Hiring Climate for Creatives, December 2017 Update

Hiring Climate for Creatives, December 2017 UpdateHiring Climate for Creatives, December 2017 Update*/Read the infographic text.HIRING CLIMATE FOR CREATIVESDecember 2017 UpdateWhat are your companys hiring plans for full-time creative employees?FIRST HALF OF 2018SECOND HALF OF 2017Expanding/adding new positions5%9%Maintaining/filling vacated positions78%64%Freezing/not filling vacated or new positions17%21%Reducing/eliminating positions0%4%How challenging is it for your company to find skilled creative professionals today?7% Very challenging46% Somewhat challenging25% Not applicable/not looking22% Not challengingTop areas creative executives expect to hire for in the first half of 201825% Content marketing23% Brand/product management22% Digital marketing20% Marketing research20% CopywritingMost challenging areas for companies to fill1. Web design/production2. Marketing research3. Brand/product management4. Digital marketingSource The Creative Group survey of more than 400 adverti sing and marketing executives in the United States.Responses may not total 100 percent due to rounding. 2018 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.