Currently at a small agency no one has really heard of, with solid opportunity to grow, can get promoted in another 6ish months to a year to a role making roughly 80k. If I get an offer for a lower position from one of the more well-known agencies, should I take it? The bigger agency pays better as a whole, but again, I’d be going one spot lower on the totem pole. If I get promoted there in a year I’d be making around 70, but my resume would “look” better in theory. What would you do?

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I'd stay where you are - company size or recognition isn't everything. I'd say experience in the more senior role with hopes for promotion sooner is better and then you can speak about the smaller company if you're interviewing and they don't know the company.

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Exactly!! A creative agency will hire you later and at a higher rate because you were promoted at your current job. Move jobs for 1 of 3 reasons - more senior role, higher pay or you hate your current job and the people are toxic. That's how I see it at least. Steps forward, not steps back. I've done the steps back before and kind of regret it at this point tbh.

What city are you in? And would you be looking for SAE or AS roles if you left?

That’s a good point, noted, and thank you!

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