Creatives

At what point does posting your Drum World Creative Ranking become kinda pathetic? I just saw someone proudly sharing that they placed 194th. I mean, i can get people posting they are un the top 20, t… more

Good quality and affordable ultra wide monitor recommendations please!

Serious question. People who make posts that say “I’m available” on LinkedIn…does that actually work for you?

Can anyone recommend a technologist they have worked with in the past? If so, please DM🙏🏼

Any advice for cold emailing? Hot to go or avoid at all costs?

My network is okay, but there are plenty of places where I don’t have an in.

Is hitting up a CD via the email on their site not the move?

I… more

Hello all, this is my first post in the community. I've a question about remote working from the UK fro companies in the US. If found a sticking point: when you get to the part of the application … more

If an agency came back to your hourly rate with “we just checked with finance and hour max budget for this is ___ /hr”, is there room for negotiation?
It’s a lot less than my standard rate but I don’t… more

I was recently made ACD, and not gonna lie it's sometimes tough to see my concepts farmed out to junior teams. Not that they don't do a good job, and I get why it happens (cheaper to have a CW do it… more

Chatting with a CCO soon. Is it ok to ask what it would take for them to hire me?

I really wanna work with this CCO and I know it would mean moving mountains to make it happen (visa, timing, etc).

I am selling my SXSW Interactive Badge at $1400 (currently at $1600).

Can easily transfer the ticket to a new name. Selling it as unfortunately a family emergency came up and won't be able to atten… more

I was approached by a recruiter for an ACD/AD position in an agency and set up an interview. I am currently a Senior AD with 10-plus years of experience. I really want to move up but I have no clue wh… more

Can I sell my old company laptops? I have 3 MacBook pros from holding companies that I worked at between 2021-2023.
I emailed each of these companies after I left asking how to give them back the lapt… more

How often do you think clients are being honest when they say they 'don't have the budget'? In my experience, it often seems like budget constraints are used as a convenient excuse to avoi… more

Extremely burnt out from pharma writing and feeling trapped. I don’t know how to go on.

Does anybody know who the creative recruiter is at WorkInProgress?

MY FIRST YEAR SO FAR:
-asked to take a voluntary pay cut (earlier in the year)
I said, no thanks.
-Health insurance. went up considerably, (no surprise there)
-no bonus or COLA
-my workload increased (to take on someone else’s … more

HOW do you all deal with CDs who are super picky and pixel pushers over the most trivial stuff but on top of that their tone and feedback is very critical and harsh and rude? They only do it when no o… more

Have you ever got a job from an agency and a couple of weeks after an offer from a sister company which you intended to take? Example: you sign with Publicis and then get an offer from LePub because t… more

what’s the top end of the salary range for an ACD in a market like LA or NY? like super experienced, bordering on CD level

Have you ever offered your creative services in exchange for a share in a startup or company? You do work for them for x amount of time and if the company were to sell, you’re invested that way?

What's your fav brand right now when it comes to how they're doing social media?? I'm trying to start my own business and want great pages for my vision and mood board. My business is in w… more

How bad is the job market? Impossible to get a job right now?

Any advice/techniques for writing taglines?

Trying to improve, and not shit myself every time I have to present one…

I need to get a new portfolio site up relatively quickly. I’ve been using Squarespace but it’s too limiting. I like Webflow but I don’t have time to really build it all out. What’s a good in-between?

Is being good with Adobe After Effects an easily learnable skill? For reference, the only thing I'm fairly good at is basic editing in Premiere Pro. And since I'm pretty comfortable with PP, I… more

Video editors of London: how are you coping with the poor state of salaries, particularly that of the permanent job market? And how do we band together to start affecting change so that editors can earn a decent … more

Best agency for junior creatives in US? Willing move or kiss ass for a job.

Graphic Design should be more fun. Why are we sucking the joy of it? And I mean us, the designers, not clients, not consumers... Just look at what designers post on linkedin and it's cerebral and … more

Is there a recruiter I can hire and pay myself to help me find a job? We need to change the industry recruitment process. Why do other artists in other fields have an agent, but as a creative in adver… more

Designers: Where do you go to get merch printed, specifically t-shirts, hoodies, etc? Bonus if they have nice washes/ unique colors and can do custom label tags (NOT hang tags). Thanks!

When is it time to go brand side? I just got an offer somewhere that does decent work, not as good as agency work. I’m 7 years experience in advertising and my wife and I want to try for a child. It s… more

I’ve been trying to get into the SF Dentsu office for a ACD performance re and I can’t seem to crack what they want. Anybody have any insight or a connection I could reach out to?

I have had to explain to someone 3 titles above me and 10+ years experience they don't know how to package a file with it's links on more than one occasion now. I'm so sick of telling them… more

I feel so exhausted like mentally right now where I don’t care about the work and just feel like this career is all too much with not enough reward, any tips to get out of this mindset, find joy in th… more

Any insight from creatives at McCann? I was being considered but they've gone silent for the last couple of weeks. Have the halted the hiring? TIA