Advertising

I’m considering a move to Omnicom from Publicis- would love to hear from current/former Omnicom people how the vibes are over there.

My contract was unsurprisingly not extended this week after I couldn't keep from calling the CD out when he was blaming a junior for a mistake that was fully his own. "You should have known I mistaken...

Was sat down unexpectedly by my ECD with feedback. The Good: they love my work, my execution, my demeanor in meetings and with client. The Bad: Need to better prioritize what to spend time on and who ...

🤔 Is loyalty to your employer ever actually worth it?

6 years being an art director and I’m feel like I’m bad the concepting. I’ve read all the books, did the Jason bagley course, have had opportunities to pitch ideas for commercials. And for some reason...

Does anyone else feel like going to cannes is just tacky and in poor taste now? Particularly this year?

If I got started in advertising today, would I ever be able to buy a house? Or is that just out of the question anymore?

How do I tell my CD their work sucks and it’s basic?

I’ve heard VML had layoffs today. I’m sorry for all the impacted folks. 🫠

Today I complete 6 months at my new brand-side role and tbh I'm so so disappointed. I'm extremely free and bored, there's barely any work, and whatever work there is, it's absolutely garbage. I used...

I got invited to Cannes by a brand (as a content creator) and took off work to go…I didn’t hang out with anyone from work while I was there and they’re being weird about it.

Getting let go once feels awful. Getting let go twice in under a year- there are no words for that feeling. At what point do we give up on a long term career in advertising and try to find something e...

It seems that agencies have silently moved on from the Bernbach-style copywriter/art director team. And in its place, they now partner one copywriter with multiple art directors and designers. Or in o...

Who are the best recruiters in advertising? Especially for executive level creative talent? I want to start exploring what else is out there but I just don’t even know where to start.

Can someone explain the main uses of Figma and what it is good for besides web design? What is the benefit over Photoshop and Illustrator? Keep in mind I am not a web/digital designer. So far, I've f...

Tell me if this is normal/okay: I’m in a Sr AD role and wrote a concept for us to shoot, promoting an experience that was my idea. It was well thought out and I wrote a script. The day of the shoot...

Don't expect Chiat LA to give the layoffs the same 'Disruptive' LinkedIn treatment they gave their bronze lion wins. Leadership is always eager to humanize the agency when holding a trophy, but dead s...

I feel so stuck. I am doing well at my indie agency. I make $145k 4 years into my career. But I have nothing in my portfolio. Like bad national/international campaigns, that aren’t anything to scoff a...

Does this feel about right to everyone in NYC? First job 60k+ Midlevel 100k+ Senior 130k+ Acd 175k+ CD 225k+ GCD 300k+ ECD 450k+

I feel like the answer is obvious but agency leadership, feel free to weigh in: got a reply from a job I applied for, they sent a 13-slide "interview prep" deck that states a 21-day, 4 part interview ...