I will work at a new agency next week. I couldn't meet the team in real life due to Covid/Distance but I spoke with them several times through Teams etc. I'm pretty confident that it will be a good experience but my exceptations and the reality could be very different.
When I'll be there, what are some team/agency red flags that would indicate I could potentially be in hell 😂 (or close)?

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Titles like ‘Art Director Assistant’ would be yellow flag to me as I’ve never seen that title before.

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It's usually a title only used for interns or apprenticeship. So when you're hired in my country you'll be either a Jr AD or an Art Director depending on your previous experiences.
But you are right. Some agencies use this title for freelancer or for their own employees and it's a red flag for me. You can get stuck a long time doing basic work that pay nothing.

I feel like you’ll know. My red flags could be different from yours. At my last agency, I started remote and I remember thinking the first day “I think I made a mistake”. I stuck it out for a year and some change, and then went through the same process with a different agency who’s process was much much smoother. I’ve only been at the new job for about a month and it’s still early to make any assumptions, but I don’t have that initial feeling of dread like I did at my last job.

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