Job description: Creative director
Creative directors come from many backgrounds, but core skill-sets are essential.
The creative interview: No suits required
Forget common wisdom about job interviews. When it comes to these gigs, leading creatives welcome square pegs.
Want to make it as a creative director? Use SapientRazorfish CCO's 5 secrets to success
In a market where creativity is a commodity, career opportunities lie in your ability to sell the dream and support your team.
From agency to client: Making the switch
Managing a brand in-house and working with one or more brands in an agency environment are two complementary but distinct functions. If you want to move from one to the other, what should you keep in mind?
The creative resume: Form vs. function
They're likelier to live in the cloud than in bulky print binders nowadays, but portfolios of professional work remain the single most important piece of collateral a creative professional needs to prove their chops to their next employer. At any stage of career development -- if your job is mostly about the work, your job tools are mostly about the portfolio. Like other parts of a creative job search, self-expression is key to commanding attention -- but that doesn't mean there aren't some straightforward guidelines for packaging them.
REI's #OptOutside takes Titanium Grand Prix at Cannes 2016
The festival's top award went to the retailer's campaign to give back Black Friday to its employees
Under Armour takes Grand Prix for Film Craft at Cannes
Besides the big prize, "Phelps" from Droga5 New York won gold and silver in multiple categories
Snickers Crisper ads tame complex feelings of hunger
Online spots express new emotions for the candy bar to cure
'Colonel Sanders' reincarnates a third time for the Super Bowl
Comedian Jim Gaffigan takes over the role from Norm McDonald
NBA stars are oddly tolerant of judgmental kids in Nike film
Who's your favorite player? Better spend some time living with them, says entertaining 5-minute video from W+K Portland.
Why the UK has rushed to embrace Black Friday
Despite concerns about violence, the US sales event has gotten a firm grip across the Atlantic ... no Thanksgiving necessary
Huggies celebrates 'Baby's First Feast' for Thanksgiving
Ogilvy & Mather sets a place at the table for the littlest guests
Tracy Morgan makes comeback with Foot Locker campaign
The comedian makes light of his 2014 brush with death in ads created by BBDO New York
Apple TV spots play games with viewers
A new campaign highlights app choices on the digital media player
'Breaking Bad' star helps T-Mobile customers save fat stacks
Aaron Paul 12-steps through streaming-data addiction in this campaign by Publicis
Tidings from the UK: The Christmas ads are here
This week's highlights include work from John Lewis, Burberry, Cadbury, Marks and Spencer, The Body Shop, and Morrisons
NSFW ice cream? Little Baby's shows its new package
A little ice cream company drew outsize reaction with its first viral ad. Now a new one exposes another level of offbeat
D&AD and Advertising Week unveil global impact awards
The global design and advertising awards and creative education charity has teamed with Advertising Week parent Stillwell Partners to reward real-world achievements generated through creativity
Rock journalist Bill Holdship weighs in on Cuervo's Rolling Stones ad
"If the Stones approved this, it's one of the most whore-ish moves yet," says renowned CREEM editor
Jet.com matches its speedy e-commerce with instant video comedy
Its #JetSpree campaign features quick comic creations based on the contents of customers' carts