Dear Jancy: How involved in my day should the creative director be? I’m now in my second agency (a great agency which I came to in order to work with a better CD) and I see the CD maybe once a week for fifteen minutes. The account’s creative team is only like five people right now, so It’s not like …
How do I prove my value after my partner has left?
February 16, 2012 # 3:25 pm # Boss, Career, Partners # No CommentHi Jancy,
My art-director is about to leave to join a girlfriend of his abroad, thus stopping advertising for a while. We’ve done good work together, but most of the times, I’ve had to drag him along with me to get better ideas, to be more ambitious and to want to reach higher. However, with him gone, I’m a bit worried …
My CD wants on-strategy but boring work, but I want ‘cool’ stuff
February 25, 2011 # 3:37 pm # Ads, Boss, Career, Creativity # No Commenti think my cd & strat planner are over-analyzing ad ideas. they always reject our team’s ‘cool’ ideas, and go for the bland, safe stuff. i have to admit they r on strategy, and the cool stuff are somewhat ‘streched’. anyway, judging from the output, i find they’re boring & still think the cool stuff is better. at least different …
My old CD stole credit for my work. What can I do?
December 7, 2010 # 2:21 pm # Boss, Career, Ethics # No CommentHi Jancy,
I used to work for an big name international agency 4 months back before I resigned and took an offer with another big name agency. The reason i left was because there was too much backstabbing and dishonest people there. It always seemed like the creatives were plotting against you. Also, the work was stagnant and I wasn’t building …
Boss’ spouse is ruining the company. Help!
October 13, 2010 # 9:31 am # Agency Life, Boss # No CommentI’m an Art Director at a small design agency run by a woman. She has operated the business successfully for over 15 years. She remarried 5 years back and brought her copy writing husband on board as the VP. Problem is he is dragging the business down. The quality of his work is rapidly declining, he’s becoming arrogant, and he …
My CD asked me not to put an ad in my book. What do I do?
October 5, 2010 # 12:15 pm # Ads, Boss, Ethics # No CommentDear Jancy,
I am a junior copywriter who just finished a two month contract at an excellent agency. This was my first real agency experience. While I was there, I got the chance to do some work for a well-known client.
I would love to put some of those ideas in my book, but my contract ended before the campaign went …
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About Jancy
'Jancy' is Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk, Co-Founders of Swim, a unique “creative leadership training lab for advertising creatives and marketers.” Prior to Swim, Jancy was globally renowned as the Co-Chief Creative Officers of Ogilvy & Mather Toronto, a position they held for thirteen of the twenty years they were a creative duo at the agency. Over the years they've racked up Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show pencils and CA credits, and have lead their shop to two Cannes Lions Grand Prix and a Grand Clio. They've judged CA, Cannes, D&AD, the One Show, the Clios and other prestigious award shows. Creativity named them two of the top 50 creative people of 2008. Known for their outspoken, no-bullshit style and a passion for mentoring juniors, they're ready to give you advice if you're ready to take it.
