Agencies Hiring - Want People With Traditional + Digital Expertience

An encouraging article from AdAge this week that agencies are hiring en masse, and are primarily looking for people with a blend of traditional and digital experience.

They are looking to fill the slots vacated with 2009's layoffs, with people who have more relevant skill sets for the new marketing landscape:

Ann Brown, founder of recruiter Ann Brown Co. , said it's not just digital jobs that are being filled. "Fortunately there are a number of agencies evolving the way they need to be and are hiring people with 360-degree experience," Ms. Brown said. "They don't want to train anybody in digital if all they have is a traditional background. They want people coming in to look at things from all sides."

I have certainly seen this uptick in the number of calls I have received of late, and know that a lot of agencies are immersed in multiple large, NB pitches. This is a good thing - all boats rise with the tide.