Can a designer that's considered Junior, because of student work in portfolio, realistically go after a Mid level position if they have the skills/knowledge/confidence and references to back it up?

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Your title won’t be a factor, as people would expect juniors to eventually transition to mid. But your book needs to be competitive with the other designers in your job market. Confidence is great, but people will first see your book and decide if it’s worth meeting you (where they’ll see your confidence, knowledge, etc).

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No. “Mid-level” means experience. Student work isn’t experience. Keep it out.

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Let’s say that highly regarded school was Miami Ad School (for conversation’s sake)...I’ve met good creatives from good schools, and also complete ass clowns. Which isn’t to disrespect you, but once you’re interviewing with people in their 30’s and 40’s, no one thinks of your college experience as “working under pressure.” These days, every junior is from one of the like...3 total portfolio schools. I’m getting too wordy here, but in summary - portfolio school is industry standard...so the great differentiator is a killer book.

Maybe you can sell yourself as a midlevel...I dunno what your competition is. But it’s not the easiest move, if I’m reading your portfolio/production experience correctly.

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What differentiates a junior level book and a mid level book?

I would say real world work vs fake student work. But the student work is based on real senarios.

Real scenarios with no clients though? I’d want to know your work could hold up under client pressure. Confidence isn’t experience .

Went to a highly regarded portfolio school, so working under pressure has been the norm

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