Minorities in Marketing

How is multicultural ad work faring these days? “UWG INC. Named 2026 Ad Age Multicultural Agency of the Year” https://lbbonline.com/news/UWG-INC-2026-Ad-Age-Multicultural-Agency-of-the-Year

Have you ever put down a company on a resume as confidential for religious considerations when applying to other jobs?

Another job loss at the end of 2025 prompted me to be open to every opportunity. A role popped up that I did nearly 10 years ago (but in another city). Feels like going backwards, but in this economy ...

Reposting here: Hi! Quick update about where we are with the job market. I'm currently freelancing (12+ years of experience overall), but decided to apply for a role to test the waters and received w...

Last chance to scream. To smile. To rant. To groan. To share your joys. To curse. To share what got better. Or what got worse. Today is your last chance to raise your voice. If you're a BIPOC professi...

Has the snowstorm affected your agency workflow?

I just found out that my startup is going to be laying people off soon, and I'm going to be laid off soon. So I want to start preparing for the enivatable. Does anyone know of any good job boards I ca...

Remember that most titles don’t always reflect someone’s current role, so your response shouldn’t hinge only on what their profile says

Everyone is so quiet while the world is upside down. What if anything are you doing for Hispanic Heritage Month marketing? Or is this the year of calladito mas bonito?

For many of us, the climb isn’t linear — it’s looped with detours others never had to take. We didn’t get lost. We didn’t move slower. We weren’t less ready. We just weren’t fast-tracked. We were n...

Did your company commemorate Juneteenth in any way? If you had the day off, did people in your office take Friday off as well? It seems like quite a number of marketing and advertising agencies I usua...

I feel like I am quietly being undermined at work. Recently my team (of white males) met without me (female minority) to discuss options for reorg of the team. This included moving around my position ...

Is anyone in your company attending the Cannes Lions this year? What about any of your clients? I’m curious to see what the turnout is like this year, compared to previous ones. https://www.canneslio...

I find myself cleaning up messes created by other people using AI more than I should. I embrace new tech, but this one is buggy. Anyone else feeling the same?

K-pop, reggaeton, hip hop. I feel like I’m hearing a LOT of music and beats in ads that’s influenced by what minorities are listening to recently. How deep is the participation by creatives from those...

Industry group Círculo Creativo sends two to Cannes. Their Young Lions contest, launched in 2003, sends new talent to represent the US Hispanic market in France. (Each year, a pair of under-30 creativ...

I missed the Tony Awards. How were the ads? Any good tie-ins? Celebrity-driven promos of note?

“BarkBox CEO apologizes for leaked message exposing paused Pride ads — but they're still paused.” How is your company handling, or not handling, marketing for the LGBTQ community this month? (June bei...

Any immigrant art directors or illustrators here with book design experience and bandwidth for a cool side project? I’d love to chat.

Would you take on a high school intern if they made a compelling case for why they wanted to work in your industry, at your particular company? Typically, college juniors and seniors are what everyone...