Production companies: how do you pay your reps? What’s a typical monthly fee? I know there is an agreed upon commission also but curious if everyone changes monthly fees. Thanks!

We’ve crossed the 50 member milestone! We’re officially the biggest bowl in the world… lol.
Thanks everyone for being a part of this group.

Hope everyone’s year end went well, here’s to an even better FY23 🥂

I love the name of this group but also wish it was “out and about”. But also I know that a lot of us aren’t out to the world yet (including myself)

Did not get an offer from Morgan Lewis last week. I went to a seminar today where the partner I interviews was speaking (he is the main partner of the group and he has like a 5 person team). I just wanted to show up to the seminar to be like yo I’m here dude. He said that he ultimately doesn’t make the decisions. I told him I accepted an offer elsewhere (which I did). Not sure how I feel about the situation haha

Do you keep interviewing after offer signed and background check cleared?

I’m trying to get all my ducks in a row for when I quit here at the end of next month… I am taking a break to figure out what I want to do, so I will be unemployed for a time. Do I have to notify the ARDC of this change (IL licensed)? Do I have to immediately switch to inactive status or can I stay active in case I decide to keep practicing law just a few months later? Thanks in advance fishies!!

What are realistic expectations for 3rd Year Analyst / Direct Promote Associate bonus range at a BB? Note that at MS, 2nd year bonuses in my group last year were 90-115K, while MBA associates received a pro-rated 90K stub (~40k). Personally would be pretty unhappy to take a pay cut between 2nd and 3rd year…

Recently decided to purchase a hair removal package for my face. They use Candela lasers. Can anyone attest to the effectiveness of this procedure?

Overnight layover with some buddies in Doha - any suggestions for St Regis or the W? Landing around 11pm and leaving at 9am we just want to go clubbing and party before the next flight.

StartUp on Netflix is really good.

Recommendations on emotional intelligence/leadership books, trainings, classes, coaches?

Hi there. I am an Operating Room Nurse thinking about pursuing my Masters in Healthcare Informatics. Is there a position for this career path that I can take while completing my graduate studies?

What was % increment in Advanta for for PL 9,8 levels

Budgets, expectations, and timelines are changing. How can we work together to increase the quality of the product, while working within the constraints at hand?

Asking for a Fordham Media Studies graduate! What are the best ways of getting into the industry now? It's incredibly hard for graduates because of Covid.

Hi friends! I’m an ex-art director that recently stepped away after 5 years to try to pivot into production. I know it’s not the typical career route, but I think I’ll enjoy the work a lot more and be happier overall. I’m also trying to move to NYC from Austin. Does anyone have any tips for me to help me get my foot in the door? I’m an extremely hard worker, I’ve just been struggling to get convos started since I don’t really have a great NYC network. Thanks all!

Any good recommended books on how to build a scalable product and team? I'm looking for recommendations for two areas: 1) in general laying the groundwork in a startup to have the tools and especially processes in place to scale, and 2) tactical focus on building a SaaS project. I've been promoted into a management role from Dev roots, so need to learn more PM processes to be an effective manager in day job, plus would like to start building my own SaaS solution.

Let’s talk speed reading. I’m a slow reader and listened to a podcast recently on speed reading. I’m intrigued. Who here speed reads? How did you learn those skills, and what types of documents do you speed read in practice? I do mostly litigation and am thinking that speed reading would help with research but maybe not things like doc review where you need to review for both responsiveness and privilege.

Hi! I'm technically an AD but have found myself working in so many production roles as my work and really digging it all. I would love to talk to someone about all this production. Anyone down to chat about the production life?

My agency is shifting to begin doing quick turn organic social production for a few brands and I’m trying to build a team that can support these asks. Ive honestly never worked at an agency that successfully handled this without it feeling chaotic- anyone ever have a successful team with this type of work? Any advice is appreciated!

Who is doing your development work? Seems like in-house is drying up and using outside dev shops instead?

What are some up and coming production companies in your opinion? 🤔

Would you accept a part time freelance gig for an hourly rate?

Anyone have Producer friends / contacts at Pandora? Looking for an in. 🙌🏻

Can you advise a young producer on working with exec creatives? How do you assert yourself & hold teams accountable to deadlines without making creatives feel as though you are challenging authority?

Is $100K low for a senior producer @ creative agency in nyc

Do you know of any full time/freelance creatives who also direct commercials? Like, ones who cherry pick jobs they want to work on?

Dreaming of switching from account management to film directing. Any advice?

I was just told to limit my time against pitching and planning a job to 3-hrs. Which is bonkers. They want timing, budgets and watch outs. Has anyone else experienced this and have advice on how to approach with the account lead?

I am interviewing at a Production Studio and it’s going well. The majority of my experience is agency side. They mentioned base salary with commission, as they want to see growth in the next 3-5 years. There has been no talk of salary yet. What does a base salary for an EP with commission usually look like in this role? What should I be asking for? I don’t want to give up my current salary, but I think this job would be such a great fit for me. Advice?

I just finished directing and producing a short film and I’m try to secure the rights for the Christmas song “jolly old Saint Nicholas” by ray smith on Columbia records for it.

Any idea where I could secure the rights to this song for festivals and online? (I’m only needing to use 45 sec of the song)

Thanks in advance

Suggestions for bilingual directors (Spanish & English) for patient testimonials?

I have been doing commercial freelance photography work for over a year and a half, and slowly but surely the budgets are getting bigger and the work is more consistent. How do I know when it’s time to approach artist reps? Do I even need an artist rep?
What are your experiences with artist reps?
Thank you for the advice in advance :)

Hi, any tips on leading/having a post mortem with a new client? Articles or first hand experience appreciated! Thank you!

Best shops for puppets state side? Loving blinkink

Is MJZ a union shop?

Considering moving from staff to freelance producer. Any advice for getting started in freelance? Are their any resources for determining an appropriate day rate (other than the post below)?

Looking to do a fall shoot for a client before the leaves have changed and fallen. I need prop leaves. Anyone have any ideas about how where to contact for a massive amount of fake fall leaves?