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The most powerful person in a creative agency is the often under-appreciated project manager. Project managers are assigning creative teams, managing schedules, and basically calling the shots when it comes to who’s doing what and when it’s due. If you want to impress one person in your office, start with the project manager!
To regular people on a payroll who get to complain about bosses, co-workers, and severe cases of the Mondays, a freelancer must seem like a strange fantastical character straight out of Tolkien, perhaps how Strider first appeared to the hobbits in Fellowship; a vagrant wandering the wilderness in search of enemies, adventure and only the finest brew pubs.
For many of us — people who’ll never participate in any real activity requiring energy, athleticism, or bravery — simply going to the bathroom at work can be the most treacherous thing we’ll ever do. Who knows what sort of things could happen, what sorts of characters we’ll run into?
Ahhhh, awards shows. The red carpet, the beautiful people in Spanx, the stalker fans, Ryan Seacrest. But I’m not here to talk about that kind of awards show; I’m here to talk about design/advertising awards. Not quite the same thing as the Oscars but just as self-congratulatory and everyone is just as hungry.
We’ve all been there: trapped in a marathon meeting with no agenda, no purpose, and no end in sight. Being able to hang in until the bitter end without falling asleep or flipping the boardroom table is a skill worth posting on your LinkedIn profile.
My 5 year-old son, Micah, came to me with a simple request: “Can you make me a birthday card?” A few of his friends at school had just mailed their cards to the class, and there was some stiff competition.
When someone says they work in advertising or design, everyone expects to hear exciting tales of last-minute pitches and late-night brainstorming that change the face of marketing forever.
I like messy desks and I cannot lie.
Every now and then, we look to fictional characters for inspiration. From Rocky Balboa to Walter White, everyone loves a flawed anti-hero from whom we can draw life lessons.
“Your job is so cool. You guys get to ride unicycles around the office all day, and don’t you take, like, three hour lunches every day and just DRINK? Can you get me a job there?”
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