If I accept a position as Vice President, Creative Director, will it become more challenging for me to secure a lower-level position later on if I decide I want to return to a role more directly involved with creative execution?

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Do you know how few people in this industry move upwards and stay there? One day soon you will be aged/priced out, let go and then you will be moving back down to whatever level you can get hired at. And your pay will come back down with it. So grab as much cash as you can on the way up.

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The harsh reality in this business is we are only needed when our ideas or talents make our companies money. The second that declines we are in danger regardless of our age. We always need our bosses to feel it will cost them more to get rid of any of us.

This is a dicey situation you have here. Have you tried speaking with your managers to see what the new position will allow and not allow you do? You could also discuss any further suggestions regarding direct involvement with them.

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From my experience VP doesn’t mean much besides stock options, which are nice

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lol i wish it meant stock options. Just means more leadership meetings for me

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You have to ask yourself why you are considering it in the first place. How does it fit with the career path you have planned for yourself? If it is just the title you may want to reconsider, it you are doing it to get better at running a business and leading, then it will be valuable a experience. You will be able to take a CD role after being a VP of Creative. If you want to go back to being a CD at your current company just mention that to your boss. You just might not want to bail on the role the second it gets difficult. Please take it from me, the closer you get to the board the more shit you see and hear and the harder and more frustrating things get. Especially when things are headed toward a cliff, which is often in this business.

Take the title and money and worry about it later. You can always go back.

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