“I used to wait around until someone else said the thing I was thinking in order to validate it. Don’t wait to speak on the things you believe in.”
Read More4 Steps to Build as a Business & Show Your Value, Courtesy of Carolyn Bothwell, Brand Strategist & Founder of Freelance Founders
On Friday, April 1st, First Fridays Host Elyn Kazarian and Brand Strategist, Copywriter and Founder of Freelance Founders, Carolyn Bothwell, got together to talk about a topic that is no joke: financial literacy and security.
Read More6 Steps to Build Your Best Photography Portfolio
Working Not Working has joined forces with photographers Jessica Pettway & Andi Elloway to look into what goes into a great photography portfolio and how to select images and a layout that show off your personal point of view.
Read More5 Portfolio Takeaways from Apple, Netflix, & Vans Animator Keenon Ferrell
So how can an Animator showcase their designs in a way that both works with the artistry and intent behind them, and demonstrates their one-of-a-kind style and thinking? We got together with Keenon Ferrell, a digital animator and illustrator based in NYC, to talk about just that.
Read MoreMischief President & “Sassy Bossypants” Kerry McKibbin on Stirring the Industry, Ideas Over Agency Theater, & the Power of “No”
Mischeif President, Partner & “Sassy Bossypants” Kerry McKibbin offers unique insight into Mischief’s creation, creating mischief daily, and “the power of no.”
Read More5 Tips to Find Work, Collaborators, and Community on Working Not Working
Want to know how you can find work? Want to know how to get noticed? The WNW team has your back. Take a look at some quick steps below.
Read MoreTOV Consultant Vikki Ross Helps Brands To Become Human & Humans To Become Copywriters. (Sorry Robots.)
I encourage brands to be confident with what they say and how they say it. I work with some of the biggest brands in the world and it’s so frustrating when they look to their competitors for inspiration when they could and should be leading the way for their category.
Read More13 Steps to Create a Stand-Out Profile on Working Not Working
We’ve built Working Not Working profiles to be as multifaceted as you are. What that means is they’re aesthetic, adaptable, and can serve a number of roles. Here are our team’s collective thoughts, as well as the basic steps that you should follow to ensure a great profile.
Read More"100 Roses from Concrete" Provides Sunlight, Soil, & Water For Creative People of Color
Thacker created 100 Roses From Concrete, but he’s also done so much more, that to paint him as just its founder would do his journey so far an injustice. Here he is explaining the origin of 100 Roses From Concrete, the Young Commodores Program, what real diversity and inclusion look like, and much much more.
Read More"Globally, the Narrative Pen Is in White Folks’ Hands." Nigerian Copywriter Dotun Bello on the Need for Industry Change
“I think the biggest problem is that globally the narrative pen is in white folks’ hands. Even in Africa, our regional campaigns are created all the way in London. That's ridiculous to me. I think we need to give the people the narrative pen.”
Read MoreTalent Talk with Kim Lovell, Creative Talent Manager at VMLY&R
After a year stint as a Creative Recruiter at the Creative Circle, Lovell’s brought her talents to VMLY&R and constantly works to fill its staff with the greatest creative minds that she can. Here’s her process and perspective on finding talent.
Read MoreAs The Martin Agency’s CCO, Danny Robinson Sets the Creative Tone & Asks the Right Questions
Over the past 17 years, Robinson has worked as a SVP/Group Creative Director, Chief Client Officer, and Chief Creative Officer as of last August. He’s seen a lot during his time with The Martin Agency. Here’s an exhaustive look at the grand scope of working at the agency, evolving creatively, and intrinsic learning as it relates to his work.
Read MoreLarry Gordon’s Passion for Advertising Diversity Will Change the Industry for the Better
Gordon explains diversity in advertising with the same passion that goes into explaining new ideas. Our conversation about his background quickly moved into the steps that advertising needs to take to become more inclusive and I think it’s all the better for it. For agencies looking to make some serious change, Gordon practically lays out the blueprint that will help the creative world change for the better.
Read MoreEmily Berger Started in Accounting. Now She’s an Award-Winning Creative Leader.
Coming from a family that spoke about ads at the dinner table with the same air of normalcy as sports, Emily Berger was always destined to become a creative titan. While interning in an ad agency accounting department and hating every second of it, she realized that she wanted to do what the creatives were doing and made it her mission to be like them.
Read MoreStart With People: How The Working Assembly Builds Company Culture
What does it mean to build a company culture? What is “meaningful” when it comes to work? When we had the opportunity to speak to Jolene Delisle, Founder and Head of Creative at The Working Assembly, about starting her own agency and building out a team, these two questions centered our conversation.
Read MoreHow Portfolio School Alternatives Are Teaching Aspiring Advertising Creatives For Free
At the One School, Polanco spent 16 weeks on a crash course learning the ins and outs of being a creative. Here, she explains how her creative background and education at the One School have prepared her to be a creative within the advertising industry.
Read MoreCreativity & Well-Being: Shifting the Way We Think About Work
The culture of overwork has brought many of us to a point where burnout is becoming very real and to a point of defining our full identity and sense of self by what we have achieved in our work or careers.
Read MoreCreativity & Well-Being: Combatting Collective Loneliness & Building a Culture of Connection
Our daily interactions are shown to reinforce our sense of well-being and belonging. And if you don’t feel a sense of belonging or community, you may not feel as engaged at work or as motivated to succeed.
Read MoreWhat It Takes to Run an Agency, In the Eyes of Mojo Supermarket’s Mo Said
In the nearly three years since Mojo Supermarket has existed, the agency has hacked the Oscars, declared baseball dead for Adidas, and even designed a toilet for bad advertising. Each of its projects gets more attention than the last, and Mo wants it to become a home for creatives looking to make the most unique work of their career.
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