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Connecting agency folks in Chicago

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  1. Vice President Operations

    Anyone got the scoop on what BarkleyOKRP lost to have such a massive layoff? They lose BK? My entire Li feed is full of people affected announcements.

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  2. Group Account Director

    Does anyone have experience working at OLIVER Chicago? How is the experience?

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  3. Copywriter

    How is it being a creative at the in-house agencies in Chicago these days? The Kitchen, Whirlpool, PepsiCo, etc.

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  4. Creative Director
    First time poster

    Is being a creative at a big ad holding company nowadays basically believing the collective delusion that creativity can still save big brands, while we work our asses off trying to empty the Titanic ...

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  5. Associate Creative Director

    What’s the vibe at VML right now?

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  6. EVP

    Who else is dry-heaving reading all the LinkedIn posts from people in Cannes desperately trying to justify the fact their company is paying $15K for them to enjoy a week vacation in France?? 😂

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  7. EVP

    Are any brands in 2026 still overlooking the buying power of women and treating them like a “niche audience” as suggested below? This seems more like a pre-1980’s issue but curious what everyone else ...

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  9. works at Better Business Bureau Great West & Pacific

    Is Epsilon actually hiring? How many times are they gonna post that campaign analyst position???

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  10. Copywriter

    Did anyone actually get the copywriter job at Wintrust? I applied and interviewed months ago and it’s still posted on LinkedIn.

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  11. EVP

    PLEASE do your due diligence and check out the Empower Glassdoor reviews (not the fake ones) before responding to this….

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  12. Manager

    Who is enjoying their job right now? If you responded yes, what do you like about it?

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  13. Copywriter

    Thoughts on BBDO Chicago?

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  15. Creative Director

    Just Curious, anyone know about the Weber CD role I feel like this has been up for year+. Is it even real or high turn over?

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  16. works at AbelsonTaylor

    Fourth major layoff in less than 2 years at AbelsonTaylor today. Circling the drain now…

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  17. Account Supervisor

    Is it true Publicis is 4 days in office with mandatory Fridays?

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  18. Creative Director

    Is anyone else seeing a huge increase in ghosting lately? I’ve done multiple rounds with two agencies and one client-side team and got completely ghosted by all three. Followed up twice with one agenc...

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  19. Account Supervisor

    What’s the average salary for an account director in Chicago?

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  20. Coordinator

    Im convinced there are literal ghosts working at corporate resources

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