At bigger agencies, I’m seeing that AD roles are asking for 5+ yrs experience while Designer roles require more like 3+. I’m an AD with 3 yrs experience. Would it be foolish to accept a Designer role?

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You’d be making less money as a designer, and usually after a few years as a designer you end up becoming an AD. I’d wait and try to get promoted to Senior AD instead.

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I see. The issue is that I need a new job soon because i don’t see my current one benefitting me anymore.

Are you a designer or an art director? They are 2 different jobs.

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Depending on the place. An advertising AD is different than a design art director. Just how a production designer is different from a design designer. It’s what a place values.

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Lol at having anything “Director” in your title with 3 years of experience....

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you probably started as a director. 🤷🏿‍♂️

In graphic design land you start as a designer and work to get to an art director. In ad land you start as a junior art director.

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Do Designer roles lead into AD roles at these more prominent agencies?

@vp art direction is a discipline, and it doesn’t mean director level. I feel like you should know that?

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