Journalism job ad seeks only sickest sickos
Creativity
“If you’re the type of sicko who likes holing up in a tiny, closed office with reporters of questionable hygiene to build databases from scratch by hand-entering thousands of pages [...]
Spin a boring clip into gold, win employment
Creativity
The Big Ad Gig is back for its second year, granting 30-day entry-level jobs to the gaggle of unemployed creatives shuffling about on the edges of the industry. And all [...]
Did this tweet merit a $70K copywriting job?
Creativity
Saatchi & Saatchi L.A. exec Mike McKay's idea of hiring a copywriter based on a single funny tweet seemed like bad idea jeans from the get-go. Still, even with low [...]
Vanity Googling Helps Copywriter Land a Job
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Agency shows what you’ll do as their intern
Creativity
Interactive shop Firstborn in New York is looking to entice interns to come work for peanuts mocking up wire frames. Since regular job posting is too old-school, the shop has [...]
Reality-TV show comes to Brooklyn agency
Creativity
With the success of Mad Men, it's no surprise that the reality-TV industry would start knocking on the doors of ad agencies. Sure enough, an MTV show called Hired is [...]