarded on after they've started, the next… more

I have a close friend visiting for a shoot, but due to their schedule I can only see them if I visit their set. Should I not disclose to other people I’m a creative at a different agency? Or could thi… more

I’m currently feeling really uninspired and hating my job and am looking for any advice or tips on how to get out of this rut. I don’t want to sound ungrateful but when I was laid off at the beginning… more

Have been interviewing and have no luck landing. It seems like recruiters from agencies are looking out for art directors with proficiencies in socials, animation, video editing, 3D, UX/UI and Figma. … more

thoughts on BBDO NY?

I’m not unemployed I’m just doing my career’s side quests.

Is the iOS Fishbowl app being buggy for anyone else? I still get notifications and it opens up just fine. But as soon as I try to read something, it shuts down. Admittedly, I’m long overdue for an upg… more

Hi! My agency recently lost one of their smaller clients (my only client) and put me on a 30-day PIP after 3 months of employment. They say it’s performance based but truth be told, I think it’s becau… more

My favorite part of Deadpool and Wolverine was Ryan Reynolds name dropping his ad agency “Maximum Effort” multiple times throughout.

Any meeting on a Sunday is criminal

Google pulling its AI ad 😗🤌.

I hope this kills soooooo many briefs.

Starting a job client-side in a week, and I think the role I’m starting on is agency-facing. What’s some (practical) advice you’d give to your clients in terms of working with agencies/giving feedback… more

How many creatives are left at your agency after all of these layoffs?

230k in NY for an Executive Director role, yay or nay?

Does anyone have a list of the brand side/in house companies in Los Angeles that have their own creative departments (besides tech like google and apple)? I know of expedia, estée lauder, mattel, and … more

What are some of the top agencies that do campaigns for movies and TV? Less interested in the shops that only do key art and trailers, looking for shops that go beyond that with activations, social, OOH, etc. more