When trying to get a foot in the door of a new agency, who do you cold email first? CD? ECD? Head of Talent?

I’m looking for a new job, and it’s harder than ever to get a reply. Sadly, most agencies are doing more firing than hiring.

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I’ve had quite a bit of luck with owners/MDs - showing genuine interest in their agency and portfolio has gotten me in the door many a time. They’ll put me in direct contact with a dept head or their talent team.

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I normally look for talent managers on linkedIn then try to find their emails rather than DM'ing them - I've had some luck. I also reach out to ECD's of smaller agencies. That's got me a few meetings, but the hit rate is pretty low, and your opening gambit has to be pretty compelling.

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