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1.5 yrs experience at mid level at a holding company agency, working on accounts that should in theory present a ton of creative opportunity, but for many reasons that is not the case. I have very little produced work and that seems unlikely to change. Am in final rounds of interviews for a senior position at another holding company agency on an account where the work will almost certainly not be “great” but should be able to make a lot of it. Do I make that jump to senior this early?

Just joined my agency & I’m really enjoying it!We’re hiring at a lot of different levels across our east and west coast offices (remote included). If you’re interested, message me!

B2B experience is ideal but we have consumer roles too.

PR Account Managers & Directors
Sr. Account Executives
Digital Marketing Managers & Directors
Director of Ecommerce
Senior Paid Digital Specialists
Research & Data Analysts
Art Director
Creative Director
UX/UI Designer

I’m looking for an entry-level role in SEO, Paid social, programmatic, affiliate, media strategy, account management.

Would love to find something that’s both analytical and creative, as I have experience with both. (No agency experience)

Please DM if you know of anything!

as a young creative, would you take a contract role at a FAANG that's currently on the table or try your best to land a job at a good agency instead?

Advice for transitioning from pharma to a consumer?

I graduated in 2020 and got a job in pharma, because it’s the only industry that was hiring. I really like my company, but I’m not going anywhere creatively. I want to get a job in a creative agency that embraces out-of-the-box ideas.

I have a portfolio that I’m pretty proud of but I haven’t added to it since I graduated. I’d like to avoid portfolio school (hello, debt) but am ready to put in work outside of my day job.

TIA for advice!

Want to pick up your brains.. after 11 grueling years of consulting, what are some good exit options? (Good = doesn’t have to be financially super rewarding, don’t want the office stress). Any creative ideas?

I just landed a full time role in creative at an agency but I have PTSD from my last job. I know this is kind of a broad ask, but I could use any advice that would help me not be terrible at work and keep me from getting fired.

I recently accepted a role at a smaller company and now I’m having second thoughts. I was planning on giving notice on Friday but now I’m not sure. I started looking because this summer has been really slow and I wasn’t excited by the work. Things are picking now and we’re tact planning now. Should I stay at an agency that I know, feel supported by creative leadership, and comfortable or leave for the unknown?

What’s the best way to position yourself for a creative role (eg marketing, content development, design) when you’re coming from finance / ops consulting?

Anyone got a giant spoon contact? HR or even their (creative) hiring manager?
TIA!

I was offered $108k for a designer role at chiat\day LA. Is that good? Should I have asked for more given today’s market? I’m looking for reasons to give up my freelancing lifestyle and was hoping for a title bump, which I didn’t get. I’m super unfamiliar w the advertising market and used to be a product designer. Took a pay cut to do more creative work, but if I can get back the salary I had, I would.

I don't know why this is the case and maybe it's just my agency but it seems like the people who are most eager to send out "internal trend email digests" be it cultural trends, social media changes, creative inspiration or whatever always seem to be people who are grossly failing in the primary role they were hired for.

Moving client side at a series A funded global tech startup as the Sr Director of Corporate & Brand Marketing role (lead the creative team and everything owned and earned). Report to the CMO. No VPs on the marketing team currently. SF based company. Offered 180. Seems low (and a pay cut from current role). Any thoughts on this? Appreciate the help!

Would you take an offer where there’s a lot of red flags about the company, the title is down leveled, but the money is better? For context, it’s not a creative role, I’d be the first woman on the team, there’s no bonus or 401K match, but the salary is $50K more than my current role. But there are so many red flags and the entire process was very chaotic.

Looking for Accenture info!
Interviewing at Accenture in two areas next week: Account Manager Creative and Brand Marketing and
Content Experience Manager at Accenture Interactive

The former sounds exactly like what I do now at an ad agency but on the in house agency team with Accenture being the “client”. Lots of execution work. The latter is more about answering RFPs for existing clients and developing some strategy and like 30% execution. I’m leaning toward the CEM role.
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Any mid-level copywriters looking for work? We had another writer leave and are looking to fill the position. It's a small shop with incredible creative leadership and fun food accounts. Trust me, you’ll get a lot of opportunities and have a blast. PM a link to your book and I'll tell you more.

Any mid-level copywriters looking for work? We had another writer leave and are looking to fill the position. It's a small shop with incredible creative leadership and fun food accounts. Trust me, you’ll get a lot of opportunities and have a blast. PM a link to your book and I'll tell you more.

Thinking of applying to a role at Verizon.

Yea / nay? Does anyone know what it's like?

And who to reach out to for creative roles?

🙏🏻

I work client side and had a woman in my team just put in her notice because she got an offer from another company for much more than she’s making here. Is $60k for a fully remote mid-level (3-5yrs exp) design position reasonable? If I rehire at the same salary will I get someone who will feel underpaid? It’s a state org so the benefits are amazing - but I don’t want to find myself in a situation where someone feels under valued from day 1. Thoughts, creative fishies?

Anyone looking for Sr/ACD team in London?Partner and I are currently the go-to creative team at the agency but looking for new opportunity. Lots of production experience. Some awards. Some experience managing Jr teams. Who’s hiring?

Is 51k€/year adequate for a midlevel (4y experience) creative role? In France. Big agency.

I’m building a targeted list of companies for my job search, are people that are hiring managers for creative roles essentially just the Art/Creative Directors and recruiters? Or are there other key words they could be using that could be applicable?

I’m building a targeted list of companies for my job search, are people that are hiring managers for creative roles essentially just the Art/Creative Directors and recruiters? Or are there other key words they could be using that could be applicable?

Hiring for a few positions at a full-service creative ad agency! If you’re in the Minneapolis area or looking to relocate, please reach out. Depending on the role, we may be open to remote work. Roles: Art director (2-4 yrs), copywriter (mid-sen. lvl), senior designer (4+yrs), media supervisor (mid-sen lvl).

Anyone hiring a Sr. AD or Sr. AD/CW partners in San Fran? I need to not be in Chicago anymore and ready for change!!! I need to get those creative juices and inspirations going again :p

Open to other west coast spots too :)

What are the differences and similarities of copywriting at an ad agency vs. a branding agency?
The reason I ask: I feel unfulfilled in my current role as a direct-response copywriter at a tech company and am thinking through next steps. I crave coming up with creative ideas and concepting with a close-knit team. I also appreciate brand strategy (I started as a junior strategist at an agency before realizing I belong on the other side of the brief).
Thanks in advance!!

Why is it so hard to get hired in this city? Even pre-pandemic getting a creative role was full of door slams. What’s going on?

Does anyone write regularly in their career (but is not exclusively writing articles or in a role like that?) I don’t want to just stare at excel numbers all day and want some creative input, some quantitative work. Any suggestions?

Does anyone have any creative suggestions for providing role clarity within teams. We work diligently to maintain job descriptions and communicate team changes broadly, but our employees are still craving some sort of additional reference point of how positions interact with one another. We have Sharepoint and we’re thinking of putting more job info there next to peoples names and titles. Look forward to suggestions!

Any advice on the salary to ask for from a tech start up building its creative team? It’s for a lead designer position with 4 years experience

Does anyone at the Junior or mid-level here not aspire to be a creative director?

I was in a conversation with some coworkers today about the advertising career ladder. Whether from lack of desire or ability to manage others, not everybody will rise to CD level. Does anyone here want to stay a writer or art director your whole career instead of moving into a management position? And is that even possible without aging out or getting priced out?

Maybe I’m just missing something, but what the heck does “VP Creative Associate Director” mean?
How is a role both VP and AscDir?

An AE (account executive) position opened up at my NYC based creative agency. if you know of any Black junior talent, feel free to send them my way.

Would love to chat with anyone at Deutsch NY for a moment. Considering a creative role there 🤘

Is brand/creative strategy considered too generalist for in house? I keep getting feedback that I'm not specialized enough. I have a good 8-10 years experience (did switch over from a non-strategy but complementary role). Or does in house really not want agency peeps?