Londoners in Advertising

What’s the deal with OK COOL?
All they bang on about is really disruptive work, but their site is full of super generic very mid social content.

Am I missing something?

Is Cannes week a bad time to email creative resource managers about freelance support?

Are there any London Agencies with a good work life balance?

What’s the vibe at Droga London? Is there any W/L balance?

Five ECDs, Jeremy? Five?! That's insane.

Do people at Uncommon not think it’s weird that so many of their posters are derivations of some kind of digital UI? British Airways, The Ordinary, Ocado, Instagram and now BT. At this point I’m assum… more

Should I take a job at a bad agency (ok-ish money) because it’s a job and it’s hard out there and the industry is bleak…
Or continue to freelance and wait for a better job?

Anyone happen to know what the current day rate is for a senior strategist?

Who’s the absolute worst recruiter on LinkedIn?

I’ll go first: Aimee-louise flynn. At this point I’m reasonably certain she’s not a real person.

Anyone here work at Our Lego Agency in London?

It looks downright delightful.

How does one go about applying?

Anyone know anything about Saatchi & Saatchi London? Was looking at a job there, but the vibes seem a bit off...

Freelancer dilemma. In a 3 mo contract with a small indie; great people & clients; a LOT of work. They’re open to part-time + extension (~5 months), which suits me as I have a 2YO. I’ve also passe… more

Hey former Leo or Adam&Eve planners, any opinions on working for/with Tom Sussman? I’m at an agency absorbed into TBWA Chiat Day NY and become my new boss and I can’t figure him out.

Has anyone heard of Hijinks? Thoughts?

Why aren’t we posting about redundancies here?

Freelancers, now that Jan is over, have things picked up for you? Or are we still in the hunger months?

Guessing Glassdoor is a little sensitive, and you can't swear, as my last post was removed.

Anyway, what's a realistic timeline for progressing to Creative Director?

I know everyone develops at different r… more

Has anyone worked from London for an office on a est timezone? How did you find it?

When trying to get a foot in the door of a new agency, who do you cold email first? CD? ECD? Head of Talent?

I’m looking for a new job, and it’s harder than ever to get a reply. Sadly, most agencies ar… more

How much does you agency match your pension contributions? Mine is 6% (and 4% of that is the legal requirement). I heard WPP match up to 10.5% so wondering if I’m getting a bum deal.

Would you rather have Wieden or Uncommon on your resume?

What’s the best work you’ve seen recently (eg last year). What are you jealous of and wish you made?

What’s the best agency in London for creatives who specialise in comedy?

DDB Remedy? How’s the culture?

Freelancers – do you increase your day rate for networks who want you to be inside IR35? I set up as a sole trader (not doing limited because I’m between a new role starting.) But if I use their Umbre… more

I’ve been on mat leave for a while and looking to build my resume (freelancer so no job to return to). A very niche agency with a niche product reached out to me and I took the freelance project. I’m … more

FREELANCERS: Does becoming a limited company affect your odds of getting freelance work? (if yes) how do others go about getting mat leave?

Context: I'm at the point in life where I'm thinking … more

Any strategy meet ups or networking coming up?

*Jobs thread*
Hiring or know someone who is? Thread leads here ⬇️ It’s grim out there, so let’s try to help each other out.

How optimistic are we feeling about 2026?

Best agencies in Paris? Or any Paris-based brands doing great marketing?

Freelancer rate check: what’s the going day rate for a Strategy Director?

Perceptions of Droga? In NY it was seen as a hot shop. Is that still the case here? Also what’s the work culture like - any work life balance?

Interviewing for a new freelance job starting early Jan. Do I let them know that I have a holiday booked in Feb? (One week)

Hi everyone,
I’m a Growth Marketer with 7+ years of experience in Istanbul, currently working in PropTech. I’m looking for job opportunities in London, but the visa sponsorship process is quite challenging.
If anyo… more

Does anyone know what the Omnicom restructure from the merger looks like? There’s a Campaign article but I’m freelance and I don’t have premium subscription. “Adam & Eve/DDB to merge with TBWA\Lon… more

Ogilvy London - layoffs?

Employment lawyer - does anyone have a name to share? Particularly if good dealing with discrimination cases.

Anyone know of any casual networking events for strats in London?