Manhattan ad agency The Horn Corp. is offering free office space to unemployed advertising pros looking for work. Each day a small crowd of grateful people works out of their office on their laptops, sending out resumes. The job-searchers have formed a small community, helping each other chase down job leads. Agency honcho Ariel Horn [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 12, 2009
Most of BBDO Detroit’s remaining 450 employees will take a mandatory two-week unpaid furlough this month. The ad agency is characterizing the time off as both a “furlough” and an “unpaid vacation.” Twenty-five employees will continue to work, to support BBDO North America accounts; they will also be furloughed for a week. Many of those [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Draftfcb, one of the world’s largest marketing communications agencies, has been recognized as the best large company to work for in the state by The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Managers and The Business Ledger. It’s the agency’s second year on the “Best Companies to Work [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Another Southern US ad agency is laying off workers. Austin, Texas’ GSD&M Idea City has cut 10 jobs, and imposed across-the-board temporary pay cuts. Mark Taylor, the agency’s executive creative director, has also left the firm. The agency has about 500 employees. GSD&M Idea City is an advertising agency founded in 1971 by graduates of [...]
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Monday, June 15, 2009
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