Started out at a new job in the new year and things are very slow... I think I'm expected to be learning the brands I'll be working on but I've already looked through all the brand materials and past work from the last few years... any advice on what should I be doing/billing my time to?

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You should definitely let the manager know and see if there's anything they want you doing. But if not, what I did when I was new and had spare time was reach out to other people in the agency. I asked for like 15 minute intro calls, tried to establish a rapport, asked them which ACDs or CDs are approachable and spoke to them too. They can give you some good tips too, tell you more about the brands, etc. Its productive and fun!

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You need to let your manager know that you’ve finished looking over everything & ask if they need anything else to be done because you have some downtime.

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Read the trades in your downtime! And also make sure you’re volunteering to help at every opportunity

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This happened to me last week. It will pick up.

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I agree with the rest of the comments. Let your manager know you’ve finished and have down time. Also offer to help out as much as possible !!

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