Hi everyone,

I freelanced for 15 years and started working in-house the last 4. Always thought of myself as a designer, but I’m realizing I’d be a way better AD or CD, and I want to find an agency that will take me as-is and train me up. I’ve done some art & creative direction in personal projects, but not on the clock. Having some trouble finding those in LinkedIn jobs.

So,

1. Where do you look for agency postings?
2. Who are your favorites to work for?

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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My suggestion would be to join an internal creative department for a non-creative company. There is too much competition at agencies and studios, but at a corporate you can join as designer and move up the ranks pretty fast. Once you have the AD or CD title, it’s pretty easy to move within that level. I was CD at an online retailer and everyone gets impressed by the name, even though the work was not very challenging. I learned my skills at creative agencies before.

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I can so relate to the sentiment. I too have had very general roles in marketing strategy, design and execution so I dont fit well with the specific jobs posted on Linkdin. Id love to be trained in any one of them (even at minimum wage at this point honestly).

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Hi! I made the jump about a year ago. Are you at a branding agency now or at a place where you could possibly make the title change there? That could be the easiest place to start.

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I’m in a corporate in-house team with no structure or way to change title. It was a miracle I got the “Sr.” 😆

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