I’m an ACD and another agency reached to me for a GCD role. I’m suspicious, so what should I ask in the initial interview to determine if it’s a good gig or not?

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Sorry to say but if they’re asking an ACD to be a GCD than it’s a major 🚩🚩🚩

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If you don’t take the job, that person who thinks they can make the leap from junior producer to CD will.

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I remember this! Perfect example. Shall we share the posting?

My first question would be “do you know what ACD stands for?”

Is it a startup or extremely small agency?

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Small-to-medium, about 200 employees nationwide

The Agency Who Called You:

“We want a Group Creative Director, but don’t want to pay for them or set them up for success.”

Their Recruiter:

“Let’s just see if an ACD will take this without doing any of their homework.”

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This is like asking a junior to be a senior

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Probs a mistake tbh. A recruiter reached out to me with a VP role. I still took the call, Even tho she was a professional mess in the call, it was still worth it bc the agency had other positions open at my level

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Follow up, could ask if they can take this role down a notch to CD.

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