Creative Directors

Creative Director teams: I have a CD partner who refuses to work in anything but their copy doc. This results to way more effort and work on my end, having to work in their copy doc and the presentati...

How do you tell if you’re actually underqualified or just stuck in a busted market? I’m a sr creative at an agency working on major entertainment IPs, top 40 artists, brands, and experiential campa...

I've been in a CD role for a few years now, but the company, the work, the clients, just aren't what I want anymore. Most days, I feel like an overqualified graphic designer. Because the current CD r...

What exactly is the point of this, exactly.

Any insights/tips on use of AI tools for creative directors? Specifically I’d love to hear about AI tools that helped your team with productivity, production tasks (where’s the AI asset re-sizer tool?...

I'm a fully Bilingual Creative Director with 25+ years leading teams and building campaigns that drive measurable results; brand growth, demand, and revenue. I work through a structured, concept-drive...

Wanted to float an idea here. I am getting no traction in this job market. (I know a lot of people are in the same boat. Not downplaying that at all.) I have tons of strong in-house experience, though...

Is it standard practice for agencies to split the Creative Director role into CD (Copy) and CD (Art)? What’s the rationale behind that structure, and how does it improve the work or the process? And i...

You came up with the campaign as a freelancer but they did their own tv executions. Still put it in the book?

Hi! Does anyone have a short-form / social video production agency they would recommend? Looking for a place that can deliver social video at scale while not compromising on quality. Any recommendatio...

Does your agency have a proprietary AI tool, and if so, what does it do? Is it basically a re-skinned ChatGPT or does it actually bring anything useful?

I’m a relatively new full-time CD still figuring things out. I’m overseeing up to 10 projects at once that each have various deliverables and tentacles. I don’t yet have a good system for keeping trac...

Mostly looking for ECD/CCO input but all relevant opinions welcome. How do you balance/delegate/schedule/manage the extracurricular aspects of a Creative Lead role? The inspiration shares, proactive i...

First time a Linkedin post has made me laugh. Comments section is pretty good too. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7414711064719679488-qYs1

Just got laid off. It’s been years since I’ve freelanced. What are the going rates these days and are there any other things I need to keep in mind when negotiating. I saw something about kill fees? I...

Speaking to a small 5-10 person consultancy about a Fractional ECD role - 1 day a week. Any ideas on what my rate should be? Should I be billing higher than a typical freelance day rate?

Hello Fishbowl community, I was recently laid off due to a slowdown at the creative boutique agency I worked for. I’m looking to connect with CDs interested in teaming up on freelance or full-time pr...

Are creative portfolios just Google Slides decks now? I’m getting sent more and more of them and think it’s kinda smart. This whole job is decks anyways. Is it time to stop paying for Cargo? It cer...

In your agency, how are AI accounts managed? Does each employee have a login? Are you sharing one login? I lead a small independent with 20 employees and we’re struggling to figure out how best to use...

Have any of you taken any courses on AI that you’d recommend? Looking to beef up my credentials.