Laid off but left a creative team that was 60% poc. Loved how the camaraderie and support made me more comfortable and productive. Any agencies with a similar community hiring mid-level designers?

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What city are you in? 60% seems way higher than the average. Dope

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Damn well sorry you lost a gig with some good diversity. I haven’t heard of much agency with that level of diversity that isn’t a multicultural marketing agency. Good luck out there

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What agency was this?

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NYC ... people have come and go but the 60% surprisingly stayed persistent. Mostly because top acds/cds were of color

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