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Please share salary reccos for an AD in Toronto (in healthcare)

I'm an Art Director with 15 years of professional experience. I've worked in agency settings for the past 7 years. I'm looking to move to New York City and I'd love to find a great place to work. Ideally, an agency that makes me feel at home, values their employees, pays well, has great benefits, is diverse, open-minded, etc. If this sounds like your company, DM me and I can send you my portfolio! Thanks :)

Any start ups looking for some part time / ad hoc help with sales / marketing / strategy / finance? Looking to get my feet wet. If you can’t pay, open to work something out that benefits both of us.

I’ll be taking over as the Executive Director of our local ad club, and I’m interested in hearing about what perks, benefits, and features of such an organization would make it valuable to you as a member.

Benefits assistance, please!

Context: 25F, unmarried, no dependents & no parents

1) Firm provides AD&D of $20k at no cost. Can purchase voluntary AD&D up to $500,000 for $3.50/pp.

2) Group LTD 60% replacement of first $150,000 of earnings for $4.57/pp.

Inexpensive I know, but is this worth it for me? Or are these future considerations?

Any (video) editors turned AD or CD here? 6yrs of editor exp, been at the same shop for ~2yrs with no raise/promo. Good people & projects but the paycheck is beginning to sting with healthcare copays, consumer costs, housing going up. Feeling unsure where my career should go from here. Senior editor is the clear next step, but I’ve begun feeling like my career might have more room for growth if I aim for more of a hybrid creative path.

Curious if others have made that kind of jump.

Fresh out of college, could I just get a quick check from people more competent than me on how much should I end up saving per year not including 401k?

I've got fairly high rent, am contributing 15% to my 401k, and fairly middle of the road food/car related/entertainment expenses. This puts me at about 9k in after tax savings which isn't nothing but only adding 9k to my savings per year (not including ad hoc expenses or vacations) seems pretty low. Thoughts?

Looking at exits into pharma and biotech. Have an opp at a biotech at the SM level. Total comp excluding equity is around $190k; RSUs vest over 4 years with annual refreshers, so first year equity would be around $6,200 and it would go up by $6,200 each of the next 3 years, plus whatever base bump I get. Very good benefits package.

They envision 2-3 years before I jump either to AD or right to D. Solid opp? Or hold out to go straight to director level?

I graduated in May 2020 and found myself excepting a Junior Art Director position in Healthcare. I never saw myself in health but with many agencies having hiring freezes I decided to get some experience and save up some money in the meantime. Fast forward one year; I’ve added a new campaign to my website and I’m starting to apply to consumer agencies again.
Any tips to help me make the transition? Any place to avoid? Who have you noticed is hiring again? Thanks in advance :)

Any Sr AD openings in NYC? (that aren’t pharma or healthcare)

Hello everyone! I am looking to hire an Account Supervisor with 3-5 years of experience that includes ad agency as well as healthcare experience(HCP). Please comment below if you or anyone you know is interested!

Whats the average salary for an AD in healthcare? I've seen a huge variation, I just want to budget out how I can move out of my 250sqft apartment when I move up lol

Is working at a healthcare agency early in your career a bad move if you really want to do the traditional ad route? I ask because I was approached to apply for one (highly awarded). I’m at a small shop on a 6 month contract, and since it’s lockdown still, I’m keeping my ears open. I’ve heard it’s a hard niche to get out of.

I’m getting paid a little more than $8/hr (no benefits but still FT work) and my boyfriend called me a wage cuck. He’s not wrong but it’s my only way of getting “experience” so I can get a job that will actually allow me to move out. 2 years of experience so far. Is this normal? Should I just quit my dreams of working in the ad industry and work at best buy ($15/hr) I have a degree. (lol)

Job ad: requires 10 years of experience 5 of them as a C-level executive, must manage 30+ people and 9 subcontractors across 7 time zones, must have coded the actual moon landing and have sick DJing skills, will need to shepherd the entire nation of Finland into the arms of Jesus, SQL guru, experience speaking to humans.

Also job ad: comp range is $50K-$65K and you will need to feed the chickens out of your own pay. Generous health benefits including bandaids for purchase.

Are there any account roles open that aren’t in Pharma? Seems like every AD post I come across is to work on healthcare

is the pay jump from jr. to ad or senior that drastic?

Backstory. First generation college student, first in fam to have “an office job with benefits etc and pto.” Recently been seeing a lot of posts about creatives, why certain positions are more likely to get fired etc. what jumped out at me was the $$ people were giving for each position. I assumed jr’s are like 40-50k, ad 50-60k, senior 60-70k. These posts are saying it’s more like 40-50k, 60-70k and 80-90k. Is that real?

I know these are tuff times, but I wonder if there’s a good consumer-focused / integrated agency hiring senior creatives (ACD/Sr AD). I’ve been looking for new opportunities on LinkedIn, but all I‘be seen is in the healthcare space... I know that is better than being unemployed, but it’s not my cup tea. Any leads?

Hiring in Toronto at AD and/or Snr AD level. Role sits in Toronto and reports to NY. Joining growing Canada based team that works from home when not on the road. 2-3 days of travel a week to US (eventually). Digital agency, large network, healthcare, specialist team that operates at a network level across clients. Digital agency experience required, health care / pharma a plus but not needed. Reach out if interested!

Hiring in Toronto at AD and/or Snr AD level. Role sits in Toronto and reports to NY. Joining growing Canada based team that works from home when not on the road. 2-3 days of travel a week to US, eventually. Digital agency (experience design, product, platform, CX, CRM), large network, healthcare, specialist team that operates at a network level across clients. Digital agency experience required, health care / pharma a plus, but not needed. Reach out if interested!

Ad agency designer desperately looking for an out but I have a possible new job opportunity. Here is my dilemma:

Pros.... more money, no crazy client demands, pitches or decks or even prospective clients that will go nowhere (in-house), better benefits

Cons.... this is a big one - it’s healthcare

I’ve been at agencies with a range of clients for the past few years. Career suicide taking an in-house healthcare job? Especially if role focuses more on growth & performance over design?

Another one of my friends was laid off today :/ On the plus side, their company is giving them full pay & health benefits for four months & letting them keep any equipment they had. (100% not an ad agency.) I’m so bummed for them, but honestly I’m secretly low key jealous and wish I could just take a sabbatical from my agency job with that sort of severance package. I’m grateful for my job during this time, but this industry is burning me out. I can’t remember the last time I was happy.

What’s the best covid related healthcare /hospital ad you’ve seen?

Hey peeps! Today I will have my first interview for a Sr. AD position in a healthcare agency in NY (HCP). If they ask me for a salary range, what should I say? How much should I expect to

I’m a Jr AD and I will have my first interview for a Sr position in a healthcare agency at NY. If they ask me for my salary range, what should I said? How much should I expect to be offered? Thanks

What are the benefits of moving from agency life as an art director to in house as a designer? What are the cons? I’m really needing that work life balance for my mental health.

Any APM/PM openings at CPG agencies in the NYC area? I only have 1.5 years experience in healthcare ad only so am struggling to find something I want

I’ve spoken to a few people who have dropped out ad school after putting together a decent portfolio and landing a job. Are there any benefits to staying in ad school for the full 2 years?

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

For anyone looking to relocate, LaneTerralever, an agency in Phoenix is looking to hire an AD and copywriter. Can be a team or solo. Solid creative team there. Unlimited PTO & pretty good benefits.

Has anyone opted into the ad age collective? What are the benefits? And how much does it cost?

What hourly rate should I ask for for a contract AD position (no benefits) at a large tech company in SF? Input is highly appreciated, thank you!

Are there healthcare advertising jobs abroad? Or it only possibly to be pharma writer/ AD in the us?