I have no idea what to do next or how to get my next role … I was an art director working in different agencies for three years right after graduating art school, i was pretty good at it, but never got into a really good agency that good makes the cool work everyone wants to be a part of - my last role was a contract and when it ended i decided to i was gonna move to europe and look for a role there …. it’s been almost two years and ive had a handful of interviews and gotten close to a role

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Take a Time Machine back to 2023 and decide not to move to Europe without a job.

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job markets the same everywhere

So did you move to Europe or no?

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but lately there’s been absolutely nothing and i truly wonder if i will ever get a role in this industry again … does anyone have any help or advice?

How have you been making money?

Combination of savings, freelance, and cost of living is much lower in europe

‘Europe’ doesn’t have much of an ad market at all, so if you’re chilling in Rome and wondering why there is no work that might be why. London has a good market, have you tried there?

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