Hey fellow agency freelancers. How’s the market out there for everyone? Who’s working, who’s not?

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Preeeeetttyyyy terrible. The clients I’ve been able to keep have very little work. I’m starting to get desperate and apply for salaried jobs, but even those are for Senior/Director type roles or jack of all trades and $50k salary ☹️ I haven’t had a “full-time” gig since last summer despite feverish networking and applying to gigs. Hope it’s going better for you guys!

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Hard to say exactly. After a 3-year permalance gig at a Brand, I’ve been at a small digital agency since Fall. They arbitrarily tell me to “pause” in the middle of the booking with zero notice. This last time for 2 weeks. If I had another gig I would have more leverage but when I asked for half day rate, they said they couldn’t because the client hadn’t approved the scope yet. Now I’m back , crossing my fingers daily. Times sure have changed.

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Pandemic. Baby. Unions strikes. Recession making brands tighten creative budgets.

It's going great lol

In all seriousness, how do I land a salary producer job because this is for the birds.

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