Got digital chops? Great, your’e in high demand.
According to Clickz, R/GA lists over 60 vacancies for its New York office, 13 for its San Francisco office, and nine in Chicago.
“ZenithOptimedia hired around 35 staff on the digital side in 2010,” said John Nitti, the company’s SVP and Managing Director of integrated planning. “We have about 12 or 15 vacancies open right now, and we’re also focusing on staff retention. We’re always focused on retention, especially at the junior levels,” said Nitti. “Lots of companies are hiring, and [staff] are being thrown 10 thousand dollar increases at a time,” he explained.
Tim Cecere, human resources director for WPP-owned agency conglomerate GroupM, described similar experiences, stating, “Digital folks are very aggressive about their careers. They understand that they have a tremendous value to the agency. They’re very sure of what they want to do, and not afraid to make demands on the organization.”