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Anyone else in senior roles feel lost sometimes on how to proceed tactically on tasks when the role isn’t well-defined? I see so many people that can quickly and easily find creative ways to add value and I struggle sometimes. I feel like it shouldn’t be this way at my level (Dir/SM).

I’m new in a dual media relations/digital role. I found myself surprised to see that the digital team actually has account editing video/designing graphics. Is this normal? Before I was at a larger agency where creative would be called in to do this work. We have a creative team at this new agency so I’m not sure why they aren’t called to support. It seems a bit unprofessional as these executives are clearly not ‘pros’ in this area of designing/editing.

I’m on my 2nd day of a new job and it’s nothing like what I was expecting or what the hiring manager said. On top of it, the clients I’m working with has these crazy, outdated brand guidelines that the team has to go by and the creative I’ve seen is just not that great (assuming it’s due to the clients branding). I just don’t know what to do, I feel like this isn’t the place for me but I haven’t even given it a full week yet. Has anyone experienced feelings like this before? What did you do?

I’m on my 2nd day of a new job and it’s nothing like what I was expecting or what the hiring manager said. On top of it, the clients I’m working with has these crazy, outdated brand guidelines that the team has to go by and the creative I’ve seen is just not that great (assuming it’s due to the clients branding). I just don’t know what to do, I feel like this isn’t the place for me but I haven’t even given it a full week yet. Has anyone experienced feelings like this before? What did you do?

I live and work in Austin, and have been passively looking at other jobs in the Marketing/Comms space. I feel like I see new Copywriter job listings at Yeti every few months. I’m hesitant to apply because from the outside, it looks like that position has a really awful turnover rate. Anyone from the creative team at Yeti that can give the inside scoop?

Hiring: Sr Art Directors, Visual Designers, Web/UX designers & developers, Dir of creative operations

I’m building out an internal creative agency at a very exciting tech company whose brand is playful, fun, and loved by millions of customers. We are VC funded and working on brand campaigns, a rebrand, a lot of video work, and a ton of web work.

Please dm me if interested in learning more along with a link to your LinkedIn / portfolio

All roles I’m hiring for are 100% remote, US based

Has anyone ever had a particularly great collaborative experience between an in-house creative team and an agency? I’m in-house and we’re doing TV, hiring an agency, but I want to work with them, not just hire them (I’ve written for TV before, but we’re a small team and need the outside help).

We are a video focused creative agency. Currently looking for a PM with experience in video production, priority on post / motion graphics. We are a startup and growing fast. There is room to own, shape, and grow this role. Please send reccos for individuals or advice on finding start-up minded PMs interested in working on dope projects in the creative space.

What’s the most creative/off market benefit you’ve negotiated into a lateral position at a law firm?

I went from being an in house creative on a huge team in NY to taking a role as the only designer in a successful tech startup due to the pandemic messing up a new job.
Torn between missing the creative but also loving that I close my laptop at 5pm every day. How do I maximize this current jobs potential to end up in a great role, let's say creative/design director, in 5 years time?

Has anyone gone from production to copywriting/creative? I’m a “creative producer” at my agency with a background in TV production and writing. However, whenever we’re busy, the creative portion of my job entirely falls off and I’m realizing that’s the part I’m more interested in. Has anyone pivoted to a creative role from prod? If so, how?

Hello 👋

After about 18 months of hustling, I’ve been offered my first AD role. My background is in engineering so for what feels like forever I’ve been building (and rebuilding) my book with creative work and it’s finally paid off 🎉

I want to hit the ground running so I’m trying to learn as much as possible before I start.

Can anyone recommend some books, shows, talks, social accounts etc that I can learn from?

Thank you!

Hi folks - I’m a little over 5 years into Strategy and at my second agency now as a Senior. Though I love the work, the work life balance has been a bit of a challenge. While I’ve considered going in-house, I find that Im a natural at connecting people and have wondered about pivoting towards Creative Recruitment. Has anyone ever made such a pivot? Any advice on where to start with working on the skill set, how to pitch yourself for a role within an agency setting, etc. Thank you in advance!

What is a normal amount of paid time off to ask for when negotiating a new role as a full-time Creative Director in the United States? I’m coming from Australia and am unsure of the standard. I heard two weeks for your first job... but since I’ve got 15 years experience, I should expect / ask for more than that, right? Thanks in advance!

Moreso sharing my story than an earnest ask, I feel compelled to share:

I got my job via a series of lucky coincidences. I am a former art student who winded up working for the print production dept of a major media company in what was supposed to be a weeklong gig, and then ended up as a data analyst in the same org.

When I think of what I would be passionate for, I think of a creative field, like fashion, even if I was a similar, administrative role. I’m not sure there’s room to grow here.

Hi 🐟, I'm in a bind and any advice is appreciated. I've spent all of my career (7 years) as a SAP Consultant. I constantly feel that I'm not living up to my potential and that I need to move into a more technical role. I need to choose a path:
1. Data Engineer/ Data analytics (have a MS in this area)
2. Software Eng (need to start from scratch but it's suitable for my introverted & creative nature & pays well)
3. Product manager (what I'm doing now in a tech & pays well)
4. Go deep into SAP

Anyone have experience with moving from consulting to a strategy director/account planner role at a creative/marketing agency? E.g. R/GA, AKQA, HUGE, etc?

What are those roles like? How is the culture different than consulting?

If most CDs want to be making the work themselves, and were just the role because they excelled as creatives but maybe don't like or aren't meant to be managers, why do we have this agency model where there's tons of hierarchy instead of having teams of creative directors who come up with ideas and do the work. In terms of nurturing talent, let the other agencies do it and then hire on people when they're senior.

Anyone on here with life sciences/pharma experience looking for a copywriting role? My company is looking to grow our creative team in NYC.

In House Creative lead. 30 person team including video production. Global growth of the brand. I have 20+ years of top global agency experience up to this point. SoCal. What salary range should accompany such a role? Thanks everyone

I just became the first Creative Director at a small-ish (70-80 employees) digital agency. Our current workflow doesn’t really allow for the traditional CD approval/involvement process. A few people are open for change. Several creatives feel threatened that they won’t have as much creative freedom now. And strategists are concerned about efficiencies with an added person to account workflow.

Any advice or insights on how to best navigate this new CD role within this type of environment?

Does anybody know what gets people to buy with Facebook ads? I've been starting to work in the space as a creative, and it feels like nobody knows what they're doing, why people buy stuff, and plays a role in all of it?

Congrats to W+K on winning Visa creative strategy (thanks AdWeek for the news 👀)! I saw they are leading the account out of PDX office. Anyone in the know if they’ll be hiring not just for the new win but in general?

I work for a fantastic organization doing work in medical education. We are hiring across scientific, client services, editorial, and creative accounts. DM me if interested!

I work for a fantastic organization doing work in medical education. We are hiring across scientific, client services, editorial, and creative accounts. DM me if interested!

I work for a fantastic organization doing work in medical education. We are hiring across scientific, client services, editorial, and creative accounts. DM me if interested!

Need some info: I'm looking for a new position and came across an opportunity at a media+creative agency as an Account Director. What're the main changes I can expect if I was to pivot from a purely creative agency in account management to a media+creative agency within the same dept? I'm going in for interviews soon and want to learn what I can in the interim.

Need some info: I'm looking for a new position and came across an opportunity at a media+creative agency as an Account Director. What're the main changes I can expect if I was to pivot from a purely creative agency in account management to a media+creative agency within the same dept? I'm going in for first interview soon and wanted to try to learn what I can in the interim.

Hello,

Anyone in this group a Creative Coordinator. I will love to know how you prepared for your interview. I am nervous, and I want to land this position.

Hello,

Anyone in this group a Creative Coordinator. I will love to know how you prepared for your interview. I am nervous, and I want to land this position.

I keep an eye on an untalented psychopathic ex creative partner of mine. They were super good at talking the talk, so they’ve been getting jobs way above their ability. So far 5 for 5 fired within six months. Just saw they picked up a new role. 🍿 🍿

How can I pivot from working as an ad agency art director to a commercial director/DP? I’m trying to get on as much commercial production experience as possible in my current role to build up experience. I’m also doing a lot of side projects - I have a couple shorts in some no name festivals and am getting better on each project. My original thought was to work my way up to Creative Director and pivot from there but I’m not sure if that’s the correct route. Any advice is appreciated!!

Hi

I'm going for an internal position switch to strategy consultant in advanced analytics.

The internal switch requires a normal interview 30' talk about motivations, strengths, ... And a case interview.

Some competitors search for 'creative' ways of tackling the first minutes of the 30' talk by creating eg. a video where others present the candidate.

How is this perceived by hiring managers, and if perceived good, what other ways are great?

Thx

Hello creatives,
I currently work in digital marketing and want to move more towards a creative marketing role but I don’t know what the name of the role would be. What roles strategize/create the promotional campaigns? For ex. What roles designed the Enola Holmes statue partnership with Netflix or plans experiential activations for comic con, or chooses the integrated marketing plans when creating different promotions? I tend to be more on the idea side rather than the small detail side.

I’ve been in strategy (social and Comms) for 8 years — with each move up, I feel myself getting farther and farther away from the creative process, which is my favorite part of my job.

What roles are there that straddle strategy/creative? Is there a way to transition to a creative position — and what does that look like? From everything I’ve seen, it seems like I would have to start over at entry level Copywriter and a lateral move to a comparable Creative position is non-existent?