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Can anyone give me referral ?
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Freelance Motion Designer here with 10+ years of experience. Explainer videos are my specialty, but I also do digital marketing content like social ads, animated logos, etc. I want to take my freelance work to a full-time motion designer position.
My portfolio: https://www.abrahamriveraproductions.com/
Any other motion designers out there that have had success taking their career to the next level? What did it take? Should I learn more skills? Perhaps market myself more?
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Actually it's a good opportunity to understand what it's like on the other side. It won't pigeon hole you.
I went in-house and I’m not looking back. Like not even a tiny bit. I had no idea how miserable I was working at agencies for nearly a decade until I made the switch. Agency work can be fun and really rewarding, but having a life and only working during normal business hours and leaving your work at the office is an AMAZING feeling. And if anything my career has advanced since leaving. Literally zero complaints
In the process of trying to do the same thing. Get out and don’t look back.
No worries. Fight the stigma. There's nothing wrong with going in-house if it gives you the satisfaction you need professionally and personally.
same with me. now i just have to find a company hiring for someone like me ughhh
You have the agency cred... Going in house wont pigeon hole you unless you stay there more than 5-6 years, at that point you become native.
Tried in house for 3.5 years at an F50 company before coming back. Better balance and hours, but boring, political, and stagnant. In the right environment, you should be able to be rewarded for hard work quickly, volunteer for extra projects, etc. In the Corp side, I saw people waiting 6 years for promotions and most to scared to take risks or rock the boat. Every situation is certainly different, but this corporation’s culture and process was not conducive to managing top creative or digital talent, so if you consider yourself that, think hard before seeing if that grass is indeed greener. Def made me better understand the client side though, and appreciate the hectic agency culture. This said, if you are less ambitious and want a steady place, it could have been a great opp - just not for me while I’m young and hungry
It often feels that it’s looked down upon to get out of agency life. So I appreciate you both honestly sharing your thoughts!
I went in house for a bit and came back agency side, but it had been a brand that would be considered cool to work on. 🤷🏻♀️
Wow, I thought I was the only one feeling that way.
Make sure that the role and discipline are valued within the organization. My experience client-side was focused on transformation efforts to have strategy and customer-centricity at the product / service planning stage. Because they had been so execution focused I spent a good amount of time working cultural + change management.
Omg! jump on it. Being on the client side will make you infinitely stronger ad person when you come back. It’ll teach you every you ever wanted to know about our business...but didn’t know to ask. #smartmove
I'm a huge advocate of working on all sides of the table. Client, creative agency, media agency, partner, start up. Working them all has given me valuable insight.
DM1 thank you!
Me too actually lol
I did in-house and then got out just in time to get back agency side. Sheer lack of talent filled w people who don’t value talent. If you care about what you put out into the world then I’d stay agency side.
In-house isn’t less stress or less hours. It’s different stress and different hours