My partner and I have been a creative team for about 4 years. We work at a large NY agency and recently were approached by a large worldwide agency about working at one of their offices in Europe. The destination is amazing, and the agency is a very well-respected one, but the client we’d be working on about 60% (or …
Should a team’s books have work we’ve done with other partners?
September 24, 2009 # 8:31 am # Career, Partners # No CommentMy writer and I are planning to go up to NYC to interview as a team.
My question is, do we show stuff we just worked on as a team together, or do we show our individual books with other partner’s works inside?
Show it all—work done separately and together. And only work done to a consistently high standard—don’t include more stuff …
New in a town where agencies haven’t been welcoming
September 23, 2009 # 9:35 am # Career # No CommentDear Jancy,
I am a copywriter that has been working for 5 years, I have worked for good shops and have produced national and international work. recently my wife took a dream job back east – in a town not known for advertising. There is one big name shop in town and a few small shops. My wife landed a job …
I get scared whenever I need to write an ad — HELP!
September 22, 2009 # 10:17 am # Career, Creativity # No CommentHi Jancy:
I am a copywriter at a portfolio school. While I like to write, I find that any time I have to write for an ad, I get scared. Really scared. Not poop-your-pants scared, but scared I’m going to let my partner down. Scared that I won’t create a killer work of genius that’ll win a something gold and/or shiny. …
From law to fine arts to advertising: making the switch
September 22, 2009 # 10:11 am # Career, Creativity # One CommentHi, last year I was working as a lawyer in London I decided I had enough and needed to change my life and my work. I went on an extended wander to Canada and met my girlfriend there. Later we decided to move to the Netherlands where she is from. Well, since arriving here I was determined to start a …
When is a junior no longer a junior?
September 22, 2009 # 10:04 am # Career # No CommentDear Jancy: I’m a junior art director doing doing what my creative directors tell me is good work, and I’ve also been fortunate enough to win some awards. I’ve been with my current agency a little over a year, and was just wondering if there’s any general guideline in terms of how long you stay a junior – is …
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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.
