Laid off from an agency? What to do now and next, with Lindsay Rittenhouse
Ad Age Insider19 Des 2025

Laid off from an agency? What to do now and next, with Lindsay Rittenhouse

Senior Agency Reporter Lindsay Rittenhouse breaks down ad industry instability and why agencies are undergoing heavy waves of layoffs, including from the recent Omnicom acquisition of IPG. She provides guidance on what to do when impacted by agency layoffs, how to prepare for the sparse job market and when to consider alternative job paths.

Plus, the campaign Ad Age readers voted the best of 2025 versus creativity editor Tim Nudd's top picks from the year.

Dig deeper on the topics mentioned in this week's episode:

~What to know if you've been laid off

~The latest industry employment stats

~Listen: Why the Omnicom-IPG deal matters for all advertisers

~Agency layoff warning signs

~How agencies are changing their strategies for the AI era

~How AI is changing ad jobs

~Listen: the state of entry-level ad careers

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