Junior Creatives

Have you ever shot your shot at a coworker… 👀 if so, how did it go?

I have in a different dept but wondering if anyone has had experience on the same team / dept

My friend is starting his first day in the industry on Monday as a copywriter. I have more of an AD perspective and feel like I’m missing a few things. What advice would you give him?

Do you think it’s a red flag to stay at one agency with no promotion for 5 yrs?

When sharing your work on LinkedIn, do you tag your creative team members or not? Why or why not?

When was the last time you proactively sought feedback from your managers? Try doing that going into this coming week.

for my AD's and copywriters..... when strategy team provides insights and "what ifs".. which essentially are concepts, do you think that it's helpful, or do you feel like it's st… more

How to Be Respected as a Junior (continued in comments.. what would you add to the list?)
• Do your homework. Read the brief, know the brand, and know who’s in the room before you open your mouth. Effort shows.more

Successful weeks don’t happen by accident; they’re planned with intention.

Start by reviewing last week, setting three clear goals for yourself.

Preparation builds momentum, and momentum turns into success.

What a… more

It’s been a year since I’ve uploaded my projects to my book and finally doing that now. reminder to upload your latest projects too. When was the last time you updated yours?

Freelancers what’s your favorite invoicing software and why? Think I need to upgrade

Pet peeve is when coworkers are weird about sending their files. They’re slow to respond to you but as soon as a CD reaches out they’re quick to respond? strongly dislike shady behavior. How many time… more

If you visually created the direction of a campaign and worked on the video aspect of the build out, and did not work on the OOH executions (a different team did), would you include the OOH executions in your boo… more

What’s the most amount of time you’ve taken off at once? Holiday szn is approaching and trying to plan ahead

 Has anyone experienced breaking their right arm? I just did and am concerned about my efficiency with work. Gonna have to do everything with my left arm now. Wish me luck 😩

Have you witnessed a creative industry “plant”? I have and it’s mind boggling to see how politics and personas can outdo talent

If a creative director gave you a shoutout but didn’t shout you out correctly would you let them know on the side that you did contribute to certain projects or would you just let it go..

Freelancers, how have you gone about pricing a project for a family member or family friend who has a low budget? I want to help but don’t want to burn out either with low / no pay

Has anyone been seeing these hyper realistic Sora videos?! They’re creeping me out. Feels like AI has already gone way to far where truth is blurred

If you have free time with nothing to do at work due to pending projects, how do you spend your time? What’s the first thing you’d do?

When you used to be an underdog but literally FEEEEL the come up, & everyone sees it too 👀👀 worked so hard for this!! Anyone else feeling this?

Weekend warriors… how many hours are you working this weekend? Clocking 9 so far

My company removed hard drive access due to data security reasons but now I’m using my personal laptop to retrieve old files and send it to my work email. It’s been such a headache and so counterintui… more

How many times have you traveled for photo shoots or business reasons so far ?
So far all my shoots have been virtual + traveled once

Juniors with families, how are you doing it?

What does it mean when your an jr for 3 years?

How do you confront a creative director who continuously disrespects you? You know it’s bad when it’s something you think about on a Friday night

I experienced the problems on job hunting, I have got a few interview invitations, but mostly bad, one of it I was requested to have a skill test at home, after the test, they didn’t reply me at all, i sen… more

How do you manage when your brain has been over worked? Feeling exhausted but still need to get these billable hrs

Ipg omnicom peeps - how are you feeling about everything happening at your agency? I hear some things about remote work being fully revoked. Is that true?

Question for everyone here: What are the best freelance platforms to use as a freelance writer?

Question for everyone here: What are the best freelance platforms to use as a freelance writer?