Is there really a talent shortage? It’s what I keep hearing but as a POC female creative with 7+ years of agency experience, I’m feeling pretty discouraged with the job hunt right now. I’ve interviewed at a couple of places but haven’t made it to to the offer stage. If anyone has leads for ACD/senior AD roles in NYC I’d love to know.

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DM me your book/link, I know people looking esp for women and POC. If your book is good/great—and I'll give you my opinion :) —I'm glad to pass it on to whomever.

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@Creative Director 2 - I'm also a woman of color and am having a hard time getting traction in my job search. Would it be okay if I ran my portfolio by you for feedback?

there is no talent shortage. people are jumping around and leaving in record numbers, which means there are more openings and more talent out there than ever.

however, there’s lots of crappy creatives out there because of that, so when a good talent is found, agencies are jumping on them to fill the open positions, because they can’t find the good ones easily anymore, which is why negotiations are happening.

that’s why it FEELS like a shortage, but isn’t.

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Totally relate as a fellow WOC also on the job search :/

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Same!

I’d say in general, everyone in the industry is currently falling over themselves to hire both women and POCs, especially in creative roles where those groups are even more poorly represented than in the rest of advertising. So broadly, it seems like you should be in a really good spot. That said, “7 years agency experience” could leave you with a great book full of award winning ideas from top tier agencies or a bunch of b2b and pharma stuff from places nobody’s heard of. Can you talk a little bit more about your experience and work?

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Are you ailing for an O1 visa to work in the US? Because you need awards for that.

There are a ton of open gigs at R/GA and Huge.

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Same. I was getting real burnt out by doing several a week last month so I took a week off, but really haven't found anything that's felt like a great fit, and the one place I was interested in declined after a second interview.

I'm primarily shooting for non-UX in-house design roles though, so that's probably part of the obstacle.

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How well does your portfolio represent your ability?

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Pretty well I think !

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I'm also a WOC with 5 years in and it took me almost a year to find my current gig. I just started applying to anything and everything and ended up in my dream agency and team. Hang in there!

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Congrats, that’s great to hear!!

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Gimme a link to your book! We are hiring! Same for anyone else reading this - send me your book! And if it’s not a good fit for us I’ll pass you on to something that is.

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Send me your portfolio. I can give you an honest opinion.

DM me your portfolio

Message me your portfolio. My agency is hiring

Happy to pass on your book — DM me.

Or do your own thing. Happy to help/answer questions/partner up. DM me

I’m happy to review your portfolio if you’d like another opinion.

Im hiring!!! At all levels mostly creatives and strategists - dm me!

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