Currently a media supervisor at an Omnicom agency but debating on making a change. Looking for thoughts on other media agencies and/or holding companies? Also interested in hearing about independent agencies too

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Best of luck with your search, I’ve found that most holding cos are basically the same (although differences in WFH/RTO policies might change that, eg WPP announced everyone will have to RTO 4x a week starting in April) and that your experience will really rely on what team/client you’re on.

Also keep in mind that Omnicom and IPG are merging so getting a job at either of those might be risky in the short term as they sort through restructuring, but who knows

CMI is hiring! We just won the J&J business so a lot of roles opening. They just confirmed we won’t be following the rest of WPP so are still only going in ~4 times a month/for key business activities. C-suite is super transparent but obviously individual experience varies by team - my team personally is great.

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