Contemplating leaving a VP/AD role at a holding company agency for a C-level spot at a regional independent. Pay bump is modest and client roster less flashy, but I’d have a real hand in shaping the business. Given all the holding company shakeups, it feels like the right time, but will this make it harder to rejoin a national agency later, or set me apart down the road?

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You had me at regional independent.

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Another thought- is it better to keep looking and try to go in house?

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If holding companies exist in two years they’ll still hire someone who worked on regional brands. That said, what kind of agency is hiring an Account Director to a C-level role? I’d be pretty skeptical about that fit. Means either you are vastly undertitled or about to step into a mess.

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I’d make sure the independent isn’t owned by a PE firm or for sale. If they are, run away.

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What do you mean by “regional” independent?

Oh in that case I personally wouldn’t do it. T1 vs T2 is a huge jump in my mind, and double no since the pay bump isn’t even good. They’d need to lure me away from a top shop.

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