Aaron Hackett, formerly director of performance at Wavemaker Melbourne, who was made redundant just before lockdown began, has bagged a new role.
Hackett used his time in the wilderness well, finishing writing a crime novel and then working as a temporary warehouse assistant at Baby Bunting, one retailer doing well during the pandemic.
He wrote about the experience in an article for AdNews, A personal story from an adman who became an essential worker during the pandemic.
And the story has a satisfying ending. Hackett has a new role.
"After every job that had slipped through my fingers, I finally landed a job at Hatched Media as performance director starting in June," he writes in a second article for AdNews.
"I asked my interviewers several times, is this actually legit? The role is happening? The answer was a resounding; Yes, it was!
"The people there are awesome and I’m excited to join their team. I got this opportunity by updating my LinkedIn profile with the Baby Bunting role.
"A lot of people didn’t believe my job update. Which spurred me to write the first article. I wouldn’t have dreamt that I would have a published article if you told me that a year ago."
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