Women in Advertising

How are you bringing a little holiday magic to your kids without driving yourselves crazy- while balancing a FT job? When I was a kid my mom (who was a SAHM) used to do fun stuff for all the holidays … more

My parent died and I’ve been back a short while and I’m still in a fog. It’s just hard.

I’m just curious. It’s 2025, why do account folks still need to manually annotate 1000 red box annotations for functional links for a website submission. By this time I would think we would have some … more

I was a top performer before having a baby. A few months back from leave and I still feel so disconnected from work and generally like my brain and work are somehow dulled in the context of advertisin… more

Hi! After 8 LONG months of applying for a new role, I am supposed to hear back about my dream job by the end of this week- its local, $, and an exciting pivot out of agency life. Please send me all th… more

Say your male GCD doesn’t like you because he can’t be crude or crass (or homophobic) around you, and you don’t really think of bro-y ideas like he likes. Now he’s cutting you out of good briefs and c… more

Does anyone have any advice on how to ask for a promotion? I haven’t had a consistent manager since I started at this agency 3 years ago (and I had been a senior 2 years before that) so no one to vouc… more

Thoughts on streaming ads? I'm not seeing great ROI and these are kind of pricey. I'm not sure if streaming ads are a waste of money or maybe my team's creative just sucks.

For those of you running TikTok ads, are you worried about the change in ownership over there? I'm concerned about my key audience leaving TikTok. TikTok is our main source of engagement.

I am wondering how many woman looking for jobs have faced ageism. I am in my 50's, a full-stack marketer with all agency experience and have been looking for a job for over a year now. I get the interviews bu… more

I saw someone on TikTok say, "Creating something with AI is the digital equivalent of owning a Cybertruck." It's kind of a perfect analogy, don't you think?

Probably doesn’t help that I’m on track to burn out, but I’m struggling with this crushing nihilism lately. The state of our government, AI taking over, climate change… whenever I stop working and thi… more

There’s this friend I made in our industry when I moved to a new city last year. At this time, I was at my heaviest. My doctor instructed me to lose weight and I began taking the steps to do so. Since… more

Women! I should probably ask the men this. But I’m buying for my husband. Who makes the best men’s tshirts? You know that doesn’t stretch out in collar, is not bell shaped when you get a large - not t… more

If you're a woman who has kids: did you always feel a "calling"? I have the possibility of having kids now (amazing relationship, financial stability) and I really don't know if I sh… more

I took nine months off to handle a personal move and get my family settled. I've been staying current with my industry, but how do I quickly and confidently talk about that gap in interviews so I … more

Three clients, two pitches, and a toddler who believes sleep is optional. Needless to say, I'm fried. I have to be creative, but my brain is dead. What do you do when you're running on fumes? … more

I just took a week off, but my brain was still drafting ad copy the whole time. How do you all truly disconnect and keep the industry stress from creeping into your downtime? Any specific hacks?

So I have an interview scheduled with an agency. I told a friend who is also in the job market. She asked me to refer her to the recruiter I’ll be meeting with. Would this look bad to the recruiter? I… more

I was laid off this week for the first time in my 15 year career, and part of me wants to take it as a sign to get out of the industry and do something else with my life. If you lost your job today, w… more

Has anyone had a discouraging career so far? I've been laid off 3x in 7 years, sexually harassed and threatened by management, and since the companies are sponsoring my visa it means I can't s… more

I’m a copy ACD, my art counterpart is male and our GCD who is also art and male assigns him all the best projects, that I am perfectly capable of leading and just as qualified to do (it’s one or the o… more

Question for the group: I recently started a new job and I am so bored - I keep asking for work and my manager doesn’t have anything to give me. I’ve tried to be proactive but that doesn’t fill my day… more

So I was hired to help manage a designer on my team. From what I’ve observed he works really well with others on our team but with me, things have been problematic. For example, in the past I’ve inher… more

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

Today I had a male producer on a call make a joke that because the shoot is early in the morning next week I’d have to “skip pilates”. I’ve never met this man before. We were on a zoom call. I hadn’t … more

So I was hired as a contractor on an in-house creative team last year. Some of the people who hired me are now being let go. Should I be worried?

Need some advice, feeling very low. I was absolutely going to get let go at my agency (losing a ton of biz), so, wanting a change after five years, I pivoted and took a gamble. Went for a 6-month cont… more

❓Salary question for director level.

⏳How long (how many years) did it take you to get from senior to director?
💰What is your salary? (Ideally, in hcol)

Senior Copywriters, what's your salary? I got an offer for my first senior level role, and although historically I have never negotiated a salary, I want to try now. But I'd love to get a sens… more

How do you not let negative feedback get under your skin? This feels dumb, but a few years ago when I was an in-house creative lead on a brand team I had a conversation with my marketing VP where she … more

How long do you commute? I work 3 days in office and I am looking at moving 45-90 minutes away from work. The place I’d be moving has everything I want for hobbies and free time but commuting would su… more

Need a bit of kind, helpful input from the group, please.

I'm a new director of a team with varied skill sets. I can't do all the things my team can do, but I know enough to manage and direct the team. I h… more

This is a new one! A Senior Producer came for me in a group Slack. My crime? I requested a follow-up with our ACDs/design team and the product team to get clarity on a brief. She wrote: “Explain yours… more

Hetero women (over 45) in BK or upstate NY, how’s the dating scene lately? Lived there for 18 years, moved away for awhile, and am plotting my return. Tell me how your dating life is.