Creatives

Story time:
I once had an ECD who hated me. Except, I only found out after he let me go for “budget issues” that he had been talking shit about me left and right. He even sabotaged my attempts to join other agencies, telling … more

What to expect? — For someone who is getting an opportunity to freelance as an Art director for a week (during big pitch week) at a highly reputable creative first agency, I’m taking this opportunity … more

Is anyone a CD but reports to an ECD at a big agency? How’s your experience been? Asking for a friend.

What are some tricks you’ve learned to make working with very new CDs a little bit easier for the both of you? They seem to be learning on the job, and I’d like to help if I can.

What are some common questions during interviews that you’ve came across?

I saw a friend asking for colorist recos on instagram, and quickly offered up Trafik. Turns out she’s not in advertising and was talking about hair dye. Anyways, Daniel De Vue is fantastic!

Cold Calling.
Do people still do this?
Where?
Advertising Agencies? Design Studios? Companies?
Who should be the types of people to get in touch with?

I have a finished campaign that hasn’t aired yet, and want a CD to see it. How should I go about this? Add it to my book with a password? Or is this a no-no?

portfolio site designer needed with a knack for making stuff look good on mobile.

Do you always get your interview assignment/case study double-checked by someone before submitting?

I’m currently ISO rockstar recruiters who are actively getting roles and placing candidates.

Throughout most of my career, I’ve partnered closely with recruiters, but given the current market, I’m seeing fewer opp… more

Anyone here worked at Humanaut before? Curious about the culture and why there’s only one designer and a bunch of writers on staff.

What is the advantage of using Figma for social post and digital banner ads?

I’ve always wondered who actually writes Wikipedia pages about people. Does some random person just take it into their hands to create a page for a personality? What about the folks who aren’t really … more

Has anyone heard back from Grey Midwest? I think I am getting ghosted.

I’m thinking of taking a 35K pay cut for a more predictable and stable role in-house, while freelancing on the side to make up for that lost 35K. Am I absolutely batshit crazy lol?

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How do you deal with a creative who preemptively adjusts ideas based on what they think the client will say in the first round? It feels like the idea is getting diluted before it even has a chance to… more

Would love a connect at Discord for a role I’m applying for 🙏 would really appreciate any help connecting with you or anyone in production/digital teams.

How many of you writers use ChatGPT to assist you? I was chastised for using it as a thesaurus and for running social copy through it to meet character limits. Yet all the art directors have company-f… more

if i was worth getting an opportunity i wouldn’t have been struggling with my job search for 2.5 years now
now matter the degree i have, how many times i update my resume, tailor my cover letter or update my portf… more

why won’t this job search ever work out for me

Been on the hunt for about a year for a more uplifting position that better fits my broad range of skillsets. In this time I have applied for easily 150 positions. Most recently one for an experientia… more

Does burning hours on an account, beyond scope, make you more likely to stay on it or less?

Why is our only barometer of effort the number of hours worked in a given day/week? I’ve worked with plenty of people who would dick around all day/night and bill 50/60 hour weeks. Drives me bonkers.

if you have a team book, how do you include solo work in a non-weird way?

I’ve been working with a recruiter on and off over the past year. I followed up on our last email exchange about 4 months ago but never heard back. Would it be okay to reach out to a different recruit… more

If creatives leave your agency do you see that as an opportunity to get on better work or is it overall bad for the agency as it costs more to hire new people?

Unemployed in this flooded job pool? How are you staying busy—besides panic-Googling 'fun careers that pay'? I'm volunteering at a local organization that feeds people unable to shop or prepare meals … more

Hey folks! I'm not someone who works in the creative side of things at all, but I have an uncle who is covering and shooting an athlete's 100K marathon, which he is running to raise awareness … more

There are all these things I want to do outside of work. Get better at animation, sing (maybe release an EP), and start a YouTube channel for moving meditations... but when it comes down to doing the … more

Looking for a good resource for GIFs for decks. Does everyone make their own or is there a site you mainly use?