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Hiring for a Senior Media Specialist in LA or Chicago— looking for about a year of programmatic experience but SEM or paid social experience fine instead. Job link in comments, ok if you don’t meet all preferred requirements. Great job for someone who is data savvy, enjoys learning about the latest ad tech, and wants to take on some client facing responsibility.

Recruiter or recruiting firm suggestions when looking for an Art Director position in LA at a creative ad agency?

What is your TC going to be this year as a lead dev/tech lead [non-cleared]? I am looking at $165k. Feels low considering 10+ years of experience. A friend of mine at McKinsey gets more ad base + guaranteed performance bonus for a similar role.

Anyone know of any Art Director jobs in Austin that are hiring? I’ve been trying to make a move from my first job out of school, and it’s proving to be very tough

What is a good salary range in Dallas for Art director with 3-4 years of experience ? Also what is a good number for Junior position ?

I’m thinking about hiring an admission counselor, but debating who to hire.
(1) A former member of Ad Com of the T10 school that I quite want to get in. Left ~5 year ago, read lower hundreds of files. No team, just 1 person. $ is ~80% of (2)
(2) The larger orgs that being mentioned by this bowl frequently. Think Stacy, Stratus, Square One. The team based/double-check systems and the unverifiable track record section on the website look comforting to me.

Hi anyone with 5-6 years of PL/SQL database administration experience? Someone who is keen to work on Postgres databases and writing Phyton codes?
Reach out for a very exciting job role in ad: tech world. :)
Thanks!

Any LA shops hiring entry level art director/content creators? Love creating social, video, and pretty much anything in between.

Admist the pandemic, I moved from an ad /media agency as data analyst (with 3.5 YoE) to a big fitness tech company in a non media team. However due to lack of industry knowledge, I had to settle for the same level instead of getting the senior level role. Now that I'm in this team for over 6 months I've learnt a lot. I want to ask for a performance evaluation and possibly a promotion. Can someone help me understand how much hike% I can expect in this situation provided my manager agrees? Thanks!

I accepted an offer for a design internship at a pretty solid agency, but was offered a full-time junior AD position at an agency I'd prefer to work at right after signing the paperwork for the first place that offered me the internship. What should I do?
My internship starts tomorrow and pays less than half of what the junior AD position would pay and will just barely be enough to pay rent. My partner is currently unemployed and I don't know how I'm going to support us both on 14/hr.

I started a new job before the art director I’m supposed to be paired with started. I was excited to work with her because she has a good book, but she apparently doesn’t want a partner and was surprised to hear that she had one. I feel like I’m in an awkward position because it’s not like we’re tied down and can switch it up if it really doesn’t work? Feeling like she doesn’t like my book. Any advice would be welcome 🙏🏻

Anyone have thoughts on working at PE portco? Have an offer as a strategy & bizops associate at a company that is growing rapidly via acquisition. However, not sure where this would lead my career. Role reports directly to CEO and CFO, as I would basically be their handyman for integration and other ad hoc business needs. Ideally, I would like to leverage this experience to work for other PE portcos. Have 3.5 YOE.

Looking for a Senior AD role. Almost 5 years experience at a large shop, 360 campaigns, award-winning work, pitches, agency-wide initiatives...Open to positions in Cali, Florida, or Chicago.

I’m currently a financial analyst at an ad agency. Coming close to 2years in this role was a intern for 6 months prior at the same agency. I’m realizing I’m not enjoying the work anymore and would like to do something else. I’m looking for more of a analytical role. I’ve been thinking about being a business analyst. Can someone provide tips or advice on transitioning to a BA. Also I’ll take any advice in other roles I can transition to with my background that I may enjoy.

Has anyone pivoted from Consulting to a creative role without a specific experience in the field? Mostly thinking Ad Agencies.. Would an MBA make that pivot possible?

Anyone looking for Jr. AD’s.?
Been checking, not seeing many postings.
Have some Pharma experience. Looking for my next opportunity.

Trying to get a referral bonus?
Drop your places

Looking for a new role and to take the next step in my career. Currently in house as a graphic designer, looking to move into more of a senior designer or art director role with concept and strategy as part of my responsibilities. Anyone know anyone or can offer any advice? Would also appreciate feedback on my portfolio. DM if you’re up for sparing the time.

Hey ad bowl!
I have a question for those who have worked both in-house and agency side. I just landed an offer at an in-house shop and would love to hear the pros and cons working client side over a traditional agency. To be honest, agency life has sucked my soul dry and I’m looking for a little bit more sanity for my next position. Any insights would be appreciated. ✌🏻

To the MGNI folk, has anyone taken a look at FLNT? Not the same business model, but a solid co. in advertising with good fundamentals. The prelim Q4 numbers look good, 2021 should be a growth year (given the ad space in general and outlook). They are profitable already, it seems this one can really pop when it gets noticed. I own MGNI and opened a position with shares and calls in FLNT on Fri.

Thoughts on leaving client-facing role / consulting for a role as “chief of staff” for an internal VP? Pitched as supporting development of GTM strategy in addition to supporting budgeting, knowledge management, and other ad hoc internal projects. Like the firm and the people met so far, but concerned about career trajectory / growth opportunities (which seem a bit ambiguous to me compared to staying in traditional consulting).

I’m hiring a Jr. Art Director and a Marketing & Communications Manager w/agency experience. Location agnostic but we’re based in NYC. Hit me up if interested!!

Has anyone transitioned from ad agency to sales (or vice versa)? I love the pitching and client relationship aspect of my job and am increasingly disliking the other agency aspects. I also want to be in a remote role. Just wondering if I’m being naive since I haven’t worked in true sales but I’m beginning my research so open to any advice!

Any UK people here? Need my ad agency exit strategy. I have 10 years strategy experience in top creative agencies. I just can’t do the hours and pay more. What’s it like out there?

Hi - I have a relative looking for a Jr Art Director position. Strong and diverse background graduated from Miami Ad School, with a graphic design bachelor's from Columbia College Chicago. Let me know.

I've been a mid-level AD for just over 3 years now. I'm not pushing to be promoted yet because I know I still have things to learn, but I'm also right on that cusp so I am definitely thinking about it.

I'm interviewing at shops, and I want to ask about goals for a mid who wants to become a senior, but I'm worried about coming across title hungry if I do. CDs/ECDs, would it turn you off if someone in my position were to ask a question like this?

How long between interview and hiring decision? I interviewed for an AD position 2 weeks ago, got positive throughout the 7 hour process and then radio silence.


Followed up w the recruiter last week and nothing no reject, no offer, no we’re still working on it.

How long is reasonable??

I’m a p/t freelancer with a design agency and we often work on projects with digital agencies. One of the digital agencies just posted a freelance design position on LinkedIn. I want to apply but not sure if I need to check with the art director at the design agency first?

How likely is it that an AD could ever work their way to an executive/cco role? What does it take? Might it be better to switch tracks from AD->CW ?

Say I wasn’t deterred by the hard work, sacrifice or the exemplary talent that’s required; I just want to make sure there’s even a pragmatic trajectory I should be working towards.

Hey everyone! What would you say the average salary is for a first year art director in NYC? My current role is Production Designer (first job out of college) and I'm aiming for Art Director. Thanks in advance!

Hi! What would you say the average salary for a first year Art Director would be? My role would go from Production Designer (first job out of college) to Art Director. Thanks!

Applying to Google s&ops lead position for a product suite - what are key experiences and capabilities to highlight? My experience is outside of tech and the ad is quite generic, so happy for any thoughts on what is most critical

Hey everyone! I'm based out of Chicago and I'm applying for a junior art director role in LA. Could other junior creatives share the current range of salaries are out there?
Sites like Glassdoor can be a little unreliable or out of date for juniors.