Junior Creatives

How much should I be paid as a jr. Copywriter in minneapolis with 1 year of experience

Agency/Studio/Brand recommendations for a copywriter between junior and mid-level?? Trying to find a place that puts out cool work with supportive leadership that helps you grow. Bonus if there's … more

Is it normal to rebrand your portfolio every year ? Find that organically happening as I evolve as a creative. Like I randomly woke up today inspired to change the colors

If you want to become a manager/creative director, what kind of leader do you want to be?

& if not, why not?

I would want to be an encouraging manager, one who doesn’t only highlight what’s wrong - … more

If a pro athlete asks you to work on their event as the sole creative, with a total event budget of $180k, how much would you charge for brand identity development for the race? #freelance

Feeling frustrated b/c at company parties there’s pressure for juniors - esp if you come from a certain background to act “proper.” However .. I swear these executives are wild & if I did any of w… more

So I had a nightmare about my creative director and he’s been torturing me in real life today too since I logged on 😭 #help

What campaigns or piece of work that inspired you to pursue the position you currently have?

For me it was: the dove beauty campaign, got milk campaign, magazines & music videos from the 2000s tha… more

What is the going rate for Freelance Jr. Writers today? I’m considering doing some freelance on the side and want to make sure I’m not over/under-valuing myself.

What are some things you do on the weekend to help you feel super prepared on Monday? A simple thing I’m trying to do is meal prep so I don’t have to worry about food. Guaranteed fuel during the worki… more

What site do you use for royalty free sound effects at work vs personal projects? Any free sites you recco?

My creative director got fired. Damn 🫢 never seen this before, usually it’s the other way.

AI photo and video subscription costs are adding up, has anyone found a more cost effective way to produce content?

If your company isn’t allowing you to use hard drives nor transfer company files externally through any file share system how do you add work to your portfolio?

Summer Fridays are over at my agency and I just realized this summer was so chaotic cuz account people were pressuring us to get work done so they could get their summer Fridays off. Meanwhile creative was still … more

How do you stop being overlooked for photoshoot opportunities? I’m a part of the project from the beginning including concepting and design but when it comes to being flown out to photoshoot itself I’… more

I use my phone to access teams and for my laptop authenticator. My phone keeps getting notifications of my company requesting to download one drive. Are they hacking my stuff?

Have you ever had to manage your manager as a junior?? This is an uncomfortable experience

I've gotten AI image generation on lock (s/o chatGPT + photoshop) and trying to get into video now. There are so many paid platforms and I'm not trying to pay for them all. What's a video … more

Job hunting sucks.. open to any advice

I see one of my peers got promoted quick but is working on terrible accounts. It made me grateful for the work I’m doing right now.

Would you rather get promoted and paid more, or get promoted at a sl… more

Has going “above and beyond” at work ever backfired on you?

What does “making it” in your career look like for you? For me it used to be making award winning Super Bowl spot but I’m reevaluating that now

How do you know if your coworker is genuinely concerned about you VS being nosey?

while filling out your time sheet have you ever had the urge to bill extra hours for emotional distress, or for rush timing? feel like that needs to be a thing.

Is our industry what you thought it would be?

It’s evolved so much so fast since I was actually in school just recently and print ads were core pieces of our books.

What inspired me to get into this f… more

You know it’s AI when…
I’ll start:

words:
Excessive em dashes
Robotic tone
PERFECT grammar
Perfectly structured emojis in place of bullets

For images:
glazed eyes
overly smoothed skin and backgrounds
Weird fingers an… more

What are some inspiring weekend things to do that help you reset when you feel burnt out?

How do you get off an account without jeopardizing your job? I’m on about 5 accounts at any given time and one of them has been the death of me. The clients, creative directors and project managers ar… more

I wanna take PTO so bad and have the days to take off but sometimes it’s daunting going through the approval process. Feels like another job. What are the steps you need to take before taking PTO?? Is… more

The peace of this Friday afternoon is incredible. Would you prefer to have a steady week all week, or a crazy M-T and peaceful Friday?

What are your best client presentation tips?
Mine is look the part so you have the confidence to speak the part. Practice practice practice. Sing if you need to warm up your voice. & treat your int… more

Hey everyone! It’s the middle of August & Q3. How are you doing? How’ work? Is it just me or have things ramped up this summer? #Checkin

What are your thoughts on notion and other personal project mgmt tools? Is it worth using? Trying to get more organized

Is it safe to confide in a CD who doesn’t work with you but works at the same agency as you? This person is pretty high up, but we have a great relationship

How do you get your partner to do better work? They have some major time management issues. But, I don’t want to get them in trouble